We humans think we are mighty clever when we come up with amusing captions for pictures of cute kitties. It turns out they’ve got us wrapped around their little claws. Researchers in Britain have discovered cats are able to tailor their purring sounds to manipulate humans. There are significant differences between their ‘standard’ purring, which […]
It was a great time to be alive, to watch history being made. President Kennedy said it in 1962 at Rice University. We set sail on this new sea because there is new knowledge to be gained, and new rights to be won, and they must be won and used for the progress of all […]
Drug-resistant bacteria kills, even in top hospitals. But now tough infections like staphylococcus and anthrax may be in for a surprise. In the following video presentation, Nobel-winning chemist Kary Mullis, who watched a friend die when powerful antibiotics failed, unveils a radical new cure that shows extraordinary promise.
In the following video, you’ll see a column of solid concrete going up against over 1.4 million pounds of force. Maybe it’s just me, but does anyone else here find it scary that there is absolutely no safety barrier between the concrete and the spectators?
Almost half of America’s scientists think they are the best in the world – but the public disagrees. That’s the most striking finding of a new survey which shows the perceived importance of US achievements in the field has slumped in the past decade. A study by the Pew Research Center for the American Association […]
Take a ride inside the Black Hole Flight Simulator, courtesy of Professor Andrew Hamilton.
You know what they say… there are only 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary and those who don’t. The following pictures represent the kind that do understand, and definitely appreciate the joy of 1’s and 0’s. Binary Egg – rakka (CC)
In the following video, onboard cameras capture the amazing journey of Atlantis into space, and the dramatic return of the solid rocket boosters. For those who wish to skip to the most interesting part, fast-forward to 2:25.
Since the media is covering black holes more frequently, we figured many of you might like to understand more about the phenomenon. Today, we have an absolutely fascinating video explaining the principle behind the Schwarzschild Radius. The Schwarzschild radius (Rs = 2GM/c2) is defined as the size at which a spherical astronomical object has been […]
Someone always asks the math teacher, “Am I going to use calculus in real life?” And for most of us, says mathematician Arthur Benjamin, the answer is no. In the following video, he offers a bold proposal on how to make math education relevant in the digital age.