This year’s cough and cold season is in bloom. Sometimes those runny noses and cough get us so frustrated that we ask our GPs for antibiotics. However, as they say, too much of a good thing is not such a good thing, and this is true about antibiotics too. 

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Do you like curly fries? Have you Liked them on Facebook? Watch this talk to find out the surprising things Facebook (and others) can guess about you from your random Likes and Shares. Computer scientist Jennifer Golbeck explains how this came about, how some applications of the technology are not so cute — and why she thinks we should return the control of information to its rightful owners.

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We all do it quite often. If I said we do it every day, it would not be an overstatement. And how often do you wash your hair? And do you know what your shampoo is made of? And why?

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With humor and charm, mathematician Eduardo Sáenz de Cabezón answers a question that’s wracked the brains of bored students the world over: What is math for? He shows the beauty of math as the backbone of science — and shows that theorems, not diamonds, are forever. In Spanish, with English subtitles.

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If you think that eating raw (rather than cooked) vegetables is healthier, or that all brown bread is more wholesome, you need to check this out.

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