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The Scientific Power of Thought

Kyle Dowling — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:00:22 +0000

Mind over matter, people! According to this video, when you change your mind, you physically change your brain. It looks as if the power of thought is an immense gift that each of us hold (sans ‘Honey Boo Boo‘ viewers). As the video states, “imagining an action and doing it require the same motor and [...]

How NOT to Make an Electric Gun

Tom Blunt — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 12:05:33 +0000

There’s no need to offer a “Don’t try this at home” warning — by the time you’ve watched this guy accidentally shock, burn, and shoot himself, you’re unlikely to follow in his footsteps. It might seem a little strange to talk about making guns so soon after that botched assassination attempt in Bulgaria, but this homemade [...]

Awesome Examples of Why Science is Totally Cool

Adam West — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:20:49 +0000

I'll admit it, I wasn't the greatest student in the world,especially when it came to math and science. I guess that's one of the reasons I work in radio. Yes, there were some aspects of science that were interesting, and now that I'm an adult (by virtue of my age, anyway) I do find the topic more interesting. Maybe it's all in the presentation. What follows are a collection of experiments that prove that science actually rocks!

Why Don't We Have Faster-Than-Light Travel Yet?

Mike Adams — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 12:00:13 +0000

Traveling faster than the speed of light is a popular concept in the world of most science fiction, but still very much fiction. So why is it that with all of the technological advancements that actual science has made over the last century is faster-than-light travel nowhere within our reach?

Weird Science: Watch This Bizarre Chemical Reaction

Tom Blunt — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 13:30:20 +0000

Something very strange happens at the 1:15 point in this video. When these three clear solutions are combined on a stir plate, the result changes color — and keeps changing! Don’t ask us why the color change keeps oscillating. That’s what the narrating scientist is there for! The sudden transformation from an amber liquid to an inky [...]

10 Amazing Facts About the Universe You Won't Believe

Carl Pettit — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 16:45:14 +0000

The universe is a pretty amazing place, from the unimaginably large, right down to the incredibly small. There’s an awful lot going on in this field we call “existence.”With the recent discovery of what is most likely the elusive Higgs boson particle, or some variant thereof, by scientist’s working at the Large Hadron Collider near [...]

Duke University Creates 'Harry Potter' Style Invisibility Cloak

Amanda Ferris — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 15:22:11 +0000

If you’re a fan of J.K. Rowling’s hit ‘Harry Potter‘ series, you must have longed for your own invisibility cloak so that you could go off on your own magical adventures just like Harry himself. But invisibility cloaks are merely fictional, right? Wrong! A team of researchers at Duke University have created the first invisibility [...]

Learn Chemistry With Adorable Dogs

Amanda Ferris — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:13:10 +0000

In this heartwarming YouTube video, adorable pooches-turned-chemists Paige and Dexter explain the basics of chemistry using their toys. If your child is struggling with basic chemistry concepts in school or you just need a pick me up after a long, stressful day, this video will make you giggle as the pooches demonstrate the ins-and-outs of chemical bonding.

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson Discovers Superman's Home Planet

Amanda Ferris — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 18:42:48 +0000

Superman’s home planet Krytpon isn’t fictional anymore! Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has discovered the real-life counterpart to the planet that is so deeply embedded in the ‘Superman’ canon.Tyson discovered the red dwarf star that is located in the Corvus constellation and is about 27.1 light years away from Earth. Up until now, this star was [...]

Get a Step-by-Step Guide to Lucid Dreaming

Emerald Catron — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 11:05:41 +0000

We know — the first thing we thought when we saw this was “who draws that well on white board” too! Once we got over that, we realized we should actually be paying attention to what this guy’s saying. It’s a step by step guide from asapScience to achieving lucid dreams — dreams you are [...]

The Likelihood of 'Looper' – Science Behind the Movies

Ruth Waxman — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 13:09:58 +0000

In the new sci-fi hit ‘Looper,’ starring Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Emily Blunt, the mob uses “Loopers” and time travel to kill targets in the 30-year past. But how much of the film is based on actual hard science? As shown in the film, criminals are sent from 2074, where killing proves to be [...]

Kent Coleslaw's 'Mysteries of the Universe'

Adam West — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 18:00:33 +0000

There are so many unanswered questions in our world, so many great mysteries that form who and what we are. It takes an inquisitive mind to explore these mysteries…or at least to ask the right questions. Okay, so it’s really comedian Jon Lajoie. You can check out his other videos here.

Genius! Guy Makes Music With Kitchen Equipment

Harley Myles — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:19:02 +0000

Proof that you can literally make music with anything, especially anything with an electric current. Hats off to this guy for making it happen. Cool video.

Women Gain Weight After Marriage, Men After Divorce

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 06:30:09 +0000

Getting hitched results in women putting on the pounds, whereas the male waistline is more likely to expand after a divorce.

Researchers from Ohio State University discovered this discrepancy after analyzing a study on the effects marital events had on 10,000 people between 1986 and 2008.