Anyone who uses Tiktok knows that you can stumble across some pretty random stuff on there. I mean, all of us have our own algorithm-tailored For You page, but still the latest wacky trends tend to get served to us whether we’ve viewed similar content or not.
The Broccoli Freckles trend is a case in point. Iif you haven’t already heard of it, you could be fo ... Show More
Today
Why do we hook up with our exes so often?
You thought they were the one. You could already see yourselves growing old together… and then it just fell apart. A few arguments, one or two mistakes, and that was that.
Except that between love, resentment, nostalgia and shared memories, sometimes the urge to ‘go back for se ... Show More
5m 22s
Today
Why does smiling increase life expectancy?
An often cited estimate suggests that children smile an average of 400 times per day, while when we reach adulthood that figure drops to just 50 times, even for the happiest of us. For most adults, it’s more like 20 times.
Now of course most of the time we smile involuntarily in ... Show More
4m 37s
Feb 2023
Qu’est-ce que la tendance CoreCore, ces vidéos étranges qui fascinent TikTok ?
Vous connaissez l’effet Koulechov ? C’est un effet de montage théorisé par le cinéaste Russe Lev Koulechov au début des années 20. Expliqué simplement, c’est la manière dont un plan de cinéma agit sur un autre et change notre interprétation de celui-ci.
Dans son expérience, Kou ... Show More
3m 59s
Sep 2023
Qu’est-ce que la théorie de l’olive ?
Selon certaines vidéos TikTok devenues virales, la théorie de l'olive, tirée de la célèbre série américaine How I Met Your Mother, serait la solution pour trouver l'amour.
Comme l'explique Logan Ury, directrice d’un département de l’application de rencontres Hinge dans un artic ... Show More
3m 50s
Jun 2023
Qu'est-ce que le lurking, cette tendance à l'observation sur internet ?
Il y en a qui commentent, il y en a qui likent, et il y en a qui ne font rien. Rien d'autre que regarder. Ni messages, ni partage, les lurkers sur internet sont celles et ceux qui observent. Sur Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, cette majorité sur internet existe par son silence. Ell ... Show More
4m 23s
Jul 2023
What is jam? (and jelly and preserves etc.)
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<p>Jams, jellies, preserves, marmalade. So many kinds of fruit spreads, but how are they made? How do they go from fruit to gooey spread? How are they delicious? What the chemistry here, and how has it been going on long before we u ... Show More
38m 21s