Tag: science
The Science Behind Procrastination & How To Manage It
Procrastinating is such an annoying habit, even to the people who are doing it. I read an article a while back (I wish I could remember where) that said creative people are typically procrastinators. This happens for two reasons. First, because creative individuals need to feel inspired in order to ...
How To: Extract DNA From A Strawberry (Yes, Fruit Has DNA)
Haven't you always wanted to know how to extract DNA from the strawberries in your kitchen? This is the kind of thing that makes science so much fun! Before I show you how to yank a big 'ol sack of DNA right out from a strawberry, let me ask, did you know that fruit has DNA? I didn't. It turns out t ...
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Using Facebook Science To Get More Engagement [Infographic]
If you have been on Facebook for a long time, you know that Facebook has gone through a whole lot of changes since you first signed up. Either you are on Facebook just to connect with everyone you know, or you want to expand the number of people you know by sharing, interacting and commenting. For a ...
World’s Most Expensive Data Storage Disk Is Made From Sapphire
What if you wanted to record and present information on a data storage disk for someone who may stumble across it 200 years from now, or how about 10,000 years or a million years from now? Recently Patrick Charton from ANDRA (the French nuclear waste management agency) presented one way to accomplis ...
Imagine A Future Where We’ll Be Able To Download Memories
It sounds like the stuff of science-fiction and geek ideology, but the ability to download memories may be a full blown reality for the future generations of planet Earth. Science (well, Neuroscience, Neuroengineering, and Optogenetics to be exact) is getting closer and closer to creating a solution ...
S’mores Spaghetti: Marshmallow & Chocolate Pasta For Geeks
You may wonder why this s'mores spaghetti is for geeks. It's because there was more science used to put this together than I've ever used in any chemistry class. Not only will that make this extra fun to make, but I'm sure it tastes delish too. I mean, it's basically marshmallow and chocolate pasta ...
Buzz Pollination: Bumblebees Sing For Their Supper
What kind of music do you enjoy? Opera? Heavy metal? Or maybe a touch of punk? I have eclectic musical tastes. A visit to my iTunes library reveals some folky leanings tempered with a good dash of Tainted Love. I sing a little bit too. Mostly, I'm a solo singer. Infrequently, I inflict my singing on ...
Living Cyborgs: Now People Can Live Without A Pulse
I’m a cyborg. I’m rather proud of this fact, even though it is a pain much of the time. You see, one of my body parts doesn’t work, so I rely on a medical device to do the work for me, with a little help from my brain. I have type one diabetes and wear an insulin pump.
Unfortunately, so far being ...
10 Strange Facts You Never Knew About Your Dreams
Everyone dreams, and that is just a fact of life. Most of us don't really give it a second thought. We wake up and don't realize we just had a full night of 4-7 dreams on average. There are so few of us who remember our dreams, or who even know some of the simplest facts about dreaming.
You might ...
Swarm: Amazing Video Of Birds In Flight
From the dive bombing of an angry hummingbird to the placid motion of a flock of Canadian geese in the sky, birds move themselves into and out of our lives every day. Their movements are sometimes graceful and sometimes downright funny. Think of the mallard duck, with its rear end wobbling as it dab ...
Cloud Tsunami: Cool Things You Might See On A Helicopter Tour
I have a bucket list in my head and taking a helicopter tour in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is on my list right next to scuba diving. I have the over (aerial) and under (below sea level) adventures covered. I must admit, flying is not something I love to do because I like to be the one at the con ...
The Little Lego Man That Was Sent Into Space
When I was in school, a science experiment consisted of putting some vinegar and baking soda into a plastic pop bottle. I think I got gypped. Just look at what two Canadian teenagers, Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad did in their spare time. The young duo is making news for taking pictures of a Lego Man ...
A Fly Doing A Somersault: Award-Winning 16 Second Video
I'm one of those people who doesn't kill very many bugs. I'll squish a mosquito or stomp on a roach, but for just about every other kind of bug, I try to help them to safety when they end up in my domain. If I encountered one of these 8 Biggest Baddest Fugliest Bugs, that might be a different story, ...
Party In A Test Tube: Chemistry Parties Are So Reactive
When I was a kid, I wanted a chemistry set. Didn’t we all? Why did I want a chemistry set? It’s not because I wanted to sit placidly in my bedroom, creating new experiments that would change the world and lead to universal peace and harmony. No, I wanted to blow stuff up, just like you did.
Imagi ...
Grooving Graduates: The Dance Your PhD Contest
I went to graduate school. It was a great experience. I learned a lot. I experienced the world. However, I seem to have missed out on one vital part of the graduate school experience: I did not get to dance on a stage in a loincloth and post the resulting video on YouTube.
How could I possibly ha ...