Can you imagine what it would be like to wake up to the beautiful scent of a warm croissant every day instead of a buzzing alarm clock? Well, good news. Soon (hopefully) you can. SensorWake, which is on Kickstarter right now, is the alarm clock we have all been dreaming about. It uses the waft […]
Alien invasions and video games have always gone hand-in-hand. If you think back to the first few video games you ever played, they were mostly based around alien invasions. From Space Invaders to Tempest, space was just easy to replicate on systems, and the possibilities were endless for the gamer. But now, generations into gaming, […]
Watch part I here. Where are all the aliens? The universe is too big and too old, why have we not met aliens yet? Do they live in computers? Were they wiped out by an ancient super intelligence? Or are we just to primitive to understand their motives? Whatever the answer is, it is incredibly […]
Don’t do this at home, or in fact, anywhere. NEVER. It’s just a very, very bad and dangerous idea. [The Slow Mo Guys]
Most of us drink coffee/caffeine first thing in the morning – but science says otherwise! Find out what you SHOULD be doing in the latest video from ASAP Science! [ASAPScience]
Researchers working in Ethiopia have detailed what they believe to be a newly-discovered ancestor species of humans. It means as many as four such species, known as hominins, could have coexisted. The results, published in Nature, are from analysis of 14 teeth and jaw bones discovered beween 2006 and 2013. The bones appear to come […]
Yes, you read that title correctly. While it may not be the hoverboard we were all wishing for when we first saw Back to the Future 2, this is about as close as we have come yet. Jeez, I didn’t even know this thing existed and people are already breaking records on the thing? Man, […]
Beyond molecules and atoms, how far down can we see below the wavelength of visible light? What is the smallest possible scale in the universe? Watch this enlightening video from Physics Girl to find out! [Physics Girl]
There’s a common misconception that if you like to meticulously organize your things, keep your hands clean, or plan out your weekend to the last detail, you might be OCD. In fact, OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) is a serious psychiatric condition that is frequently misunderstood by society and mental health professionals alike. Natascha M. Santos […]
Engineering design students have struck another blow against idiom by successfully flying a lead balloon. They responded to a challenge by British TV’s The One Show, which last year asked chocolate producers Nestle to make a chocolate teapot, based around the idiom that such a receptacle is the epitome of uselessness. In fact it proved […]