To all the parents out there, homeschooling your kids as best you can, the Geeks Are Sexy team will try to help you out a bit. Working from home is already a challenge (although staying in your pjs all day is quite amazing! As you all know, I am a teacher in real life, so […]
This is without question the best explanation of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) we’ve seen and we highly recommend that you watch it! In December 2019 the Chinese authorities notified the world that a virus was spreading through their communities. In the following months it spread to other countries, with cases doubling within days. This virus is […]
Interested in seeing how germs and viruses spread? Youtuber Mark Rober used some UV-reactive powder to demonstrate the terrifying speed at which they can travel from one person to another. [Mark Rober]
From Jon Lajoie: In these surreal, frightening times, I’ve been realizing more than ever how helplessly reliant and dependent I am, as a non-smart person, on all the incredibly intelligent, hard-working professionals who’ve dedicated their lives to becoming experts in their respective fields. To the doctors, healthcare workers, epidemiologists, immunologists, microbiologists, and all the other […]
Soap is the ultimate virus annihilator. We’ve heard about washing your hands for 20 seconds, and we’ve heard about how important it is to stop the spread of coronavirus. However, that lesson makes a lot more sense when you know exactly how it works. That 20 second rule isn’t just the optimum time to wash […]
During these troubling times of self imposed quarantine and social distancing, here’s an important video from Alton Brown explaining exactly why soap is better than hand sanitizer. As you’ll soon learn, while hand sanitizer is good at killing viruses, it does not emulsify, meaning viruses that are still alive (and those that are dead) will […]
You may have heard several different projections about the fatality rate of COVID-19. How do different health organizations come up with these figures, and why do the numbers seem so fluid? Find out in this episode of SciShow! [SciShow]
Please note that Geeks are Sexy might get a small commission from qualifying purchases done through our posts (as an Amazon associate or a member of other affiliate programs.) Seriously, for a fun “science” toy, it doesn’t get much better than this reversible Schrödinger’s Cat plush toy for adults! Just like the famous original from […]
Please note that Geeks are Sexy might get a small commission from qualifying purchases done through our posts (as an Amazon associate or a member of other affiliate programs.) It’s alive in daylight, but dead the the dark! The perfect t-shirt for fans of the legendary thought experiment. In the light, you can see a […]
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