Does Alcohol Kill Brain Cells? [Science Video]
What alcohol does… and doesn’t do to your brain cells. Drink responsibly! [SciShow]
Category Archives: Science
Your Brain on Coffee [Science Video]
This is for all you coffee or caffeine lovers out there! Whether it’s coffee or another form or caffeine intake, we all need an energy boost at times! But how exactly is it affecting your brain? And could too much kill you? Check out this video to find out! [ASAP Science]
The Science Behind Balancing an Object on Its Tip [Science Video]
Watch as Minute Physics explains the science behind balancing an object on its tip. The math behind the whole thing is really complex. Check it out! [Minute Physics]
Hilarious and Gross: True Facts About Marsupials [Video]
Warning: Language. A new video from Ze Frank’s “True Facts” series on animals. Hilarious and gross, as usual. [zefrank1]
Climate Change & the Global Conveyor Belt [Science Video]
Learn about the role of the sea in global warming. The global conveyer belt is part of the large-scale ocean circulation that is driven by differences in the density of the waters. It plays a key role in keeping the climate at balance and Europe warm. Global warming may change it forever with unforeseeable consequences. […]
These Rocks are Just so Dense… [Comic]
[Source: Sara Zimmerman – Unearthed Comics | Like “Unearthed Comics” on Facebook]
Vertigo Explained by Science [Video]
Is the world spinning, and you don’t know why? Scientific American MIND editor Ingrid Wickelgren explains how your inner ear can throw you off balance. [Scientific American | Via IO9]
Dry Ice Bucket Challenge
It had to be done… Donate to the ALS association: http://bit.ly/TKORDonateALS.
Is it OK to Pee in the Ocean?
Putting aside the social and cultural issues for a moment, the American Chemical Society says yes, it’s just fine. [More clips from the ACS’s Reactions series.]
Student Discovers Heart Screening May Be Flawed For Black Athletes
A British teenager has been praised by judges in a science contest after discovering a factor that could put black athletes with heart conditions at more risk of not being diagnosed. Henry Roth explored the genetic condition hypertropic cardiomopathy. It leads to a thickening of the heart’s muscle walls and, if undiagnosed and untreated, increases […]