Weekly Filet #270: Happy birthday (to the two of you). And more.
1. The Birthday Paradox (Pudding)
I'm sure most of have heard of the birthday paradox: the chance of two people sharing the same birthday is above 50 percent as soon as you have x people in the same room (not going to spoil the number here for those who haven't heard of it). I'm also pretty sure, though, you haven't seen an explanation of it that is so comprehensible (and charming) as this one by The Pudding.
2. Caliphate (The New York Times)
There's arguably no better person to learn about ISIS from than Rukmini Callimachi. The Times' reporter now has her own audio series – and judging from the frist one and a half episodes, it's going to be fantastic.
3. How a Young Woman Lost Her Identity (The New Yorker)
The gripping story of a young woman who keeps disappearing for weeks because she forgets who she is.
4. Why Zuckerberg’s 14-Year Apology Tour Hasn’t Fixed Facebook (Wired)
Here's a feeling I have: I don't think Mark Zuckerberg is a bad person, or driven by the wrong motives. However, he's most certainly out of his depth when it comes to the societal implications of the behemoth he has created. Zeynep Tufekci tells the story of Facebook as a series of apologies.
5. A high-resolution tour of the Moon from NASA (Kottke.org)
🌔 = 😮. A stunning NASA video from imagery and data that the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft collected.