Tis the season to be sneezin’! Springtime means the arrival of green grass, bright flowers, and buzzing bees. But for many of us, it’s also about sneezing, watery red eyes, and a runny nose, thanks to allergies. In this week’s video, you’ll learn why we get allergies, how our immune system turns against us to […]
Kyle Hill, who writes the “Because Science” blog on Nerdist, finally helps answer the age-old question: Just what the heck is up with Scooby’s speech?! [via Nerdist]
Searching for information online may boost how much you think you know, but it’s just an illusion. That’s the findings of researchers at Yale who’ve published their work through the American Psychological Association. A team led by Matthew Fisher carried out nine experiments, each involving half of participants being asked to search online to research […]
In a stroke of genius, SnapPower has combined a 1-amp USB charger into a simple, thin wall coverplate! As of this writing, there are over 40 days left in its Kickstarter and already the project has exceeded it’s $35,000 by OVER TEN TIMES! Clearly the world is ready for this USB coverplate. And for as […]
Our friends over at Reactions have released some fun (and often hilariously bad) chemistry jokes for April Fools’ day, and since I never posted their video from last year, I’ve included below as well! [Reactions]
A not-so-adorable salamander-like amphibian ruled the shores during the Late Triassic Period. The Metoposaurus algarvensis was “as long as a small car and had hundreds of sharp teeth in its big flat head, which kind of looks like a toilet seat when the jaws snap shut,” according to CBS News. The Metoposaurus was a major […]
A quick and simple explanation on why computer color is broken. Basically, it all boils down to how people perceive colors and how computers approach the problem through a mathematically correct, even though “broken” to the human eye, algorithm. Fixing this in photoshop is super easy! Just go in “Color Settings” and check the “Blend […]
We all know about the Mars One trip that everyone has been talking about. Sending humans to inhabit Mars with the knowledge and understanding they WILL die up there, but will also help make huge leaps scientifically. While it sounded like a cool plot for the Interstellar sequel, seems some people may think this is […]