A United States agency is calling for the abolition of the kilogram. That’s not to say the National Institute of Standards and Technology wants to get rid of the unit of measurement itself. Instead it believes it’s time to stop using the physical object (or “artifact”) that determines the precise mass that makes up a […]
A somewhat simple and poetic explanation of the famous Drake equation by Milwaukee, WI based musician Peter Mulvey. Enjoy!
Researchers at the University of Maryland have discovered that the lung has similar bitter taste receptors to the tongue — and that this knowledge could help treat conditions such as asthma. Dr Stephen Liggett says his team found the taste receptors by accident during a previous study into muscle receptors. Unlike those in the tongue, […]
In the following video, Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist and host of NOVA and evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins explore the wonders of the Cosmos and of Life, its origins, its inspirations, and why science is not just an option, it is the only reality we possess. A must-see for everyone who’s passionate about science. Enjoy!
So clearly I’m a Halloween geek. I’ve spent the last couple of days contemplating all sorts of Halloween mayhem that I can share with you all. I’m still working on perfecting a chocolate spider egg concoction, but in the mean time I wanted to share another creepy, easy recipe for your Halloween party. It’s on […]
Exactly five years from today we will all be using hovercrafts. And that’s a documented fact. That’s because October 21, 2015 is the date upon which Marty McFly arrives in Hill Valley in Back to the Future 2. (This is the real date mentioned in the movie. Back in July a rumor went around the […]
Computing has the USB cable. Analog audio visual equipment (in Europe at least) has the SCART lead. High definition has the HDMI cable. And now the International Space Station has its own standard plug/socket combo. Five international space agencies have agreed a standard for the docking system used when spacecrafts dock in space stations. While […]
When a man dies and his obituaries mention the discovery of geometric shapes with a Hausdorff dimension that exceeds its topological dimension, you might think he’s just another hardcore mathematician. But when a man dies and his life’s work encompasses cauliflower, the stock market, and paisley shirts, you know there’s something special. That man was […]