A fantastic video from the always very informative and enlightening folks over at Minute Physics: This video is about why entropy gives rise to the arrow of time, and also how the initial low-entropy condition of the universe is responsible for the fact that we experience time right now, and how ultimately it will lead […]
If you’ve ever passed a kidney stone, you know how painful the experience can be. They can also take a long time to get out of your system, leaving you in intermittent periods of suffering which apparently is one of the worst thing someone can go through. Some people even compare the process to giving […]
Did you know that human beings have a second brain, and it might control you far more thank you could think: Your gut and some of the bacteria that live in it, also known as the Enteric nervous system. Check it out! The enteric nervous system has been described as a “second brain” for several […]
Could human civilization eventually spread across the whole Milky Way galaxy? Could we move beyond our small, blue planet to establish colonies in the multitude of star systems out there? These questions are pretty daunting, but their (theoretical) answers were actually put forth decades ago. Roey Tzezana describes the conceptual von Neumann machine. [Source: TED […]
An interesting presentation that takes a look at the science of fire extinguishers: Different fuels create different kinds of fires, and each of these fires need to be extinguished using a very specific method requiring a certain class of extinguisher depending on the type of fire you’re dealing with. Water is often not effective enough […]
Electrical Engineer Mehdi Sadaghdar decided he wanted to try to make a railgun, so he built a very simple one to show you how the technology works, ElectroBoom style. And yes, as with most of his videos, the man end up getting shocked, but he’s a professional, so he’s supposed to know what he’s doing, […]
So, who’s signing up to be on board? Watch the video below! Impressive, isn’t it? Now the question is, how many years will it take until we see an actual version of this spaceship? Elon Musk hopes that we will be sending humans to Mars by 2024. “The basic game plan is we’re going to […]
At some point, you’ve probably learned about the five senses: sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch. However, the classic list doesn’t account for all the sensations we experience and use to navigate the world around us! [SciShow]
Why did some of Samsung’s Galaxy Note7 phones explode? Find out in the latest episode of our pals over at the Scihow! [SciShow]
Well, I think if any of you are looking at the title of this video and article, you must have flirted with the same thought as me for at least ONE second. Something along the lines of “Hell no, didn’t you see Jurassic Park!?” But in all actuality, the truth of the scientific weight of […]