Category: Science
Geek Versus Nerd
Data scientist Burr Settles performed a little semantic analysis on difference between geeks and nerds using Twitter data. The full analysis can be found on his website. [Via Burr Settles]
Daniel Suarez: The kill decision shouldn’t belong to a robot [TED Talk]
As a novelist, Daniel Suarez (known for Daemon) spins dystopian tales of the future. But on the TEDGlobal stage, he talks us through a real-life scenario we all need to know more about: the...
Google Loon: Balloon Internet
Google has announced a project from the Google X labs, Project Loon. The project’s goal is to beam internet access to the ground using a system of balloons in the stratosphere, providing internet for...
Project Kronos [Fake documentary]
Project Kronos is a documentary film set in the not too distant future, following a mission to achieve interstellar space travel. As the mission unfolds with extraordinary results, the scientists find themselves dealing with...
Antarctica Without Its Ice
Our understanding of what lies beneath the world’s biggest ice sheet has taken another leap forward. In this video we strip away Antarctic ice to reveal a new, and much more detailed map of...
Could We Record Our Dreams?
Have you ever wished you could record your dreams and watch them later? It may be possible sooner than you think… [Via ASAPscience]
How to Turn Sound Into Light: Sonoluminescence
Another awesome thing the Mantis Shrimp does… [via minutephysics]
The NEW Periodic Table Song
Most science geeks are probably familiar with the song The Elements by Tom Lehrer. Since this song was written in 1959 some of the newly discovered elements are missing. So, the guys from ASAP...
Lab Rap Battle
It’s a dilemma that any real-time PCR researcher will face in his or her career: Do I choose TaqMan® or SYBR®? Inspired by the sentiments of researchers all over the world, Life Technologies has...
