Last night I sat among a sell-out crowd of around 2,000 people who had each paid £25 (approx US$40) to see a group of people talk about science. Welcome to the world of Uncaged Monkeys. This was formally a live touring version of the BBC Radio 4 (and podcast) show Infinite Monkey Cage in which […]
Check out this mesmerizing video showing a series of pendulums slowly moving in and out of sync in an hypnotic pattern. [Via Kottke]
Ford is working with Ohio State University to attempt to make car tyres out of dandelions from the land of Borat. It’s not quite as crazy as it might seem. The work involves a specific species named Taraxacum kok-saghyz, better known as TKS or Russian Dandelion. (It’s native to the land that now makes up […]
When Einstein published his General Theory Of Relativity in 1916, there were a few minor technical issues with checking that his ideas about the effects of gravity upon spacetime were accuratel. Chief among them was that man was still four decades from getting an object into orbit. Now, though, NASA has announced the results of […]
If you find you are easily distracted, the explanation may be that…. HEY. BACK OVER HERE. As I was saying, if you find you are easily distracted, it may be that parts of your brain are just too darn big. Researchers at University College London believe people more susceptible to distraction are likely to have […]
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Break out your telescopes and scientific calculators! Space Day was created by Lockheed Martin Corporation in 1997 to motivate the youth of America to study math and science. This day was originally established as a one day event but because of overwhelming interest, Space Day became an annual event. In 2001, former astronaut and Senator John Glenn […]
Biotechnology corporation Genentech set a world record last month for creating the Largest Human DNA Helix. Most of the more-than 2,600 people were employees at Genentech’s headquarters in San Francisco, but the gathering also included U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier, D-San Mateo. It’s hard to tell how it was accomplished from the overhead helicopter view above, […]
Inspired by an abalone shell, Angela Belcher programs viruses to make elegant nanoscale structures that humans can use. Selecting for high-performing genes through directed evolution, she’s produced viruses that can construct powerful new batteries, clean hydrogen fuels and record-breaking solar cells. In the following video, she shows us how it’s done. [Picture source: Wikimedia Commons]