NASA's new biocapsule is about to change the world.
Invented to treat radiation, this thing is the closest we’ve gotten to the promised self-repairing injectable nanobot.
Apparently wood burning fireplaces are really, really, really, _really_ bad for us and everyone around us.
This makes me incredibly sad. Also, some other stuff about religion cause this is a Sam Harris article.
Food Lab answers 164 questions.
I was hesitant to make yet another food/science without at least some intermediary posts, but this was just too cool not to post. Tiny little snippets of invaluable information.
Wired investigates how much bubble wrap you'd need to wrap yourself in in order to survive falls from various heights.
We desperately need more of this kind of journalism in the world today.
Philadelphia Science Festival
there are some cool events here..especially the one in the observatory on Thursday night
Genetic Algorithm
Interesting application that models genetics using 2-wheel driving as the “dominant” trait. (Not sure I understand the colors completely.)
CERN isolates and contains motherfucking Anti-matter.
And we’re one step closer to death rays, bitches. Do you know how badly a beam of anti-carbon molecules would fuck us up? So cool.
Food Scientist Harold McGee interviewed by Terry Gross.
This is the guy Alton Brown gets all his material from. He has a new book coming out. Super interesting interview.
If You Meet An Alien
An infographic suggesting what you should do if you just so happen to be the first ever human to meet one.
An amazing example of how heat can counterintuitively move faster than fire/explosions.
Also, if you’re not watching Plait’s Bad Universe on Discovery channel, you’re missing out.
On acupuncture.
Science journalism is blowing it again by wildly misinterpreting a new study that supposedly proves the efficacy of acupuncture. It doesn’t.
Scientists are trying to use a giant laser to create a miniature star here on earth in the hopes of producing a sustainable energy source.
FUCKING SCIENCE! Right!??! Fuck!
Daniel Shenton, President of the Flat-Earth Society and the nature of (dis)belief
Daniel Shenton believes that the earth is a flat disc surrounded by mountains to hold the water in. Yes, he actually believes this. Why? Because go look outside. Do you see any curvature? To wit, he feels “our senses tell us these things, and it would take an extraordinarily [sic] level of evidence to counteract those.” Every photo of earth, every space expedition, every piece of information we have on satellites and flight routes — all fakery.
And I’m left wondering… how does this happen? How are people capable of such self-deceit? And is it really possible to change their or anyone else’s minds about the things they believe?
Mr. Wizard released on DVD.
I plan on gifting as many of these as possible to as many kids as I possibly can.
The coolest kitchen gadet on earth: Liquid Nitrogen.
Gos found this super cool (ha!) article that explains damn near everything about using liquid nitrogen in the kitchen and all the cool (haaa!) things you can do with it
Audiophoolery.
How to separate the useful info from the psudeo science when shopping for stereo equipment.