Tag: research

April 23, 2018 at 3:31 pm

Causes of Death: Google vs Media vs Reality

Causes of Death: Google vs Media vs Reality

We need to talk about heart disease

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March 7, 2018 at 1:59 pm

Dropping Ice Down a 90m Borehole in Antarctica Makes a Very Unexpected Sound

Dropping Ice Down a 90m Borehole in Antarctica Makes a Very Unexpected Sound

Is there a sound effects guy down there?

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March 26, 2017 at 9:43 am

Boaty McBoatface Just Set Off On Its Antarctic Adventure

Boaty McBoatface Just Set Off On Its Antarctic Adventure

Last year the UK gov launched an online contest for the public to name its new polar research ship. Boaty McBoatface won in a landslide but

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September 29, 2016 at 8:21 am

Speed Test Comparison of Every iPhone Ever

Speed Test Comparison of Every iPhone Ever

A speed test comparison of every iPhone ever made; from the 2G to the 7 Plus.

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September 19, 2016 at 6:36 pm

Data Analysis of 18 Million Amazon Reviews Finds Incentivized Reviewers Give Higher Ratings

Data Analysis of 18 Million Amazon Reviews Finds Incentivized Reviewers Give Higher Ratings

People given free or discounted products in exchange for reviews were found to rate products 0.4 stars higher

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August 26, 2016 at 2:55 pm

Why The Dark Knight’s Joker Is The Perfect Antagonist

Why The Dark Knight's Joker Is The Perfect Antagonist

Heath Ledger’s performance as The Joker is universally celebrated—and with good reason—but there is more to the character than his excellent performance

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August 19, 2016 at 4:37 pm

The MIT Tech That Lets You Manipulate Video Objects by Analyzing Vibrations

The MIT Tech That Lets You Manipulate Video Objects by Analyzing Vibrations

I’m pickin’ up good vibrations

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June 15, 2016 at 12:46 pm

Close-Up of the First Mechanical Gear Ever Found in Nature

Close-Up of the First Mechanical Gear Ever Found in Nature

The biological form of a mechanical gear was observed in juvenile planthoppers, a common insect found in gardens across Europe

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June 2, 2016 at 6:58 pm

Your Brain is Two and What Makes You, You

Your Brain is Two and What Makes You, You

CGP Grey and Kurzgesagt collaborate on a two-part video series about our brain(s) and what we’re ‘made’ of

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May 27, 2016 at 2:23 pm

Guy Sets Remote Camera Deep in the Amazon and Captures the Rainforest’s Incredible Biodiversity

Guy Sets Remote Camera Deep in the Amazon and Captures the Rainforest's Incredible Biodiversity

“An Unseen World” is an award winning short film by Paul Rosolie. The variety of species captured in this one location is astounding

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