Pickles, kimchi, sauerkraut, oh my! The history of pickling foods dates back to ancient Mesopotamia and features cameos from Queen Elizabeth I and William Shakespeare. Who knew this sour treat had such an impressive journey? [Mental Floss]
As of 2020, the world’s biggest lithium-ion battery is hooked up to the Southern California power grid and can provide enough power for about 250,000 homes. But it’s actually not the biggest battery in the world: a pair of lakes are. How can lakes be a battery? Explore how inventors are rethinking what a battery […]
NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover safely touched down on the Red Planet on Feb. 18. So what will the robotic scientist “see” on her descent and what will she do next? Join mission experts for update about the rover – the biggest, heaviest, cleanest, and most sophisticated six-wheeled robot ever launched into space – including imagery […]
Ever wondered how submarines can stay underwater for extended periods of time without its crew getting poisonned by CO2? And what about oxygen? How does the precious life sustaining gas get renewed without surfacing? Find everything there is to know about these questions and more in this enlightning video from Smarter Every Day! [Smarter Every […]
Here is the science behind why all the new Covid-19 variants we’ve been hearing about for the past few weeks might be spreading faster. As highly transmissible coronavirus variants sweep across the world, scientists are racing to understand why these new versions of the virus are spreading faster, and what this could mean for vaccine […]
Watch live as the NASA Perseverance Mars Rover, which took off from Earth on its historic mission on July 30, 2020, makes its descent on Mars today, February 18, 2021, at around 3:55 PM EST/12:55 PM PST. UPDATE: TOUCHDOWN! Nasa has just confirmed that the Perseverance Rover has safely landed on Mars at 3:56 EST. […]
Here are a few fun facts about the Mars Perseverance Rover courtesy of The Oatmeal! [@theoatmeal]
Nothing beats Star Wars when you need to explain something totally unrelated to a geek. Case in point, This XKCD comic by Randall Munroe showing how the new Covid-19 mRNA vaccines (Pfizer or Moderna) work. Behold: Seriously geeks, this might be the best explanation of how mRNA Vaccines work I have ever seen. Not only […]
Listen as beloved geek icon Mark Hamill performs “Will You Wear A Mask? I Ask,” a rhyming read-aloud picture book featuring two opposing characters discussing the need to wear a mask in public. The poem comes from the illustrated book of the same name by author Tom Ruegger. Naturally, Hamill, using his legendary voice acting […]
If we travel back in time about one year ago from now, we knew very little about the COVID-19 virus. What was the best measures to keep the virus at bay? Wearing a mask? Washing your hand thoroughly? Fast forward to February 2020, here is what we now know! Watch as Reactions host Samantha Jones […]