What Medicine would be today without Science
An Hilarious sketch from the fourth episode of the third season of ‘That Mitchell and Webb Look.’ Enjoy! [Via Reddit]
Category Archives: Science
Carbon, Trees, and Fire vulgarized by Richard Feynman
This man is truly a joy to listen to. I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone who could explain such a complex idea in such a simple way.
Moon’s damp patch finally located
When India launched its first unmanned lunar probe last year, it hoped to make a splash. It appears to have achieved that in a very literal sense: the impact of the probe’s collision threw up soil samples that have offered the most compelling proof yet that there is indeed water on the moon. Don’t pack […]
The Moon in the News: Surgery, Water, and Colonization
A map of the moon from 1647 By Natania Barron Contributing Writer, [GAS] We have ever been fascinated by the moon, hanging there, silvery in the sky, so mysterious and changing. I’ve often wondered what people really thought when they saw the moon up there, before telescopes and science, and how truly amazing it must […]
10 Geeky Car Mods and Must-Have Accessories
So, your Geek Squad application was turned down, and now your dreams of driving the ultimate Geek-Mobile have vanished like Minovsky particles in the wind? No worries, here are 10 geeky car mods and must-have car accessories–listed in order of increasing awesomeness–that will make you forget all about the blank space on your door where […]
Carl Sagan – A Glorious Dawn ft. Stephen Hawking (Cosmos Remixed)
A musical tribute to two great men of science. Carl Sagan and his cosmologist companion Stephen Hawking present: A Glorious Dawn. Most of the samples and footage featured in this video were taken from Carl Sagan’s Cosmos and Stephen Hawking’s Universe series.
H1N1 Prevention Rap
If you’re like most people, it’s possible that you are slightly afraid of contracting the H1N1 (Swine) Flu, thanks to all the mediatic fear mongering currently being spread around. In any cases, just like regular flu, some simple precautions can be taken so that you lower the risk of getting the virus, and the following […]
Why you should raise your kids to be scientifically literate
In the following video, American astrophysicist Neil Degrasse Tyson explains why people should raise their kids to be scientifically literate. Another brilliant piece of advice (among countless others) from our favorite scientific personality here at [GaS].
Neil deGrasse Tyson’s worst science movie of all time? Titanic.
American astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson is not only a brilliant orator, he’s among the funniest scientific personalities I’ve heard. In the following video, he gives his reasons why Titanic is one of the worst science movie of all time. The video will automatically start at 26m12s and the part you need to watch lasts for […]
XBox 360 graphics chip helps cardiac researchers
The Xbox 360 is many things: games console, media streamer, DVD player (and, in some cases, an expensive paperweight with a shiny red ring.) But now it’s got a new role: predicting heart problems. Researchers in Britain are using the console’s graphics chip (pictured, courtesy of Flickr user avalonstar) to power parallel processing: splitting a […]