Neil deGrasse Tyson: Millennium Falcon or Starship Enterprise? [Video]
There is no question as to which space vehicle Neil deGrasse Tyson would choose. [National Geographic]
Category Archives: Science
Americapox: Why a Plague from America Never Ravaged the Old World [Video]
A enlightening look at why even though plagues from the old world ravaged the population of the Americas, a plague from the new world never showed up to spoil the party over on the old continent. [CGP Grey]
Could You Survive a Fallout? Vsauce Takes a Look at the Longterm Effects of a Nuclear Explosion
VSauce 3 takes a look at the terrifying aftermath of a nuclear explosion, its fallout. [VSauce3 | Via LS]
Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity Explained by the Tenth Doctor [Video]
Who better than David Tenant, the tenth Doctor, to explain Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity? No one, of course! [Albert Einstein]
General Theory Of Relativity Turns 100
100 years ago today, Albert Einstein first wrote down his general theory of relativity. It’s still the most plausible explanation of gravity and remains key to our understanding of how the universe works. The work ultimately followed on from Gallileo’s principle of relativity that “It is impossible by mechanical means to say whether we are […]
Science is Delicious! [Comic]
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Will This Hypnotize You? [Science Video]
A big question a lot of us are asking ourselves is: Is hypnosis real? Here’s the science! [ASAPScience]
When A Kid Asks You Why The Sky Is Blue…
If a kid ever asks you why the sky is blue, here is what you need to tell him: If a little kid ever asks you just why the sky is blue, you look him or her right in the eye and say, “It’s because of quantum effects involving Rayleigh scattering combined with a lack […]
How to Survive a Real-Life “Fallout”
From the American Chemical Society: It’s a big week for gamers now that the long-anticipated Fallout 4 video game is out. The series takes place in a world decades after nuclear war has destroyed most of civilization. Only those who hid in fallout shelters survived. While this idea works in a fictional game universe, could […]
Your Brain, Your Eyes, and Your Nose [Comic]
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