In America, President Obama is regularly forced to feign interest in mundane things, such as overhead bins, shipping containers, and tomatoes. But in Israel today, no feigning was necessary as Obama examined a host of genuinely fascinating things at the Israel Museum, such as the Dead Sea Scrolls …

… a robotic snake used in search and rescue missions …

… some kind of hairnet that analyzes brain activity …

… and an exoskeleton for people with disabilities.

Genuinely fascinating!