A team of geoscientists have discovered a breed of tiny worms living around a mile below the surface of the earth. It’s already sparking speculation that this could show another way life might be able to exist on other planets. The Halicephalobus mephisto worm was discovered in a South African gold mine. It’s barely one-fiftieth […]
We’ve shown you plenty of time-lapse videos on [GAS] featuring stars as they move from one horizon to the other, but we’re pretty sure you’ve never seen what we’re about to show you, which highlights the “spinning” nature of our planet. [Via Neatorama]
In the following video, Carl Sagan makes a rather compelling argument on why humanity needs to take action on the global warning phenomenon that plagues our planet. Enjoy! [Youtube]
Artist Aaron Koblin takes vast amounts of data — and at times vast numbers of people — and weaves them into stunning visualizations. From elegant lines tracing airline flights to landscapes of cell phone data, from a Johnny Cash video assembled from crowd-sourced drawings to the “Wilderness Downtown” video that customizes for the user, his […]
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In the following video, physicist Leonard Susskind spins a few stories about his friendship with the legendary Richard Feynman, discussing his unconventional approach to problems both serious and … less so. [TED]
Yep, you read that headline right. Here’s a 10-minute video of a student explaning to his class why the physics in My little Pony is totally wrong. Yes, it has happened. “Physical Impossibilities in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.” For our project, we had to find three scenes from any movie or TV show […]
The following video exhibits some of the amazing properties of certain non-Newtonian fluids, namely their large resistance to extensional flow. Check it out: [Via Neatorama]