“Fun To Imagine” Starring Richard Feynman
September 5, 2009 at 5:48 am | Posted in Chemistry, Physics, Science, Television | Leave a commentTags: Chemistry, Fun To Imagine, Physics, Richard Feynman, Science, Television
This 1983 British television show demonstrated why Feynman was one of the finest teachers and thinkers of the 20th century.
“Dangerous Knowledge”
September 5, 2009 at 5:30 am | Posted in History, Mathematics, Physics, Science | Leave a commentTags: alan turing, BBC, georg cantor, History, kurt godel, ludwig boltzmann, Mathematics, Physics, Science
A BBC production documenting the perilous theoretical journeys of four tormented geniuses: Georg Cantor, Ludwig Boltzmann, Kurt Gödel, & Alan Turing
The Crow Paradox
September 5, 2009 at 5:21 am | Posted in Science | Leave a commentTags: crows, grudges, Science, The Birds
“Don’t anger crows.” Words to live by, because crows not only remember faces, but they tell their fellow crows who to be wary of.
The Neuroscience of Poverty
July 25, 2009 at 9:00 pm | Posted in Journalism, Psychology, Science | Leave a commentTags: brain, development, Journalism, neuroscience, poverty, Psychology, Science
“How poverty passes from generation to generation is now becoming clearer. The answer lies in the effect of stress on two particular parts of the brain.“
Mapping Science in Real Time
July 25, 2009 at 8:41 pm | Posted in Science, Statistics | Leave a commentTags: Science, statistic, visualization
Increasingly, we can watch science as it marches on.
Non-Reversing Mirrors
July 25, 2009 at 7:59 pm | Posted in Physics, Science, Technology | Leave a commentTags: mirrors, optics, Physics, Science, Technology
Seems like a lot of work to be able to see your hair parted on the right side of your head. 😉
Science Commons
July 16, 2009 at 9:55 am | Posted in Gratis, Legal, Science | Leave a commentTags: creative commons, Gratis, Legal, Science, science commons
A spin-off of the Creative Commons license with scientific publication in mind.
The Foundational Falsehoods of Creationism
January 12, 2009 at 5:02 am | Posted in Biology, Philosophy, Religion, Science | Leave a commentTags: agnosticism, atheism, Biology, creationism, Philosophy, Religion, Science, skepticism
Weird, Weird Science
October 17, 2008 at 12:43 am | Posted in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Science, Television | Leave a commentTags: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Science, Television, videos
Dailymotion User Weird Weird Science has a variety of admittedly weird videos you might enjoy.
YourMorals.Org
September 25, 2008 at 4:37 pm | Posted in Psychology, Science, Webware | Leave a commentTags: ethics, morality, morals, Psychology, Science, survey, Webware
Boldly contribute your views to the world of survey psychology, and see how you measure up.
Galaxiki
August 18, 2008 at 7:58 am | Posted in Astronomy, Science, Webware | Leave a commentTags: Astronomy, Science, science fiction, Webware, wiki, world building
The Periodic Table of Videos
July 16, 2008 at 4:10 am | Posted in Chemistry, Education, Reference, Science | Leave a commentTags: Chemistry, Education, periodic table, Reference, Science, videos
The University of Nottingham would like to take you on a journey across the periodic table of elements, one Youtube video at a time.
The Indonesia Mimic Octopus
June 29, 2008 at 11:41 am | Posted in Biology, Science | Leave a commentTags: Biology, imitation, nature shows, oceanography, octopi, octopus, Science
Here’s an octopus that can imitate over a dozen species of all sorts. Don’t believe me? See for yourself.
The World Community Grid
June 25, 2008 at 10:17 am | Posted in Charity, Science, Software, Technology | Leave a commentTags: Charity, crowdsourcing, distributed computing, grid computing, nonprofit, Science, Software, Technology
Don’t just waste those unattended CPU cycles: devote them to science and charity!
Your Life Vs. The Age Of The Universe
June 15, 2008 at 6:15 pm | Posted in History, Science | Leave a commentTags: age of the universe, History, life, lifetime, Science, visualization, your life
“Garbage Island” By VBS.TV
April 22, 2008 at 4:41 pm | Posted in Chemistry, Health, Journalism, Propaganda, Science, Television, Webware | Leave a commentTags: Chemistry, citizen journalism, documentary, great pacific garbage patch, Health, Journalism, marine science, north pacific gyre, oceanography, plastic, Science, Television, videos, Webware
A part of the TOXIC series on VBS.TV, “Garbage Island” puts its money where its mouth is and sends a team into the North Pacific Gyre, home of the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch.”
The World According To Monsanto
April 15, 2008 at 4:49 am | Posted in Economics, Journalism, Propaganda, Science | Leave a commentTags: agriculture, corporations, death by commerce, Economics, farming, genetic engineering, intellectual property, Journalism, monsanto, multinationals, Propaganda, Science
The war on traditional agriculture by megacorporation Monsanto is described in a French documentary “that Americans won’t ever see.”
Powers Of Life
April 11, 2008 at 2:17 am | Posted in Biology, Drawing, Science | Leave a commentTags: Art, Drawing, evolution, Science, shperical cow, tree of life
A bit of context about our place in the tree of life, over at Tipping The Spherical Cow.
The Wellcome Image Awards
March 11, 2008 at 11:15 pm | Posted in Biology, Chemistry, Eye Candy, Photography, Science | Leave a commentAwards distributed only to the very best microscopic photography.
Blue Marble Next Generation
February 12, 2008 at 4:55 pm | Posted in Astronomy, Photography, Science, Technology | Leave a commentNASA would like to remind you that it studies the Earth as well.
The Trap-Jaw Ant: Fastest Jaws In The World
December 29, 2007 at 11:16 pm | Posted in Biology, Science | Leave a commentIt’s one thing to read about it, but it’s another thing entirely to see it in action.
The Bacterial Art of Eshel Ben-Jacob
December 17, 2007 at 1:27 am | Posted in Art, Biology, Chemistry, Eye Candy, Science | Leave a commentA Vending Machine For Crows
November 19, 2007 at 5:48 am | Posted in Biology, Commerce, Science, Technology | Leave a comment1932 ‘Histomap’ of Evolution
November 19, 2007 at 5:47 am | Posted in Biology, Eye Candy, History, Reference, Science | Leave a commentCreative Common Microorganism Art
November 8, 2007 at 8:50 pm | Posted in Art, Drawing, Gratis, Science | Leave a commentDigitized representation of the world as seen through the microscope of Ernst Haeckel, 1834-1919.
Evolving Clocks
November 4, 2007 at 1:57 pm | Posted in Biology, Propaganda, Robotics, Science, Software, Technology | Leave a commentProof that, if clocks could breed and reproduce, evolution would make a fine watchmaker.
The Matrix vs. Carl Sagan
October 28, 2007 at 10:20 pm | Posted in Film, Humor, Mashup/Remix, Science | Leave a comment“If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.”
NASA’s Beginner’s Guide To Aeronautics
October 24, 2007 at 3:15 am | Posted in Physics, Reference, Science, Technology, Vehicles | Leave a commentZoom!
Pork Stone
October 15, 2007 at 8:38 am | Posted in Photography, Science | Leave a commentA curious mineral spotted in China. Delicious!
The Deep
October 8, 2007 at 8:41 pm | Posted in Biology, Books, Photography, Science | Leave a commentClaire Nouvian’s new book devoted to photographing deep sea life has an excellent web site.
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