The Effect of Caffeine on Your Body
Check out Youtuber Alex Dainis as she gives us the basics on how Caffeine works and the effect it has on our body. Don’t forget geeks: Caffeinate wisely! [Alex Dainis]
Category Archives: Science
Dogs Teaching Chemistry: Chemical Bonds
From Youtuber snuggliepuppy: Chemical bonds are what hold atoms together. A chemical bond is an attraction between atoms that allows the formation of chemical substances. The electrons that participate in chemical bonds are the valence electrons, which are the electrons found in an atom’s outermost shell. An ionic bond is formed when one of the […]
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Nikola Tesla [Video]
Tesla constructed a 142 foot high metal mast in Colorado Springs. From this he could shoot out bolts of man-made lightning over 100 feet long. Tesla created the first remote control by using it on a toy boat. Demonstrated in 1898, it was considered largely useless. In his later years, Tesla became increasingly eccentric. He […]
Facts about Human Evolution [Video]
Hank brings you the facts, as they are understood by scientists today, about the evolution of humans from our humble primate ancestors. On the way to becoming Homo sapiens, game-changing evolutionary breakthroughs led to the development of many hominin species, now all extinct. Hank will introduce us to these species & the breakthroughs responsible for […]
Don’t Miss the Space Station Overhead
If you happen to be looking up at the sky at the right moment, you would be able to see the International Space Station. It is actually the third brightest thing in the sky (besides the Sun and the Moon). But how do you know when it will be overhead? In a bid (I guess) […]
Your Personal Sick Bay
With a tagline of “symptoms to solutions” you can easily guess what Symcat does. You plug in a bunch of symptoms and it then gives you a selection of ailments you may have, with percentages. You answer a few questions about yourself and your medical history and input as many symptoms as you can to […]
Solar Eclipse Down Under [Pic]
I don’t know if the rest of the world was aware, but Australia got to see a solar eclipse on the morning of the 14th of November – some parts up north witnessing a total eclipse. Unfortunately, I snored my way through my alarm and didn’t get a peek at it. However, the photo above […]
Invisibility Cloak Getting Clearer
A team including one of the men who first published a theory for making an invisibility cloak says it’s now overcome one of the bigger practical limitations. But it’s still very much a case of learning from the process rather than being too concerned with the product itself. For some time the most basic idea […]
Why E=mc² is Incomplete [Science Video]
You’ve heard of E=mc²… but you probably haven’t heard the whole story. [minutephysics]
Geeky Parents Are (Probably) More Likely to Have Children with Autism
The origins of autism spectrum disorders has long been under debate; everything from childhood vaccines (now debunked) to prenatal care to environmental agents have been researched, and while the causes of autism are perhaps varied and unpredictable, and research is still incomplete, the best working theory involves assortative mating. Backing up the idea that specific […]