In the wealthiest circles of Victorian England, dieters would swallow an unhatched tapeworm and let it grow inside them by consuming undigested meals. And while modern fad diets aren’t usually this extreme, they do promise similar results; specifically, losing weight fast. So, are there any fast diets that do work? And are any of them […]
Engineer Mark Rober built 5 robots to beat 5 of the most popular “scam” arcade games out there. [Mark Rober]
From NASA: NASA’s InSight lander detected seismic waves from a meteoroid and was able to capture the sound of the space rock striking the surface of Mars for the first time. The meteoroid – the term used for incoming space rocks before they hit the ground – entered Mars’ atmosphere on Sept. 5, 2021, exploding […]
We often use decibels, a measure of sound pressure, to describe how loud something is – but loudness is caused by how we perceive sounds, and the two often don’t line up. [MinuteEarth]
I’m sure you’ve seen it on the Internet: “Climate change is natural. It’s happened before and it will keep happening”. If you follow scientific litterature and discoveries, you know this isn’t true. Comments like these are the newest kind of climate change denial. In the following video from “Be Smart,” you’ll learn about all the […]
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Jupiter rotates in 9 hours 55minutes and 30 seconds. It’s the fastest-rotating planet in the solar system as well as the largest! Larger planets tend to be faster because, during solar system formation, they pulled in more material than the other planets. The material it pulled in was already moving, so by picking up more […]
Friends make life good. They provide the scaffolding that makes it not just bearable but fun. They give us a sense of meaning and purpose and are a source of security, self esteem and happiness. Almost nothing predicts how happy you will be as how connected you feel and a lack of social connection is […]
This video is about what happens if you try to pass a portal (like in the video game Portal or Portal 2) through itself – do you get a paradox? Infinite recursion? Impossibility? Contradiction? The end of the world? Collapse of the wavefunction? Ultimately it ends up looking beautiful and weird and recursive and… just […]
Update: The Artemis I launch attempt was scrubbed for today. Next launch attempt will be on September 2. Watch live as NASA will be launching its Artemis I rocket this morning at 8:33 9:00 AM EST. This launch is historic for many reasons: this is the first time NASA is getting back to the moon […]