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• A 50-year Timeline of Pop Music by DJ Earworm
• A Way To Convert Carbon Dioxide Into Jet Fuel Has Been Discovered!
• An Online Radio Station That Plays The Sounds Of Nature
• The Highest Paid YouTuber Of 2020 Is A 9-Year-Old Kid
• These Designs Are So Bad That They’re So Good
• A Time Traveller’s Guide to Savannah, Georgia
• Santa Elephants Are Now In Town!

A 50-year Timeline of Pop Music by DJ Earworm Posted: 25 Dec 2020 07:06 PM PST DJ Earworm put together instrumental snippets of 52 hit songs, one for each year from 1970 to 2020 (there's two for 1985). It's like a timeline of pop music, accurately called Time of Our Lives. The part you will like best starts at whatever year you turned 12. I knew all of them until they got to the years when I was raising children, then my recognition got a little spotty. There's a list of the songs used at the YouTube page.

A Way To Convert Carbon Dioxide Into Jet Fuel Has Been Discovered! Posted: 25 Dec 2020 02:49 PM PST Hooray! Researchers have discovered a way to convert carbon dioxide into synthetic jet fuel. Researchers from Oxford University believe that if the new method becomes successful, the aviation industry could achieve net zero carbon emissions, as Newshub details:  "It's viewed as part of a suite of approaches to mitigate climate change. It won't be the end, won't be the final story, there will be many other things and it might be a bridging technology as well," says Massey University Professor in Chemistry Shane Telfer. Eight companies are already working on recycling carbon, including a Swiss company that's building capture facilities to take CO2 out of the atmosphere and Kiwi start-up Lanzatech which has a different way to turn industrial waste gases into ethanol. Now based in America, Lanzatech provided the fuel that partially powered Richard Branson's first biofuel flight. "In the next decade these fuels may become competitive with our traditional fuels," Prof Brent says. Prof Brent believes they could be made in New Zealand - perhaps at the Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter if it closes, or by repurposing the Marsden Point oil refinery, or capturing CO2 at a geothermal power plant. The catch - it would use all of the electricity currently generated in New Zealand. But that doesn't deter the scientists. "These new technologies are much more efficient and recyclable and sustainable, so if they do make the grade then they will be a better solution," Prof Telfer says. So when you do eventually take that overseas trip - you might be able to fly with a clean conscience. Image via Newshub

An Online Radio Station That Plays The Sounds Of Nature Posted: 25 Dec 2020 11:22 AM PST If you're tired of the usual pop songs or lo-fi beats, maybe it's time to listen to sounds from nature. It's okay if you're stuck in a major city, because this radio station brings you nature ASMR with a simple click to a website. Tree.fm is an online radio station for tree songs in stereo, as Open Culture details:  Tree.fm "is a tool that gives you instant access to the sounds of the world's forests," Beth Skwarecki writes at Lifehacker. Many of those sounds, like the forests that produced them, are endangered, not only from the usual suspects but also the noise pollution of highways and housing developments. Listen to forest songs on repeat or hit "listen to a random forest" and be "transported to Madagascar to listen to some lemurs, or to Ghana to hear some peacefully rushing water, or to Russia, where a bird I've never heard of puts on a vocal performance." This is good medicine. Discover the forest songs that best soothe your nervous system or delight ears at Tree.fm. Image via wikimedia commons

The Highest Paid YouTuber Of 2020 Is A 9-Year-Old Kid Posted: 25 Dec 2020 11:22 AM PST Imagine earning up to $29.5 million at the age of nine? Can't relate! Forbes magazine has named the young Texan YouTuber named Ryan Kaji as the highest-paid YouTuber of 2020. Kaji has earned $29.5 million from June 2019 to June 2020. Just wow. The majority of his earnings actually come from licensing, as Mashable details:  But while Ryan's video content has earned him fat bucks, the majority of his earnings actually come from licensing deals on over 5,000 Ryan's World products that range from action figures to clothes to electronic gadgets. Also, Ryan also has a series called Ryan's Mystery Playdate on the children's network Nickelodeon that sees him tackle physical challenges and mental puzzles to uncover the identity of his secret playdate. On the latest list by Forbes, Ryan managed to beat other YouTubers such as newcomer Mr. Beast (US$24 million), Dude Perfect (US$23 million), Rhett and Link (US$20 million), and Markiplier (US$19.5 million). Even more impressive is the fact that Ryan was also listed as YouTube's top earner for the previous two years. Interestingly enough, Ryan isn't the only under-10 YouTuber within the list's top 10 highest earners. In seventh place sits six-year-old Russian Nastya with US$18.5 million in earnings coming from over 39 billion total views on her videos of her and her father playing with LEGO, doing household chores, and explaining viruses. Elaborating on the list, Forbes also revealed that the top 10 earners on YouTube made an estimated US$211 million in total over the year ending June 2020 – a 30 percent increase over the previous year. They attributed the COVID-19 pandemic as the major reason for the uptick, with people being forced to sit at home way more than usual. Image via Mashable

These Designs Are So Bad That They’re So Good Posted: 25 Dec 2020 11:22 AM PST Listen, these designs may be terrible, but they did try to convey what they wanted to say. It just didn't happen in the way they envisioned. Each ended up being funny or ridiculous, and a lesson on what not to do when designing book covers, user interfaces, and logos. Creative Bloq shares 12 epic design fails that can make you question why they were approved in the first place.  Image via Creative Bloq

A Time Traveller’s Guide to Savannah, Georgia Posted: 25 Dec 2020 11:22 AM PST While you're stuck at home, dreaming of warmer weather, you might want to take a tour of the beautiful town of Savannah, Georgia. Online, that is. Savannah is known for its classic Southern architecture, museums, Spanish moss, antiques, and ghosts. And the people there take hospitality seriously. The open container policy is a unique characteristic of the city, meaning it is 100% legal and 100% part of the Savannah experience to sip and savour while wandering the streets of the Historic District (provided you're drinking from disposable cups). Throughout the historic district, there are hundreds of centuries-old live oak trees which are the true jewels of the city. Visiting in the mid to late fall is quite lovely with cooler temperatures and less humidity. It's said that Savannah was spared from the destruction of the Civil War because of her beauty. There are numerous secret gardens to discover and wandering the many squares (all 22 of them) can fill an entire day – don't miss the picturesque Wright Square one of the original four, where the city's first burial ground lies beneath your feet. Check out Savannah's best places to shop, eat, have fun, and learn some history, from a travel pro who's also a resident at Messy Messy Chic.

Santa Elephants Are Now In Town! Posted: 25 Dec 2020 11:22 AM PST Happy holidays indeed! These elephants wearing Santa hats are spreading holiday cheer, and making sure everyone stays safe during the pandemic. The animals handed out face masks to primary school students in central Thailand. Now this is also a reminder to us : wear a mask! Practice the necessary health protocols! But also, happy holidays! (via Flipboard) Image screenshot via Flipboard

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