Tag: science

April 4, 2017 at 11:30 am

Guy Builds Water Cooled, 72,000 Lumen LED Flashlight and Takes it for a Nighttime Stroll

Guy Builds Water Cooled, 72,000 Lumen LED Flashlight and Takes it for a Nighttime Stroll

Samm Sheperd built this awesome water cooled flashlight and went out at night to see how bright it really was

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March 23, 2017 at 9:57 am

How To Practice Effectively For Just About Anything

How To Practice Effectively For Just About Anything

Mastering any physical skill takes practice. Annie Bosler and Don Greene explain how practice affects the inner workings of our brains.

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March 22, 2017 at 11:09 pm

Meet The Tardigrade aka The Water Bear aka The Toughest Animal on Earth

Meet The Tardigrade aka The Water Bear aka The Toughest Animal on Earth

They can go without water for decades, survive the hottest and coldest environments on Earth, and can even withstand high levels of radiation

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March 21, 2017 at 12:36 am

Incredible Timelapse Captures Cell Division in a Tadpole Egg

Incredible Timelapse Captures Cell Division in a Tadpole Egg

An unbelievable macro timelapse by Francis Chee Films. Elapsed time: 33 hours

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March 15, 2017 at 11:57 pm

The Problem with Counting Calories

The Problem with Counting Calories

With the help of a science lab, Casey Neistat finds that calorie listings on food labels can be highly inaccurate.

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March 4, 2017 at 10:13 am

When Your Camera’s Shutter Syncs Perfectly With a Helicopter’s Rotor

When Your Camera's Shutter Syncs Perfectly With a Helicopter's Rotor

Even when you know what’s happening and why, it’s always bewildering to see

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March 2, 2017 at 5:25 pm

Carl Sagan Explains How Eratosthenes Knew the Earth Was Curved Over 2,200 Years Ago

Carl Sagan Explains How Eratosthenes Knew the Earth Was Curved Over 2,200 Years Ago

In this excerpt from episode 1 of Carl Sagan’s ‘Cosmos’, he explains how the Greek scholar, Eratosthenes, knew the Earth was curved over 2,200 years ago

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February 27, 2017 at 7:56 pm

Boston Dynamics Just Unveiled Their Latest Robot and.. Well We Had a Good Run

Boston Dynamics Just Unveiled Their Latest Robot and.. Well We Had a Good Run

‘Handle’ stands 6.5 ft tall, travels 9 mph and jumps 4​ ​ft vertically. ​With only 10 actuated joints, it is far less complex. Wheels are efficient on flat surfaces while legs can go almost anywhere

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February 27, 2017 at 5:54 pm

In 1885 Wilson Bentley Took the First Ever Photographs of Snowflakes (23 Photos)

In 1885 Wilson Bentley Took the First Ever Photographs of Snowflakes (23 Photos)

He believed no two snowflakes were the same

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February 27, 2017 at 10:51 am

Macro Timelapse Reveals the Hundreds of Sweat Glands on the Tip of Your Finger Alone

Macro Timelapse Reveals the Hundreds of Sweat Glands on the Tip of Your Finger Alone

In this fascinating macro timelapse we see hundreds of tiny sweat glands atop the epidermal ridges bead with sweat

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