The Great Filter is a coin-flip. Is it ahead us, or behind us? There’s plenty of things that the Great Filter could be, let’s look into them and into what the Fermi Paradox is. The Great Filter is whatever event would prevent inanimate matter from forming into expanding, lasting life. [Aperture | Via Nerdist]
A comparison of some of the natural satellites of our solar system, from the smallest to the largest compared to New York City and Earth. [MetaBallStudios | Via Born in Space]
Youtuber BeyondSlowMotion filmed some popcorn kernels popping at 100,000 frames per second, which will give you the best look possible at the popping process. Check it out! [BeyondSlowMotion | Via Neatorama]
From Randomonium: There was a video that went viral a few months ago of something seemingly impossible. A real invisibility shield! So, naturally I was just as intrigued as everyone else that saw it, but I decided then and there that I would build one. How hard could it be, right? As it turns out, […]
A world first. New footage from Mars rendered in stunning 4K resolution. We also talk about the cameras on board the Martian rovers and how we made the video. The cameras on board the rovers were the height of technology when the respective missions launched. [ElderFox Documentaries]
A short segment of Carl Sagan’s Cosmos show that talk about how Eratosthenes (276 BC – 194 BC), a greek mathematician, geographer, poet, and astronomer, discovered that the Earth was round using simple observations. He then goes to prove that the Earth is round using a simple piece of cardboard. [carlsagandotcom]
Irish doctor Maitiu O Tuathail was sick and tired of hearing people claiming that masks can lower your oxygen level, so he decided to do something about it. He hooked himself up to an oxygen monitoring machine and then wore 6 masks one on top of the others. Watch. Gets some of our amazingly geeky […]
Some people who get sick with COVID-19 don’t feel any symptoms of the disease, but what does an asymptomatic COVID-19 infection look like? Find out in this episode of SciShow! [SciShow]