Monthly Archives: February 2012
The Sound Of Speed
What does speed sound like? A simple question, which sound designer and electronic musician Joseph Fraioli attempted to demonstrate, by comparing the speed of Google Chrome to various other things; namely a potato, sound, and lightning. The resulting video is pretty … Continue reading
Night Motion Timelapse: Outer Banks
Beautiful night motion time lapse video of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, by Daniel Dragon Films. There are some truly stunning shots of the Milky Way here, coupled with specific landmarks. The lighthouse shot is particularly impressive. The music … Continue reading
Khan Academy – Flipping The Classroom
I’ve already extolled the virtues of Khan Academy, and believe that everyone should start using it. In the few months that I’ve been exploring Khan Academy, I know I’ve learnt a great deal, and it’s been fun to learn it. … Continue reading
Realistic Children’s Monster Drawings
When I was a kid, I wanted to be able to draw well. Now I’m grown up (ish), I realise I’ll never be able to draw well, but at least I can doodle. I can also admire other people’s artwork. … Continue reading
How Magicians Manipulate The Human Mind
In a Smithsonian magazine article, Teller, of Penn & Teller fame, reveals a few secrets to his magic, and compares it to neuroscience. “I have my doubts. Neuroscientists are novices at deception. Magicians have done controlled testing in human perception for … Continue reading
Inside Knowledge Blog – Science Nation Army
Inside Knowledge Blog – Science Nation Army. Brilliantly composed piece. “Using real footage and sounds from a working science lab, the Inside Knowledge team have reconstructed the White Stripes song Seven Nation Army from scratch“. Onwards!
No Longer Faster-Than-Light Neutrinos?
Faster-than-light neutrinos are back in the news, although with a slight reduction in speed. More research by the OPERA collaboration has uncovered two possible flaws in the original experiments. Both flaws involve “the experiment’s pioneering use of Global Positioning System … Continue reading
Disposal Of Sodium? Na
Sodium (Na) is reactive. Highly reactive. It and water do not mix very well. Not very well at all. But the resulting reaction is awesome to watch! Sodium reacts exothermically (releases energy in the form of light and heat) with water. … Continue reading
Time Lapse Video Of A Human Skeleton Being Assembled
The human skeleton is mightily impressive. It is made up of many many bones (over 206 in adults), and we would look like pancakes without it. In this short but interesting time lapse video, Museum of London osteologist Mike Henderson assembles a … Continue reading
Guild Wars 2 – Guided City Tours
Divinity’s Reach. The Black Citadel. Hoelbrak. Guild Wars 2 has just had a Press Closed Beta Test, and there is a wealth of new information out there now for the fans. GuildMag has gathered together an aggregation of the best … Continue reading
