Science of Stupid: Cats vs. Gravity [Videos]
Cats have an amazing ability to leap, but sometimes even the most sure-footed felines take a tumble… [National Geographic]
Cats have an amazing ability to leap, but sometimes even the most sure-footed felines take a tumble… [National Geographic]
Got a bad habit you just can’t seem to break? That’s because it’s literally wired into your brain! Every single thought, action, and feeling changes your brain. When repeated enough times, a habit is formed. This week we’ll talk about how an advertiser in the early 1900s got half of Americans to pick up a […]
If you still want to learn more after watching the video, Google these: Coprophagy: Consuming feces Allocoprophagy: Consuming others’ feces Autocoprophagy: Consuming one’s own feces Fecal microbiota transplant: A treatment for C. diff that involves transplanting feces from a healthy individual into a patient. Cecotropes: Also known as night poops, these are the soft, shiny […]
What happens to plastic bottles when you recycle them? Do they get made into fresh bottles, or do they become something else? This week on Reactions, learn why it’s easier to turn bottles into workout shirts than it is to fully recycle the plastic. [Reactions]
There’s a reason you can’t stop your head boppin’ to block-rockin’ beats, and why you can’t get a catchy song’s hook out of your head. The Atlantic editor Derek Thompson lays down a spoken-word jam about the science behind music’s appeal. [Big Think]
In this video from Minute Physics, host Henry Reich inserts a mass damper in Lego’s amazing Saturn V set to demonstrate how engineers prevent structures from shaking. This video is about Tuned Mass Dampers, which can be used to reduce or avoid unwanted vibrations, swaying, swinging, bending, etc on engineered structures ranging from buildings, skyscrapers, […]
A sensuous song of molecular machines by Youtuber acapellascience also featuring Dorothy Andrusiak. [acapellascience]
Can video games actually make you violent? Asap Science investigates using facts and science. Check it out! [ASAP Science]
Blood banks need a constant supply of donors to maintain their supply, but some enzymes that are already in our bodies might be able to help! [SciShow]
Studies have found that even some of the most well-known home remedies don’t work, and sometimes they do more harm than good. Find out more about them in this episode of SciShow. [SciShow]