Tag: science

February 11, 2016 at 2:24 pm

What Researchers Learned from the World’s Longest Study on Happiness

What Researchers Learned from the World's Longest Study on Happiness

Psychiatrist Robert Waldinger is the 4th director of the ongoing, 75-year-old study on adult development and happiness. This is what they’ve learned

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February 11, 2016 at 1:28 am

Robot Makes Hole-In-One on No. 16 at TPC Scottsdale

Robot Makes Hole-In-One on No. 16 at TPC Scottsdale

In the opening round of the 2016 Waste Management Phoenix Open, LDRIC the golf robot gets a hole-in-one on the par-3 16th hole

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February 9, 2016 at 4:29 pm

How the NFL’s Yellow Line Actually Works

How the NFL's Yellow Line Actually Works

The clever engineering behind the virtual first-down line, explained

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February 4, 2016 at 7:17 pm

The Mystery of Prince Rupert’s Drop at 130,000 FPS

The Mystery of Prince Rupert's Drop at 130,000 FPS

Destin of ‘Smarter Every Day‘ explores the mystery of Prince Rupert’s drop using an ultra high speed camera

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February 3, 2016 at 2:34 am

Inside the Eye: Nature’s Most Exquisite Creation (10 Photos)

Inside the Eye: Nature’s Most Exquisite Creation (10 Photos)

Ed Yong discusses the anatomy and evolution of eyes, assessing how a creature’s environment contributes to its function, form and appearance

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February 1, 2016 at 3:20 pm

Thermal Imaging Camera Shows How and Where Human Body Loses Heat

Thermal Imaging Camera Shows How and Where Human Body Loses Heat

Using the military spec Selex Merlin thermal imaging camera, Oli Martin vividly shows how the human body loses heat when exposed to the blistering cold of the Scottish highlands

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January 29, 2016 at 12:01 pm

If There’s 44 People in a Room, What Are the Chances Two People Share the Same Birthday?

If There's 44 People in a Room, What Are the Chances Two People Share the Same Birthday?

The birthday paradox and why our brains struggle to think exponentially

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January 27, 2016 at 11:14 am

These Guys Just Built the World’s Fastest Rubik’s Cube Solving Robot

These Guys Just Built the World's Fastest Rubik's Cube Solving Robot

I, for one, welcome our new Rubik’s cube solving overlords

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January 26, 2016 at 9:52 am

Is Titanium Bulletproof?

Is Titanium Bulletproof?

There’s only one way to find out

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January 20, 2016 at 8:04 am

Making Soap Bubbles in the Freezing Cold and Filming the Results

Making Soap Bubbles in the Freezing Cold and Filming the Results

Pablo Zaluska beautifully captures what happens when you make frozen soap bubbles in -15°C weather

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