What Ebola is, where it comes from, and what all of this means for us. A highly informative video that makes a tough topic accessible to everyone! Ebola is no death angel… it’s just a virus! [It’s Okay To Be Smart]
From The American Chemical Society: “Fear is the expectation or the anticipation of possible harm… We know that the body is highly sensitive to the possibility of threat, so there are multiple pathways that bring that fear information into the brain,” explains Abigail Marsh, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology at Georgetown University. Marsh’s research focuses […]
8 science tricks with water that will blow your mind! [Buzzfeed]
Hybrid Medical Animation specializes in medical writing and expertise, storyboards, and 3D expertise. Their most recent endeavor used an x-ray machine to show how the human skeleton moves when doing yoga. They then animated the sequences, making sure the bone density and marrow was accurate for each bone. [via IFLScience]
Germs are found on almost every surface we come in contact with, which makes it incredibly common for our bodies to be exposed to them. But why are some of these germs relatively harmless, while others can be fatal? Yannay Khaikan and Nicole Mideo explore this question by examining germs’ varying modes of transmission. [TED-Ed]
The home brew movement is booming, but the home distillery movement, well…not so much. But now, through Kickstarter, Whiskey Elements is created a way to age your whiskey 3 years…in only 24 hours. There’s less than 2 weeks left to fund the Portland, Oregon-based product, and the $18,000 goal has already been far, FAR exceeded. […]
Nope, the sky is NOT really blue, and this interesting video from MinutePhysics will explain you exactly why. [MinutePhysics]
A paralysed man is able to walk again thanks to his nasal cavity. Surgeons used cells from Darek Fidyaka to bridge the gap in his spinal cord and promote regrowth. Fidyka was left unable to walk after being repeatedly stabbed in the back in a 2010 attack that paralyzed him below the chest. The surgery, […]
What is the difference between Butter and Margarine? And is one actually better for you than the other? Nowadays, this is a complicated question to answer, so be sure to check out this enlightening video from ASAPScience to find out more! [AsapSCIENCE]
Okay, so, like, girls, science is, like, so NOT basically basic, am I right? Luckily, comedian Megan Amram has written, like, a book or something that helps our brains or whatever understand science-y things. It’s called Science…For Her! or something, and it’s, like, so totally available on November 4th or whatever. She even made a music […]