Since St. Paddy’s Day is just around the corner and we here at Geeks are Sexy think redheads are insanely hot, here’s a quick video taking a look at the chemistry of what makes redheads stand out from the crowd! You might also be surprised to learn that it’s not just their fiery locks that […]
Mastering any physical skill takes practice. Practice is the repetition of an action with the goal of improvement, and it helps us perform with more ease, speed, and confidence. But what does practice actually do to make us better at things? Annie Bosler and Don Greene explain how practice affects the inner workings of our […]
Most of you probably have already seen videos of similar experiments, but this is so cool that I just had to share it with you guys. [Oleksandr Hech]
Carbon fiber is the next great leap in material science. Learn more in this informative video by Youtube channel Real Engineering. [Real Engineering]
A recently published paper by a NASA scientist argues that our moon should in fact be classed as a planet. Alan Stern says the current definition of a planet is only useful for astronomers. At the moment, what is and isn’t considered a planet is decided by the International Astronomical Union. It has three criteria, […]
It’s barely a week since the announcement of the discovery of seven exoplanets spotted by the Spitzer Space telescope. But NASA has already added one of them, TRAPPIST-1E to its range of tourism-style posters that covers everything from Mars to Kepler-16b. Here’s the official blurb: Some 40 light-years from Earth, a planet called TRAPPIST-1e offers […]
When it comes to boys vs. girls, is one smarter? ASAP Science investigates. [ASAP Science]
Did you know the majority of people do not have the internet? Or how about that the majority of Americans are overweight? And yet the majority of you is actually made up of… nothing Find out other surprising majorities in ASAP Science’s latest video! [ASAP Science]
What if your basic at-the-office elevator ride takes a sudden turn for the dark side of gravity—could you survive it? Find out in this episode of SciShow! [SciShow]
Doctors beat back a disease that was killing tens of thousands of babies a year with a machine based on a simple principle of physics. [MinuteEarth]