Part of being a geek is an unending quest for information. While not all of us are scientists, even in our daily lives we seek answers. We apply logic and reason to even the most simple tasks. Part of it, I think, is that we believe information can help us better understand our world. And […]
According to National Geographic, scientists suspect that volcanic ash from Iceland may have colored our moon a pale red this past Saturday during an eclipse. While not a total eclipse, the show in the sky began at dawn in North America, in the central and western part, that is. Those of us on the East […]
It’s no secret that feelings affect our decision-making, but now it appears those feelings may be physical as well as emotional. A paper bringing together staff from Harvard, Yale and MIT, published in the latest edition of Science magazine, says six separate studies produce a common theme. In academic language, “haptically acquired information exerts a […]
After posting about the crazy diamonds optical illusion yesterday, GaS reader Aaron pointed me to a few more interesting illusions, including one called “The Eclipse of Mars”, which I thought was really cool. Check it out: Stare at the white dot in the centre of the red circle. The longer – the better (two minutes […]
Watch carefully as these diamonds are being moved from the top of the sheet to the bottom and try to explain what is happening in the comments section below. Please note that there are no camera tricks or special effects used in the video.
Titled after one of Carl Sagan’s famous speeches, The Pale Blue Dot (if you’ve never heard it, I strongly suggest that you check it out), the following time-lapse video was produced by motion graphics artist Michael Marantz to pay homage not only to our planet, but to the resilience of the human spirit. Truly a […]
Well, the crack didn’t really just appear in space; it’s an image from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope from several years ago. It was notable at the time for looking like a snake slithering across the Milky Way, but the crack is actually a “core of a thick, sooty cloud large enough to swallow dozens of […]
In the following video, Dr. Neil Degrasse Tyson debunks the 2012 myth, explaining exactly why the various end of the world scenarios that can be found on the net don’t hold up science-wise.