We usually think of ‘hacking’ as a bad thing, but scientists are working on ways to hack the brain that will greatly benefit people with prosthetics, and maybe someday people with paralysis. [SciShow]
Scientists are turning wastewater into fuel, using special bacteria, and other scientists have unveiled bionic mushrooms that can produce electricity! [SciShow]
Last week, on November 16, a Soyuz-FG rocket was launched from Kazakhstan to deliver two and a half tons of material to the ISS. The launch was photographed from the ISS itself, but no video was available for viewing, so photography enthusiast and member of the Italian Space and Astronautics Association Riccardo Rossi used the […]
DNA tests have been here for a few years, but now, they’re cheaper (and more reliable!) than ever! Today, as part of their Black Friday sale, Amazon has the 23andMe Health + Ancestry DNA test just just $99 instead of $199! ANCESTRY FEATURES Ancestry reports – 5 reports including: Ancestry Composition, Maternal & Paternal Haplogroups, […]
Retired astronaut Chris Hadfield helps debunk (and confirm!) some common myths about space. Is there any sound in space? Does space smell like burnt steak? Is NASA working on warp speed? [Wired]
Whether you think of yourself as “the smart kid” or not, thinking so might affect your grades a lot more than how smart you actually are… [SciShow Psych]
From NASA: We’ve taken giant leaps and left our mark in the heavens. Now we’re building the next chapter, returning to the Moon to stay, and preparing to go beyond. We are NASA – and after 60 years, we’re just getting started. Special thanks to Mike Rowe for the voiceover work. [NASA]
Can the radiation emitted by electronic devices affect your body and make you feel terrible? [SciShow]
Adventurous eaters are constantly on the hunt for the next hottest thing, but you definitely don’t want to eat the hottest chemical we know of! [SciShow]
Sometimes, numbers on sites like YouTube and Twitter jump up and down; subscriber counts lag, like-counts bounce all over the place. Why is it so hard for computers to count? To answer that, we need to talk about threading, eventual consistency, and caching. [Tom Scott]