How Do Accents Work? [Video]
Have you ever wondered how accents work? Tune in to this episode of BrainStuff to find out about the ever-evolving accent. [BrainStuff]
Category Archives: Science
Starting a Fire With a Water-Filled Sandwich Bag [Video]
The intensity of sunlight on Earth is about 1300 Watts per square meter. When you focus the sun’s rays using a magnifying glass (or in this case sphere of water) you can increase the intensity roughly ten thousand fold. This increases the temperature of wood to its autoignition point starting the reaction with oxygen in […]
What Are The Chances Our Universe Is A Hologram? [Science Video]
There’s a theory floating around the science community that we live in a hologram. The crazy part? There’s a chance it’s correct! Watch this episode of Life Noggin to learn all about this theory! [Life Noggin]
What Time Zones are the Poles In?
Here’s a totally useless fact… unless you decide to travel to one of the poles, of course. Given that they are every possible hour all the time, or more aptly technically in every time zone, it may come as no surprise to you that there are no official time zones at the poles. Nevertheless, groups […]
Making Materials That Heal Themselves [Science Video]
You might not need to throw away your broken glasses and get new ones anymore, thanks to these unique materials that can heal themselves! Learn all about them in this episode of SciShow! [SciShow]
Why Is Salt So Bad for You, Anyway? [Science Video]
You’ve probably been told that eating too much salt is bad for you, especially if you have high blood pressure. But what exactly does salt do to our bodies that can make it so hard on our hearts? [SciShow]
Impossible Engineering: Building The World’s Largest Radio Telescope
On September 2016, China unveiled the world’s largest radio telescope, and has started test operations searching for signals to understand the origins of the universe and the Big Bang. This 500 metre Aperture Spherical Telescope, or FAST, has been constructed over 5 years in a 45 million year old crater in Southern China. The remote […]
Do Anti-Aging Creams Actually Work? [SciShow Video]
You can’t open up a magazine without seeing someone with impossibly smooth skin selling some sort of “anti-aging” cream, but could some of these products actually work? According to scientic litterature, yes, they do work, but there’s mostly only 1 thing that’s really effective in these creams: Retinol. Watch this episode of SciShow to learn […]