In what form do you eat your annual share of the approximately 5 million tons of cocoa produced worldwide? Tracey Kusiewicz/Foodie Photography/Moment via Getty Images Sheryl Barringer, The Ohio State University Whether it is enjoyed as creamy milk chocolate truffles, baked in a devilishly dark chocolate cake or even poured as hot cocoa, Americans on […]
It’s not brain surgery! Well, actually, it is! Neurosurgeon Brian Kopell answers the internet’s burning questions about brain surgery. What’s harder, rocket science or brain surgery? Do you have to be AWAKE during brain surgery? What part of the brain remembers the Jurassic Park theme song? Brian answers all these questions and much more! [Wired]
Accidental discoveries and inventions have often turned out to be some of the most important to human history. While it might seem intuitive to think that all archaeological finds were discovered by archaeologists or that all scientific discoveries were purposely made by scientists, that just isn’t always the case. Sometimes, discoveries are made by ordinary […]
From Wired: The infection from HBO’s The Last of Us is actually based on a real parasitic fungus. This fungus turns insects into zombies. The creators of the game and the show were inspired by zombie carpenter ants. WIRED spoke with Dr. Charissa de Bekker to talk about the real fungus that inspired the show’s […]
Scientist and Immunologist Dr. Shruti Naik answers the internet’s burning questions about our immune systems. Are viruses alive? Is chicken soup actually good for the immune system? What does the spleen even do? Is playing in dirt good for your child’s health?? Dr. Shruti answers all these questions and much more! [Wired]
Voyager 1 has been in space for over 40 years and is the farthest man-made object. However, its cameras were turned off in 1990, making it permanently blind. The video discusses the reason for turning off the cameras and what Voyager 1 would see if they were reactivated. It also provides more information about the […]
In this video from Ted Ed, Miles Zhang examines the brutal evolutionary strategy of parasitoidism, where a jewel wasp attaches to a cockroach and injects venom into its brain, rendering the cockroach immobile. The wasp then uses the cockroach’s body as a host for its offspring to grow. [Ted Ed]
Could the future of data storage be DNA? It’s the original format after all, storing the information needed to build every living thing. and it has a handful of qualities that would make it perfect to store all the digital information in our world. With recent advances in DNA sequencing and DNA printing, it’s technically […]
It is estimated that there are between 20 and 74,963 types of ice. The freezing process of water can result in a wide range of structures, all depending on temperature and pressure. Currently, scientists have experimentally identified 19 types of ice, though some sources may claim there are 20. Within the next ten minutes, Let’s […]
Watching a kitten fumbling around, it might feel as if you’ve never encountered anything so devastatingly adorable in your mortal life. You may want to pet its soft fur and kiss its tiny head. But you may also feel the conflicting urge… to squeeze or smush the kitten, maybe even stuff it in your mouth. […]