Many of us will experience some kind of trauma during our lifetime. Sometimes, we escape with no long-term effects. But for millions of people, those experiences linger, causing symptoms like flashbacks, nightmares, and negative thoughts that interfere with everyday life. Joelle Rabow Maletis details the science behind post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. [TED Ed]
Invasive species destroying ecosystems are a huge problem, but there’s hope that we can help mitigate the damage. Find out more in this episode of SciShow. [SciShow]
Scorpion venom and insect poison are often thought as really deadly, but researchers are increasingly turning them into medical treatments that save millions of lives. Find out more about these innovative medicines in this episode of SciShow. [SciShow]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PilQTjw1Qis Youtuber EC Henry used a virtual wind tunnel to test the aerodynamics of various Star Wars ships. While they’re in space, aerodynamics doesn’t matter all that much I guess, but when entering the atmosphere, it’s something else entirely, unless the ships use their deflector shields, of course. [EC Henry]
If you’ve always want to read Stephen Hawking’s A Brief History of Time but never did so because you did not want to pay full price for the book, Amazon has the Kindle version for just $2.99 today instead of $18.00. A landmark volume in science writing by one of the great minds of our […]
The video you see above took 4 years to recreate and is what tought the true value of persistance to Dustin Sandlin from Smarter Every Day. Watch it, it’s quite a marvel to behold. [SmarterEveryDay]
The sensation of time slowing down during intense situations such as in a car crash is a commonly reported phenomenon, but what is actually going on in your brain? Find out in this episode of SciShow! [SciShow]
Scientists think that evolution may not have prepared our brains for donuts… [SciShow]
Sell By, Best By, and Use By… do these dates actually tell you anything? Food science can be tricky, but the folks from Scishow are fortunately there to clear some of it up. [SciShow]
A woman is suing Nasa over fears it will seize what she says is a vial of moon dust. The pre-emptive lawsuit seeks to prevent Nasa from claiming ownership of the vial. If it is indeed from the moon as claimed, the legal status would be in question. The BBC notes a 2012 law that […]