Category Archives: Science

The Birth and Death of a Lightning Bolt

This short video, slowed down exactly 300 times, shows the birth and death of a lightning bolt. Enjoy! [Via Scienceblogs]



A headset that reads your brainwaves

Tan Le’s astonishing new computer interface reads its user’s brainwaves, making it possible to control virtual objects, and even physical electronics, with mere thoughts (and a little concentration). In the following video, she demos the headset, and talks about its far-reaching applications.

17 Things You Should Know About DNA [Infographic]

Are you a living creature? Then, congratulations! You have DNA! That microscopic little building block of life that makes us all the same, but grants us with distinct differences. But for as common as DNA is, it can be a though subject to understand. Below are some of the facts to help you better understand […]



Creatures in the Depths Off Australia Offer Insight Into the Way We See

Having just returned from the beach myself, this story particularly caught my attention this morning. Not to mention that, for about two years during my elementary school education, I was convinced I would become an oceanographer or a marine biologist. I was obsessed with dolphins, and did a rather snazzy presentation on echolocation in the […]

HOW TO: Make Glow Stick Liquid at Home [Video]

In the following video, Youtube user NurdRage shows you how you too can make glow stick liquid at home and walks you through all the chemicals you need to reproduce various colors. He also talks about the chemistry behind the liquid’s luminescent reaction. Enjoy!

Facts can make misconceptions stronger

Among the wit and wisdom of Homer Simpson is the dismissive comment that “You can prove anything with facts.” But now it appears that for once, Homer was wrong. A paper from academics at the University of Michigan and Georgia State University argues that not only can facts sometimes fail to correct misconceptions, but in […]

The Empathic Civilisation [Video]

In the following 10-minute video, bestselling author, political adviser and social and ethical prophet Jeremy Rifkin investigates the evolution of empathy and the profound ways that it has shaped our development and our society.