Science Of Power Ups: Ocarina of Time
How does the Ocarina of Time from the Legend of Zelda REALLY work? Science of Power Ups has the answer! The cost? A mere 11 more brave volunteers, 3 horses and 4 labs. Go...
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What are those floaty things in your eye?
Sometimes, against a uniform, bright background such as a clear sky or a blank computer screen, you might see things floating across your field of vision. What are these moving objects, and how are...
Moment of Science: 5 Fun Physics Phenomena
In the first video Derek from Veritasium shows you 5 fun physics phenomena. In the second video, he explains how they work. Were you able to see how they worked after the first video?...
Size Comparison of Science Fiction Spaceships [Update]
Last year we featured the spaceship comparison by Dirk Loechel. Apparently, this was still a work in progress back then. This is the complete and final one, according to the author. [via deviantart]
7 Myths About The Brain You Thought Were True
Blow your mind with these brain myths! [via asapscience]
The Science of Laziness
Why are some people so lazy? Is there a couch-potato gene? [via asapscience]
I F*cking Love Science [Music Video]
Hank Green from the vlogbrothers released a new music video called I f*cking love science. Note that the version below is the uncensored version. [via vlogbrothers]
How to Predict the Odds of Anything
Statistics! They’re every scientist’s friend. But they can be easy to misinterpret. Check out this thought exercise with Hank to understand how some mental kung fu known as Bayesian reasoning can use stats to...
How is Artificial Snow Made?
In what may be the warmest Winter Olympics on record, Sochi looks more like SoCal by the day. With few real snowflakes to blanket Sochi’s slopes, our latest episode explains how science keeps the...
