At TEDIndia, Pranav Mistry demos several tools that help the physical world interact with the world of data — including a deep look at his SixthSense device and a new, paradigm-shifting paper “laptop.” In an onstage Q&A, Mistry says he’ll open-source the software behind SixthSense, to open its possibilities to all.
Just because we’ve got bigger brains doesn’t mean we’ve got a leg up on the rest of the animal kingdom, concludes new research from Queen Mary, University of London, and Cambridge University. Researchers claim that with the aid of computer generated models, they have determined even remarkably small sized brains are capable of consciousness—with as […]
One of the worse part of getting a disease that affects you lung is having the mucus accumulate in them. You then have to cough like crazy to get the nasty stuff out, else you won’t be able to breathe properly. Fortunately, thanks to the $40 lung flute, getting the phlegm out of your lungs […]
This is AMAZING, check this out: What seems to be happening here is that the person featured in this video creates a soap bubble. Then, he makes a second one right under the first using air coming from some kind of fog generator. To end the process, he rips the barrier between the two bubbles […]
In the following video, CNN’s Becky Anderson asks astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson if the end is near. As usual, Mr. deGrasse Tyson anwsers in a very cool and concise way.
Please do not try this at home. Repeat: DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME. Even though that scientist appears to be drinking liquid nitrogen, it seems that all he’s doing is swallowing the condensed vapor, blowing it out through his mouth and nostrils. In any case, this strikes me as a very bad idea. Oh, […]
In the following mock behind-the-scenes look at the making of a NASA educational video, Felicia Day explains some of the science behind galactic “collisions,” including the upcoming collision between the Andromeda galaxy and our own. [Via Smithsonian.com]
The world turns on symmetry — from the spin of subatomic particles to the dizzying beauty of an arabesque. But there’s more to it than meets the eye. In the following video presentation, Oxford mathematician Marcus du Sautoy offers a glimpse of the invisible numbers that marry all symmetrical objects.