The Year In Ideas December 15, 2009
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The New York Times has a great web feature called “The Year In Ideas” from their magazine (this is the 9th year they’ve done it). Basically it’s just a lot of interesting stuff from a wide range of fields. For example, the picture above is a genetically modified glowing puppy. (Picture was found here).
Melt A Beer Bottle In Your Microwave November 23, 2009
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I’ve been looking for a good experiment to use my old microwave on and I think this one fits the bill. Also, any experiment that uses a blow torch rates highly in my book.
(Via Boing Boing)
Friendly Leopard Seal Doesn’t Eat Photographer November 21, 2009
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I just wish he had had a video camera instead. Never the less, these are some great pictures with an even greater story.
(Via Boing Boing)
Future Scientists November 18, 2009
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Why is it only kids and their science projects that study the truly hard hitting science, like what farts smell like?
You’re About To Learn That Water Drops Bounce November 16, 2009
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It happens multiple times in the blink of an eye due to surface tension; water droplets actually sit on top of a pool of water. I do wonder if this isn’t just because they are dropping the water very close to the pool instead of hundreds of miles in the air like rain.
Who Needs A Microscope Anyway? November 10, 2009
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Check out this awesome web application that allows you to really see and understand the different in size between things like a grain of rice, a red blood cell, a virus, and an atom of carbon.
