Tom F.A Watts, Royal Holloway University of London October 26, 2024 marks the 40th anniversary of director James Cameron’s science fiction classic, The Terminator – a film that popularised society’s fear of machines that can’t be reasoned with, and that “absolutely will not stop … until you are dead”, as one character memorably puts it. […]
Imagine growing up believing trees are nature’s perfect little oxygen factories, silently working away to purify the air for us—kind of like Earth’s unpaid interns. But then one day, a dude named Andrew, a subscriber of PBS’s Reactions Youtube channel and an employee at an unmentioned city engineering department, crashes your tree-hugging dreams with a […]
Ever wonder what those flashes of light and colors are when you rub your eyes or glance at a light source? Back in the 1600s, Isaac Newton was just as curious. He conducted experiments to better understand these visual illusions, now known as afterimages. These glowing patterns appear when your eyes are exposed to bright […]
The surface of Europa – one of Jupiter’s moons – is a thick layer of solid ice. NASA/JPL-Caltech/SETI Institute, CC BY-SA Mike Sori, Purdue University On Oct. 14, 2024, NASA launched a robotic spacecraft named Europa Clipper to Jupiter’s moons. Clipper will reach the ice-covered Jovian moon Europa in 2030 and spend several years collecting […]
Have you ever thought you understood color? Well, think again! In the latest video from the Reactions YouTube channel, Alex Dainis, Ph.D., a brilliant science communicator with a PhD in genetics, breaks down the misconceptions surrounding color perception that you’ve likely encountered before. Most videos simplify the concept by stating that light hits an object, […]
Artificial neural networks mimic human brains, but the technology has its roots in physics. Thom Leach/Science Photo Library via Getty Images Ambuj Tewari, University of Michigan If your jaw dropped as you watched the latest AI-generated video, your bank balance was saved from criminals by a fraud detection system, or your day was made a […]
Comic adapted from a statement by Neil DeGrasse Tyson by Gavin Aung Than from Zen Pencils. [Zen Pencils]
Ever wondered what different levels of civilization could look like? This video breaks down every level from Type I to Type VII in just 15 minutes! Based on the Kardashev Scale, you’ll explore how advanced societies might harness energy and dominate their surroundings—from harnessing the power of a planet to controlling the universe itself. [The […]
What happens when predators disappear? A world without them might sound safer, but ecosystems could fall apart! In this fascinating MinuteEarth video, explore the concept of “trophic cascade”—the chain reaction that occurs when top predators vanish, unraveling entire ecosystems. Discover how these powerful animals keep nature in balance, and why their presence is crucial to […]
Ever wonder how many Earths you could stuff inside Jupiter? Spoiler: It’s 1,321. That’s like trying to fit all your laundry into one load… but, you know, with planets. Watch as Youtuber “What If” squeezes Earth into the Solar System’s biggest planets. It’s cosmic Tetris at its finest! [Via BIS]