Photo Credit: Café psicologico We have known for a long time, based on studies of twins, that intelligence is a heritable trait. Recently, in the last few years, we’ve developed the technology that allows us to examine specific genes and we thought we had identified a gene that was linked to human intelligence. The tests […]
Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper (December 9, 1906 – January 1, 1992) was an American computer scientist and United States Navy officer. A pioneer in the field, she was one of the first programmers of the Harvard Mark I computer, and developed the first compiler for a computer programming language.She conceptualized the idea of machine-independent […]
Some people collect stamps. Wolfram Research co-founder and author Theo Gray collects elements. Step into his office, and you’ll see a silicon disc engraved with Homer Simpson, a jar of mercury, uranium shells and hundreds of other chemical artifacts. But his real DIY masterpiece is the world’s first “periodic table table.” Within this masterfully constructed […]
Photo Credit: HUS0 These were probably the guys who used to sit and watch the rain, tracing the droplet paths down the window…and wondered about the surface tension and how many droplets could merge before they were no longer a mega-droplet and simply water, streaming down the window. Led from Princeton University, an international team […]
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According to the source, this is a stop motion video, but wouldn’t it be more accurate to call it a time-lapse? I guess it doesn’t really matter, the video is still really cool anyways. [Source: Museum of London | Via LS]
Listen to Luigi Anzivino as he speaks about the intersection of magic and neuroscience, because, as Arthur C. Clark would say, “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” [IFTF]
Researchers at Cern have discovered that a loose cable may have been the real reason for an apparent measurement of neutrinos exceeding the speed of light. However, another possible fault could mean the recorded speed was actually understated. As you can’t have failed to miss, staff on the Opera (Oscillation Project with Emulsion-Racking Apparatus) experiment […]
Photo Credit: NASA Earth Observatory Chicken Little, you’re finally right. The sky is starting to fall. Well, not really. It’s just that average cloud height has decreased by 1 per cent over the last decade – that’s about 30-40 metres. How? Scientists at the University of Auckland in New Zealand analyzed cloud height data gleaned […]
An expert on metabolism believes there may be a fundamental flaw in guidelines about weight loss through a change in diet. Dr Kevin Hall says in turn this may be deterring people from sticking with attempts to drop weight. Speaking to the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Hall highlighted guidelines used by health […]