The most interesting and informative video you’ll watch today! How much time do you have left? Time makes sense in small pieces. But when you look at huge stretches of time, it’s almost impossible to wrap your head around things. So we teamed up with the awesome blog “Wait but Why” and made this video […]
Sure, fire ants are a nuisance to many, but at the same time, they’re fascinating from a scientific point of view. Check out this awesome video from The New York Times taking a look at the incredible physics of ants. [The New York Times | Via TA]
Winter is unquestionably the best season to watch the moon, but why is that? Watch this interesting video from Minute Physics to find out! [Minute Physics]
CE-LE-BRATE and EX-TREE-MINATE. [John Smith | Via NA]
Don’t have a fireplace/yule log during the holidays? We’ve got you covered! Throw this Science Fireplace up on your screen and let it run in the background during the holidays, to keep you warm and cozy in the nerdiest way possible! [ASAPScience]
100 times as powerful as Hubble? I can’t wait to see what comes out of that baby! NASA is working on the James Webb Telescope. It’s going to be so awesome. With it we’ll be able to look further into the galaxy and learn more than ever before. Dr. Amber Straughn of NASA Goddard tell […]
“A teenage genius in Romania. A man from Melbourne. 40 patrons. 500,000+ LEGO pieces. LEGO engine runs on air.” Thus begins the video depicting a black and yellow life-sized car made completely from LEGOs. And the result came from one man’s idea…and one teenage genius. It is the brainchild of Melbourne entrepreneur and marketing guy […]
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I just came back from a walk, and since it’s brutally cold outside right now, it reminded me of this little experiment I did last year by throwing some boiling water outside at sub zero (F) temperatures. Readers that have been with us for a while might remember this one, but if you don’t, this […]
Some cheap and easy ways to have fun with LED throwies. If you want to make your own LED throwies, here’s a simple “how-to” from instructable user Q-Branch. [Hard Science]