Private research and funding has led to privatized spacecrafts becoming a thing – and possibly bringing the idea of commercial space travel just a teensy bit closer to reality. But what are the implications of actually sending people into space? Mike Rugnetta at the PBS Idea Channel seems to think that once space travel becomes […]
Can folding a piece of paper 45 times get you to the moon? By seeing what happens when folding just one piece of paper, we see the unbelievable potential of exponential growth. This lesson will leave you wanting to grab a piece of paper to see how many times you can fold it! [TEDEducation]
In the following video, Vsauce explains the science behind the friend zone concept. Why are people getting friend-zoned? There are many factors to friendzoning, involving several “scientific” explanations, including, among other, the Scarcity Principle. After watching the video, I can only come to one conclusion, being friend-zoned can’t be such a bad thing. Have YOU […]
And they’re pretty much the same evil creatures. Around 35 fossils of mosquitos have been discovered in Eocene deposits in northwestern Montana. These fossils have been remarkably preserved, with wing veins, sexual organs and even the scales and hair-like structures on the wings kept intact. Often bug fossils are found trapped in amber. However, these […]
Have you ever seen a meteorite streaking across the sky? If so, you may very well have seen part of the asteroid, Vesta! Narrated by Leonard Nemoy, this fascinating video gives you a glimpse into NASA Dawn mission’s journey to Vesta & Ceres and its hope to unveil clues as to what was going on […]
Love the sound that is coming out of cup… plus the leidenfrost-like effect the ball creates when it enters the water. [Via IHC]
While people all over the world are marking the 78th anniversary of the birth of Elvis Presley, we would like to give props to a treasure who is still with us -University of Cambridge professor emeritus Stephen Hawking, who turns 71 years old today. Born on the 300th anniversary of Galileo’s death, Hawking is a […]
NASA Johnson Style is a volunteer outreach video project created by the students of NASA’s Johnson Space Center. It was created as an educational parody of Psy’s Gangnam Style. The lyrics and scenes in the video have been re-imagined in order to inform the public about the amazing work going on at NASA and the […]
Hmmm, what’s that noise? Oh, it’s just the sound of your brain exploding after hearing these facts! Watch Part I Here: Amazing Facts To Blow Your Mind. [AsapSCIENCE]
2D Photograhy: This was a fun short Rube Goldberg Machine we produced in house. Mostly an experiment but definitely quite interesting and very rewarding to create. We hope you enjoy :). [2dphotography]