NASA recently went through their considerable gallery of creative commons-licensed photos to recreate various scenes from gravity, which picked up a slew of Oscars yesterday. Check the gallery out, these pictures are totally fantastic! [Source: ‘Gravity’ – NASA’s Real-Life Images from Space | Via Buzzfeed]
“Susana and her Load of Crap” is a 90-second video animated entirely in dirt by artist Cesar Diaz Melendez. It “tells the story of one graduate, Susana Fallas, who is helping communities turn their bio-pollution into an alternate energy source. Literally turning poop into usable energy.” For two hundred bucks let’s take this smelly doody […]
From Mental Floss: A weekly show where knowledge junkies get their fix of trivia-tastic information. This week we have the incredibly knowledgeable Michael Stevens, from Vsauce, to look at some common inaccuracies found in scientific illustrations. [Mental Floss]
This is both informative AND hilarious. Exactly the kind of videos I like! When a science-mad A.I. system is installed at NASA, two hapless computer technicians learn the process behind nuclear fusion in the Sun, and how it differs from fission. [NASA Spitzer]
Ten years ago, Denmark resident Dennis Sorensen lost his hand in a fireworks accident. Now, thanks to researchers and scientists in Italy, a robotic hand is talking to his brain, resulting in a sense of touch. [Associated Press / Source: YouTube]
Is ‘water intoxication’ a real thing? Turns out…yes! But should you be worried about it? Watch this video to find out! [AsapSCIENCE]
Sriracha is one of my favorite condiments of all time, no questions asked. Gotta love the sauce’s spicy, garlicky, slightly sweet flavor. But do you know what gives Sriracha and other hot sauces their unique punch? Watch this enlightening video from the American Chemical Society to find out! [The American Chemical Society]
If you look through your glasses, binoculars or a window, you see the world on the other side. How is it that something so solid can be so invisible? Mark Miodownik melts the scientific secret behind amorphous solids. [TED Ed | Via LS]