Do you know the phrase: “just because you can, doesn’t mean you should?” Well, apparently scientists led by Michio Kawai of the University of Tokyo and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University are less aware of it. The video of this creepy smiling face made from live human cells is more than […]
Kit our your home like a laboratory with these science geek homeware heroes
Whether you’re a medical student/doctor, preparing for Halloween or just like quirky science-y things around your home, the following finds are super cute! (They also make great gifts – you’re welcome) Anatomic heart specimen coaster set How amazing is this heart specimen coaster set?! I can personally attest to this, as I own this set […]
Give me gaming dopamine! UK retailer Currys touts the Easter egg hit
Currys have put together dopamine crush, with pop culture pundit Hunter Clark to share some Easter eggs you might have missed.
Wait, what? Nuclear decay-powered D&D dice
It’s not a new video, published close to the start of the year, but it’s new for me. And it’s mind-boggling.
In a Nutshell: The Day the Dinosaurs Died
The Munich-based team live up to their mission statement of raising awareness of science, space, technology, biology, history and philosophy.
Scientists discovered the most efficient way to stack dice
Let’s say you’ve 25,000 dice to stack. What’s the best way to go about it?
Do I play too much video games?
You will receive a computer-generated normative feedback based on the answers you have provided in relation to all other participants of the study recruited to date.
Science: Cthulhu is now a cucumber
A team led by the Oxford University Museum of Natural History found the rare fossil in a site in England, peeled it back layer-by-layer, taking images each time so the whole creature could later be reconstructed by computer.
Someone has to be a chemistry ninja: Valence Plus
The game is designed to mix education and science. Ninja cards represent molecules and the interactions teach you about chemistry. It is doing well over on Kickstarter, with $15,000 pledged from 200+ backers and 20 days to go to hit the $18,000 target. You can check more details on the campaign page. [Back this Campaign] […]
Superhero Week: The Real-World Physics of Superman [infographic]
This is a bit like the Mythbusters team decided to investigate Superman. Allow for the possibility of an alien from Krypton, who becomes amazingly strong after arriving on Earth, how many of his famous feats are possible? For example, can you catch a plane when it’s falling out of the sky or would that just […]
