This is AMAZING, check this out: What seems to be happening here is that the person featured in this video creates a soap bubble. Then, he makes a second one right under the first using air coming from some kind of fog generator. To end the process, he rips the barrier between the two bubbles […]
In the following video, CNN’s Becky Anderson asks astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson if the end is near. As usual, Mr. deGrasse Tyson anwsers in a very cool and concise way.
Please do not try this at home. Repeat: DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME. Even though that scientist appears to be drinking liquid nitrogen, it seems that all he’s doing is swallowing the condensed vapor, blowing it out through his mouth and nostrils. In any case, this strikes me as a very bad idea. Oh, […]
In the following mock behind-the-scenes look at the making of a NASA educational video, Felicia Day explains some of the science behind galactic “collisions,” including the upcoming collision between the Andromeda galaxy and our own. [Via Smithsonian.com]
The world turns on symmetry — from the spin of subatomic particles to the dizzying beauty of an arabesque. But there’s more to it than meets the eye. In the following video presentation, Oxford mathematician Marcus du Sautoy offers a glimpse of the invisible numbers that marry all symmetrical objects.
Filmed just a few days ago at Biola University in honor of this year’s Halloween, this specially prepared math lecture was presented by Professor Matthew Weathers to his class; judging by the reactions, the students were highly delighted. [Via Neatorama]
Developed by researchers at Microsoft, this new muscle-computer interface system can be used to control electronic devices when your hands are full or busy doing something else. [Via TechEblog]
By Jimmy Rogers (@me) Contributing Writer, [GAS] About a week ago, my mother (who is a nurse) asked me, “What can I tell my patients to make them understand why a live virus vaccine isn’t scary just because it’s alive?” I answered her question to the best of my knowledge, but it got me thinking […]
A group of researchers from Italy and Sweden has developed the world’s first artificial hand that allows its user to “feel” things when used. It has been attached to the arm of a 22-year-old man who lost his hand due to cancer. Researchers say it works by connecting human nerve endings with tiny electronic sensors. […]
For those of you who have always wondered about Antarctica’s real size, NASA has released this informative picture via Twitter comparing the size of the continent (5.4 million sq mi, or roughly 14.0 million sq km) in relation with the size of the United States of America, less Alaska and Hawaii, of course.