To me, one of the more incredible feelings in the world is to notice the astonishing detail and wonder of a thing that previously felt totally familiar and mundane. Bugs. Bugs bring this feeling. Bugs are so everywhere...
The spring and summer months mark the height of tornado activity in the United States. In fact, the US is a hotspot for tornadic activity, with around one thousand tornadoes, on average, annually. (Canada as a nation...
’ve written an article about exploring rocks around the world using a geology database called Macrostrat, but what about the things that we find in those rocks? Human’s have unearthed an astonishing number of...
The Last Job on Earth, by Moth Collective, envisions the possible negative effects of a world where machines have taken over our jobs. This is a very real fear for some people, as automation is becoming more and more a...
he first video (that you see above) is a collaborative effort between philosopher Jason Silva, and youtuber Melodysheep. It explores the seemingly divine properties of our star, the sun. Knowing the facts about the sun...
onsumed is a computer animated short film by Andreas Wannerstedt. The short is completely CGI, and gorgeously made. The story centers around a lab-made self replicating substance meant to replace food for an...
HowManyPeopleAreInSpaceRightNow.com he fact that this URL exists means that we live in an extraordinary time. People, not so different from us (besides their packed resumes), are above. Not only in the occasional jet...
ne of the biggest issues with map-making that persists to this day is translating spherical geometry to a euclidean plane; that is, it’s impossible to accurately portray the surface of a ball on a flat surface....
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Barrington Bayley was a twentieth century novelist and short story author specializing in science fiction. He wrote books such as The Pillars of Eternity and Star winds, among others. He was not quite as prolific as...
In physics and mathematics, even the most experienced academic is going to have trouble successfully picturing higher dimensions. But if you are a budding scientist or mathematician, they are unavoidable. Humans live in...
Thriftbooks is one of those things that sound, initially, too good to be true. If you’re a book lover with a small budget, a college student looking for new textbooks, or don’t want to spend too much money...
Arthur C Clarke was a twentieth century science fiction author and futurist. Clarke is perhaps most well known for his work with filmmaker Stanley Kubrick on 2001: A Space Odyssey, writing the novel version as well as...
Whenever you’re in a disagreement with someone, whether this be in casual conversation or in formal debate, it is imperative to notice the common logical fallacies that can and will show up. What’s a logical...
Isaac Asimov was a very prolific science fiction and nonfiction writer of the twentieth century. He is well known for his Foundation series of books and I, Robot. He was also a professor of biochemistry at Boston...
The above video is of a man (the video-maker’s father) fulfilling – in some way – a dream of going to space by taking a simulated ride with the Oculus Rift. The Oculus Rift is a device created to...
What started out as a series of tutoring videos for his relatives, came Sal Khan’s immensely successful – in both popularity, and results – tutoring website, Khan Academy. Not to mention that it is...
I’m going to do something a little bit different on this science blog; I’m going to give you music to listen to! It might not be the latest news from Fermi, but it I think it’s an important tool...
