A brief look at the Big Bang birth of a fandom: the explosion of 'Dr. Horrible' fandom in just 47 days. Quite a lot of "more inside" follows.
posted to MetaFilter by WCityMike at 9:32 AM on August 31, 2008 (42 comments)

Adam Savage's talk at The Last HOPE: Fascination with the Dodo Bird
parts:  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  A  B  C
(YouTubeFilter with a great audience Q&A session)
posted to MetaFilter by Chuckles at 9:20 PM on August 29, 2008 (37 comments)

What is this study? A study that found that competent people rate their own capabilities pretty accurately, whereas less competent people tend to over-estimate their capabilities.
posted to Ask Metafilter by tippiedog at 3:00 PM on August 17, 2008 (4 comments)

Okay LA folk... time to tell me... what are your favorite things about/in Los Angeles? Especially your favorite hidden secret stuff that maybe only locals know of. Or super good deals or scenes that make you happy. Stuff that actually makes you stop for a second and think, "Man, I love this place" whether you want to or not.
posted to Ask Metafilter by miss lynnster at 11:39 AM on July 6, 2008 (52 comments)

What podcasts will make me more intelligent just by listening to them? I enjoy the BBC's "In Our Time", which features serious discussion of historical events and people by academics working in the field, and also quirky, thought-provoking programs like WNYC's "Radio Lab" and "This American Life". I'm not so keen on some of the podcasts I typically get from newspapers that gloss over the surface of a subject with little analysis. What other highbrow podcasts are made by people who really know their shit?
posted to Ask Metafilter by nowonmai at 9:01 AM on November 20, 2007 (61 comments)

How do you develop focus, drive, and personal discipline?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Saxon Kane at 8:26 PM on May 11, 2008 (28 comments)

Religion fulfills certain psychological needs. How do non-believers manage without it?
posted to Ask Metafilter by giggleknickers at 5:33 PM on December 30, 2007 (76 comments)

I find it nearly impossible to do any real work, unless I happen to feel like it. But I don't want to end up drifting through life, settling for mediocrity. If you managed to get your act together and are now able work hard on things you aren't interested in, as we all should be able to do from time to time, then my question is: how did you do it?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous at 10:57 AM on June 5, 2007 (26 comments)

I find the Garden State soundtrack to be a masterful collection of music. I've already purchased albums by most of the artists; are there any similar good artists or compilations out there?
posted to Ask Metafilter by seiryuu at 7:49 PM on June 1, 2007 (48 comments)

6-11 pm filter: what do you people DO between these hours? I am tired of watching bad TV and drinking warm vodka.
posted to Ask Metafilter by bluenausea at 6:16 AM on May 25, 2007 (73 comments)

Under alien skies: Start with the simply stunning Exosolar, a flash-based interface for navigating through 2,000 nearer stars in 3-D, including all discovered planets outside our solar system. See what the skies would look like from other planets and suns. Explore star maps from many science fiction universes, from Star Trek to Dune. Watch the Big Dipper change its shape over a hundred thousand years. Zoom into a face-on map of the Milky Way that would cover 16 square meters if printed, and see the Atlas of the Universe. [prev. on extrasolar planets, prev. on star maps]
posted to MetaFilter by blahblahblah at 10:34 PM on May 6, 2007 (9 comments)

How can I run without running out of breath and feeling incredibly tired afterwards?
posted to Ask Metafilter by gregb1007 at 12:07 AM on May 8, 2007 (35 comments)