Amazing Experiments with Water in Zero Gravity
Experimenting with the physics of water in the weightless environment aboard the International Space Station. [Via Buzzfeed]
Category Archives: Science
The Scientific Power of Music [Video]
Is music humanity’s drug of choice? What is the mysterious power behind it’s ability to captivate, stimulate and keep us coming back for more? Find out the scientific explanation of how a simple mixture of sound frequencies can affect your brain and body, and why it’s not all that different than a drug like cocaine. […]
NASA’s Curiosity’s Descent on Mars + First Color Picture Taken by the Rover [Video + Picture]
This stop-motion video shows the 297 pictures that were taken by the Mars Descent Imager as it “dropped” NASA’s Curiosity rover down on the surface of Mars. Yeah, I know, we don’t see much, but hey, this is still better than nothing! In addition to the video, here’s the first color picture that was taken […]
Liquid Nitrogen and the Leidenfrost Effect in Ultra Slow Motion [Video]
This video shows drops of liquid nitrogen being dropped in a hot frying pan at around 3000 frames per second. Impressive, isn’t it? [Source: ModernistCuisine]
The Biological Advantage of Being Awestruck [Vid]
[…] our ability to awe was biologically selected for by evolution because it imbues our lives with sense of cosmic significance that has resulted in a species that works harder not just to survive but to flourish and thrive… [Jason Silva]
Print Your Own Medications [Science!]
The 3D printing innovations continue to pour in, the latest being from Professor Lee Cronin, involving a do-it-at-home medication printing machine. It’s not quite the same 3D printing technology that we have now become used to seeing, since those create relatively large objects compared to the scale of organic chemistry. There are also a whole […]
Power-Naps are Better Than Caffeine! [Video]
An excuse to sleep on the job! Why Power-Naps are great for your productivity, creativity, and better than caffeine! [Asap SCIENCE]
3D Film Cures a Man of Stereo Blindness
3D Movies have sparked a rabid debate polarizing film fans from drooling for more, to aggressively spewing bile at it. What makes the debate even more interesting is that both sides tend to have very valid points. But this is something I don’t think either side would have predicted. A man with a visual impairment […]
The Science of Overpopulation
An interesting video about the issues humanity is facing as Earth’s human population is skyrocketing. Hurray for the industrial revolution! [scishow]
Open Access for Academic Research Sparks Debate
The British government has announced that all publicly-funded research in the UK will be made available in full to anyone without charge. It’s been welcomed by many but has also raised fears that research could become financially unviable. The move was announced by the government member responsible for universities and science, David Willets (pictured), who […]