IBM researchers say they’ve found a better way to detect and correct errors that could compromise quantum computing. Specifically, they can detect two types of error at the same time, something previously not possible. Quantum computing is based around a simple, if somewhat mindnumbing concept. ‘Traditional’ computing breaks information down into bits, which can each […]
Number two, I knew I would get to the bottom of your devious secrets sooner or later. Seriously, this is why we use #2 pencils on tests. This has been bugging me for years. Cool side note, if you run some chapstick over the answer reader, it is rumored the scantron cannot process the answers […]
Comics aren’t always realistic, but Kyle explains how one day science might be able to create Captain America’s super-soldier serum on this episode of Because Science. [Nerdist]
From The Backyard Scientist: Move over AntHillArt, theres a new guy in town! So today I decided I was going to pour molten aluminum on something. I just finished a new propane powered furnace and I wanted to put it to the test! I don’t know why my brain jumped to watermelon, but I’m glad […]
How does DAREDEVIL protect his neighborhood despite being blind? Kyle tells you all about echolocation and how we can all be more Daredevil-like on Because Science. [Nerdist]
Chewing gum could be the way to get unwanted tunes out of your head according to newly-published research. It’s based on the idea that moving your jaw can impede both short-term memory and recollection of sound. Researchers at the University of Reading were interested in the way that not only do different people seem to […]
We’ve written about it before, but synesthesia is a neural condition that leads to individuals “seeing” sounds or numbers (typically as colors) or “hearing” smells. Melissa McCracken is one such synesthete, and her condition/ability/superpower often results in her “seeing” music as different colors and textures. She decided to paint what she hears as a way […]
The 5 most incredible mass extinctions ever to occur and a look at whether the sixth might be occuring right now. [ASAPScience]
Swedish researchers have pulled off an “invisibility cloak” with a twist: it’s the person wearing the cloak who thinks they are invisible. It’s all part of a study looking at ways of treating anxiety. The invisibility study stems from work on phantom limb syndrome in which amputees still perceive pain and other feelings from the […]
We marvel at the dragons in Game of Thrones, but do you ever wonder about the science or biology that would be behind these magnificent beasts? Maddie Stone over at Gizmodo put together a very interesting piece focusing on the actual science of other animals compared to the mighty dragons in Game of Thrones, and […]