Science

Neil deGrasse Tyson’s worst science movie of all time? Titanic.

American astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson is not only a brilliant orator, he's among the funniest scientific personalities I've heard. In…

15 years ago

XBox 360 graphics chip helps cardiac researchers

The Xbox 360 is many things: games console, media streamer, DVD player (and, in some cases, an expensive paperweight with…

15 years ago

Meet the Elements: A musical infographic about the periodic table of elements

Performed by They Might Be Giants and directed by Feel Good Anyway, this animated, upbeat ode to the periodic table…

15 years ago

NASA Tests Ares I Rocket

NASA and industry partners lit up the Utah sky on Sept. 10, 2009, with the initial full scale, full-duration test…

15 years ago

How people read each other’s minds

Sensing the motives and feelings of others is a natural talent for most people. But how do we do it?…

15 years ago

Do Social Networks Make Us Dumber?

By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] According to an Australian psychologist, Facebook makes you smarter, but Twitter makes you dumber.…

15 years ago

Rat-Brain Controlled Robot

I, for one, welcome our future rat-brain controlled robot overlord. This is no ordinary robot control system - a plain…

15 years ago

Let there be light: students turn “grade 12 physics” into giant multi-touch screen

While many students would surely like to own a 48-inch multi-touch screen, most don’t have the cash to buy a…

15 years ago

Why Pi is Called Pi.

Yes, it all makes perfect sense now! Pies are circular and Pi is often referred as the circular constant. No…

15 years ago

Project Space Jump: A Leap from the Edge of Space

At his day job, Steve Truglia flips cars, walks through fire and falls out of buildings -- pushing technology to…

15 years ago