What Do We See in The Dark?
Jake Roper explains what we can see in the dark, what Prisoner’s cinema is, and why pirates may have actually worn eye patches to see better. [via youtube]
Category: Science
Bullet Block Experiment
A bullet is fired upward into the bottom of a block of wood, one time in the center, the other time off-center. This will launch both blocks into the air, but will there be...
Phone Button Layout
Why are phone buttons laid out as they are? Sarah Wiseman discusses. [via numberphile]
What If You Stopped Going Outside?
It is no secret most geeks spend a substantial amount of their time inside, but what if you stopped going altogether? [Via youtube]
Exploring other dimensions
Imagine a two-dimensional world — you, your friends, everything is 2D. In his 1884 novella, Edwin Abbott invented this world and called it Flatland. Alex Rosenthal and George Zaidan take the premise of Flatland...
Why The World Is Awesome in 60 Facts
Veritasium, Ze Frank, Vsauce2, Wheezy Waiter, SixtySymbols, Periodic videos, Sorted Food, Head Squeeze and Earth Unplugged crew give you 60 epic facts that show why the world is awesome. [Via YouTube]
What’s Actually Inside An Average Cup of Coffee?
Coffee is the lifeblood of most of our mornings, but do you know what’s actually inside that cup of coffee you’re drinking each day? You’d be surprised. [via wired]
Could We Stop An Asteroid?
Could we stop an asteroid on a collision course for Earth? Bill Nye the science guy tries to answer this question. [Via youtube]
Can maths predict a riot?
After riots tore across London in 2011, a team of researchers from University College London began using math to model what happened–and how to predict similar riots in the future. [Via flowingdata]
