The weakest link-fest April 27, 2017

Man, Kottke.org has been on fire lately with health-related videos and links. Above is a sweet demo of four ways to put roads on diets to reduce congestion and increase safety. 

And then there's this little micro-documentary on a guy who tries to do a DIY-style fecal (and skin and nasal) microbiota transplant. This definitely falls outside the guidelines for the procedure. 

And finally, the story of a science writer who turned a Seinfeld episode into a "case report" for an open-access journal and got it published. I've linked Kottke's page because he does such a good job of explaining it and has all the relevant links. The chief complaint and history (but minimal physical examination) are here: