David Spiegelhalter’s proper title is Professor of the Public Understanding of Risk. He is in two minds (literally) about playing it safe or chucking caution to the wind. Decisions, decisions!? Are bacon sandwiches really that dangerous and is it wise to drive when you love cycling? David shows us how to use statistics to face [...]
It’s cold enough that I’ve been seeing lots of people bundled up lately – and of course, the most enviable scarves and mittens are the homemade kind, particularly when they have a geek’s touch. For those of you thinking of picking up some knitting needles before the sun comes back out, here are a few [...]
Made by the same guy who produced the fake Green Lantern movie trailer, here’s what technotise, an amazing anime that was release last year, might look like if it would be produced for hollywood. Enjoy! Oh, and the original technotise trailer is located here in case you want to compare both.
As you may remember, last week I referred to the Dewey Decimal Classification system, used by libraries worldwide to organize books. While it isn’t for me on my home shelves, I must admit to being slightly obsessed with it as a child: after all, what could be more geeky than dividing everything into 10 categories, [...]
Ever heard the phrase “Those who can’t do, teach”? At the Bowery Poetry Club, slam poet Taylor Mali begs to differ, and delivers a powerful, 3-minute response on behalf of educators everywhere. [Via TED]
I will make no apologies for being excited about this: And by this, I mean a glimpse into The Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park they’re putting together in Orlando. Sure, it’s a theme park. Natania, you say, it’s not real! You can go to Europe to see real castles. You don’t need to [...]
Produced by amateur special effects creator The Faking Hoaxer using real pictures of the shuttle, this video shows what the space shuttle would look like if it would be destroyed in orbit, slowly drifting across the earth’s atmosphere into space.
It’s in our geek DNA to contemplate life on other planets and, by way of the science fiction genre most of the time, imagine them in as many ways as possible. Additional appendages? Check. Strange colored skin? Check. Psychic communication powers? Check. Human-like faults? Uh, huh? Well, according to the Guardian, Cambridge University professor Simon [...]
So you think you can think? Well you probably thought wrong my friends! So You Think You Can Think is a brain-stimulating flash game that will test how fast you can answer to simple statements such as “The circle is bigger than the box” or “The pentagon engulfs the circle” while showing you a picture [...]
Last week we brought you news of a Japanese experiment involving slime mold recreating the work of railway network designers. It appears that in the world of slimy science, great minds think alike. Two scientists at the University of West England (based in the same city as the University of Bristol which recently managed to [...]
As much as everyone likes to make fun or Mr. Ballmer, you have to admit that the guy comes across as very likable. [Via Engadget]
A rap parody of gangsters paradise by IBM scientist John Cohn. Enjoy!
