3 Diseases That Make You Stink
Body odor is usually normal, but when it’s extreme it can be a sign of something gone wrong. [SciShow]
Category Archives: Science
Why Does Skipping Coffee Give Me Headaches?
If you are a heavy coffee drinker and one day decide to cut back and stop drinking coffee entirely, chances are you’ll experience some pretty bad headaches. In this video, the folks from SciShow tell you exactly why this is happening. [SciShow]
Dogs and Humans: A 30,000-Year Friendship
An interesting “tail” about how dogs evolved from wolves to become man’s best friends! Of all the species that humans have domesticated, dogs are our oldest animal friends. But how did a group of wolves become the furry pup at the end of the bed? New research is finally unlocking the paw-in-hand evolution of dogs […]
Researchers Deal With Knotty Issue: Why Your Shoelaces Always Come Untied
Berkeley researchers believe your shoelaces coming untied is just a matter of time. Their study found that unwanted untying comes from two forces combining to replicate the effect of the wearer intentionally pulling the laces undone. The research was originally done to explore why two different versions of the common “bow tie” knot have differing […]
Quantum Mechanics Explained in 5 Minutes (With Added Ducks) [Video]
Quantum mechanics explained in 5 minutes with the help of ducks. Warning: language. What a silly way to build a universe. [exurb1a]
Big Question: Why did we stop going to the moon? [Video]
In this episode of the Mental Floss show, host Craig Benzine explains the reason why we stopped going to the moon. [Metal Floss]
What If You’re Born Without Sympathy & Empathy?
Most of us are born with all our emotions in place, but what if a few crucial feelings were removed? In this video, youtuber Life Noggin explores this possibility [Life Noggin]
Brains May Make Automatic Memory Back-Up
The way brains form memories could be completely different than previously believed according to new research. It suggests we make two simultaneous memories: one for short-term and one for the long-term. Until now the prevailing belief was that the hippocampus creates a memory that is then transferred to the cortex. That was partly derived from […]
The Bayesian Trap: The Bayes’ Theorem Explained
Bayes’ theorem explained with examples and implications for life. [Veritasium]
Why do animals have such different lifespans? [Science Video]
For the microscopic lab worm C. elegans, life equates to just a few short weeks on Earth. The bowhead whale, on the other hand, can live over two hundred years. Why are these lifespans so different? And what does it really mean to ‘age’ anyway? Joao Pedro de Magalhaes explains why the pace of aging […]