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Vaccines, Measles, And You
“The first ever vaccine was created when Edward Jenner, an English physician and scientist, successfully injected small amounts of a cowpox virus into a young boy to protect him from the related (and deadly) smallpox virus. But how does this … Continue reading
Artificial Intelligence In Films
Films have a long history of showing artificial intelligence, but only a few have managed to actually get it right. With the recent release of Ex Machina (an amazing film, go see it), BuzzFeed created a list of “Six films that … Continue reading
Microscopic Images Of Food & Other Items
Microscopic images are cool. Really, really cool. Especially ones of everyday items and food. BuzzFeed have a list of 23 such images, taken from ZEISS Microscopy‘s Flickr page, of just such items. I really like seeing microscopic images of food, … Continue reading
33 “Facts” Everybody Knows That Are Actually Total Lies
BuzzFeed have a great little listicle titled “33 “facts” everybody knows that are actually total lies“. I already knew that pretty much all those “facts” were not true, but it’s nice to have them all together in a list, linking to evidence. … Continue reading
Useful Websites You Never Knew Existed
The internet is filled with a ginormous array of different websites, all catered towards particular things. With so many options available, it’s often easy to overlook certain websites that can be incredibly useful. That’s why BuzzFeed created a list of … Continue reading
Answers For Creationists
After the recent Bill Nye / Ken Ham debate about evolution / creationism, BuzzFeed got 22 creationists to pose questions or comments towards “the other side”, aka people who understand in the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection. These are … Continue reading
More Science Images Of 2013
Time for some more amazing science images from the past year! BuzzFeed has a collection of the 23 most breathtaking science photos of 2013, and they are utterly brilliant. Ranging from the nanoscale to the galactic scale, and everything in … Continue reading
Mesmerising GIFs Of Science
If you like GIFs, you’ll like this. If you like science, you’ll LOVE this. Over at BuzzFeed, they have a collection of “32 mesmerising GIFs that will make you fall in love with science“, and they’re not wrong! I’ve covered … Continue reading
13 Science Myths You Probably Believe
There are some scientific claims that you really should be more sceptical about. BuzzFeed has collected together 13 of these myths, with a short explanation (often with links) as to why these myths are, well, myths. The dozen plus one … Continue reading
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