YOU ARE AMAZING: 12 Super Facts That Will Make You Feel SUPERHUMAN

Yep, basically, we’re pretty much all X-Men characters. [Buzzfeedvideo]



Goldieblox Destroys Princess Culture With Latest Commercial [Video]

I have to admit, that headline might be a little extreme, but it’s the message that counts, right? :) From Goldie Blox: This Easter, we wanted to highlight some of the reasons more choices for girls are so important. Why stay on a conveyor belt when you can build your own Ferris wheel, after all? […]

Allergies: Why Do We Get Them? [Science Video]

From the American Chemical Society: Learn what causes the allergies that spoil spring for the millions of allergy sufferers who get runny noses, puffy eyes and an itchy throats this time of year. [Reactions]



Sugar: Hiding in plain sight [Science Video]

Sugar in food can hide behind 56 aliases, do you know them all? While sugar is easy to spot in candy, soft drinks and ice cream, it also hides out in foods you might not expect — including peanut butter, pasta sauce and even bologna! Robert Lustig decodes confusing labels and sugar’s many aliases to […]

Nanodots Can Help You Fully Charge Your Phone In Less Than 30 Seconds

An Israeli firm says it’s made a phone charger that can recharge a battery in less than 30 seconds. But as so often in such cases, it will be at least a few years before it’s ready for commercial release. StoreDot demonstrated the technology by recharging a Samsung S4 from dead battery to full capacity […]

Did you Know? Relativity Isn’t Relative [Science Video]

Relativity isn’t really relative. Watch this video to find out why. [Minute Physics]

FESTO Creates Bionic Kangaroo [Video]

With the BionicKangaroo, Festo has technologically reproduced the unique way the kangaroo moves. Like its natural role model, it can recover the energy exerted when jumping, store it and retrieve it efficiently on the next jump. [FestoHQ]

Neil Armstrong On Being A Nerd

Neil Armstron – 1930-2012 An Engineering Manifesto by the first man on the moon. “Science is about what is. Engineering is about what CAN be.” From “The Engineering Century”, delivered at the National Press Club on February 22, 2000. Audio used with kind permission from the NPC and C-SPAN. [Piled Higher and Deeper (PHD Comics)]