Someone always asks the math teacher, “Am I going to use calculus in real life?” And for most of us, says mathematician Arthur Benjamin, the answer is no. In the following video, he offers a bold proposal on how to make math education relevant in the digital age.
In the following video, Expedition 20 Flight Engineer Michael Barratt provides a 20-minute tour of the International Space Station, documenting the full 167 feet of the space station’s pressurized modules. Barratts commentary describes to Mission Control in Houston how equipment and supplies are arranged and stored, and provides engineers with a detailed assessment of each […]
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] According to The Economist, the virtual world Second Life might be a new way to help those with learning disabilities understand (and therefore provide informed consent for) medical procedures and treatment options. A model of the Royal Sussex County Hospital is being built, where the avatars of study participants […]
By Jimmy Rogers (@me) Contributing Writer, [GAS] Much has been made of the wives of the important men in history. Some of those wives were very important in their own right, or even more so than their husbands. It seems that one such lady has somehow slipped through the cracks of history, though. Recently, a […]
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] As if we don’t see enough equations in physics textbooks, sometimes they sneak up on us when we’re least expecting them. Some of the equations pictured are “famous” (though some are definitely not); please feel free to boast your equation-spotting skills in the comments. It’s like bird watching. “Oh […]
Since I just came back from the celebration of one of our local holidays here in Quebec, the St-Jean-Baptiste, I felt that posting this video about the science behind what a great beer should taste like was really appropriate. If you’re a beer lover such as I am, I’m sure you’ll enjoy this video.
A NASA satellite has become the agency’s first unmanned device to orbit the moon in more than a decade. It’s the first step in a program planned to put a human back on the moon in ten years or so. After correcting course midway through, NASA staff were able to guide the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter […]
How do you take this one pattern piece: And make this? It can’t be easy. Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories took a template from geometric sculptor George Hart and rose to the challenge of building a Frabjous. Even more challenging is what they did next- they posted instructions for putting it together. Assembling the Frabjous is […]