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Tag Archives: Throwback Thursday
Throwback Thursday #19
Throwback Thursday is here once again. To start this week off, we have a mix of the Cornetto trilogy films by Edgar Wright, and it’s rather well done. If you haven’t seen any / all of those films, you’re missing out, … Continue reading
Posted in Films, Ramblings, Science, TV shows
Tagged #19, 10th Anniversary, AI, animation, Artificial Intelligence, Battlestar Galactica, BBC, Cornetto Trilogy, Edgar Wright, eyes, film, gravity, io9, maths, Mental Floss, movies, Numberphile, Pixar, science, science fiction, Slate, Space Age, technology, Throwback Thursday
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Throwback Thursday #18
What better way to start off this week’s Throwback Thursday with an epic rap by Bert and Ernie. Who doesn’t want to see these excellent characters rapping? You never know, they may play the violin next. Or better yet, a violin with … Continue reading
Posted in Ramblings, Science
Tagged #18, Albert Einstein, alligator, Bad Astronomy, Bert and Ernie, Earth, eat, Einstein, fake, harp, investment, New Scientist, Phil Plait, Protons For Breakfast, python, quotes, rap, real, science, space, spider silk, The Guardian, The Telegraph, Throwback Thursday, violin
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Throwback Thursday #17
It’s Thursday, so it’s time for another Throwback! First up are some translucent ants eating a coloured liquid, colouring themselves in the process (Colossal). It looks pretty cool, especially the ants that create new colours by sampling several of the different liquids. From … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Ramblings, Science
Tagged 17, 2011 visualisation challenge, ants, BBC, bionic, Colossal, colour, contact lenses, io9, IOP Blog, microscope, microscopy, New Scientist, ninja, photographs, physics, salmon ladder, skin, skin cells, The Telegraph, The Terminator, Throwback Thursday, warrior, Wired
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Throwback Thursday #16 – Atoms
It’s that time of the week again: Throwback Thursday! First up, the video above demonstrates what happens when you heat a plastic cup. It’s rather surprising, considering it doesn’t just melt onto the floor. It’s all to do with the … Continue reading
Posted in Ramblings, Science
Tagged #16, atom, atoms, BBC, gold, graphene, heat, invisibility cloak, John Walker, lightest, material, miracle material, physics, plastic cup, relativity, Steve Mould, Throwback Thursday
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Throwback Thursday #15
It’s that time of the week again! Throwback Thursday is back, so let’s get stuck in. First up, a speedy, trippy, Google Street View Hyperlapse video. This is cool, speeding along various roads and landscapes, but becomes great with the … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Ramblings, Science
Tagged #15, Carbonatite lava, clear, Google Street View, Hyperlapse, lake, landscape, lava, Manhattan, New York, New Zealand, Seoul, The Guardian, Throwback Thursday, TinyWrld
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Throwback Thursday #14 – Magic
Today’s Throwback Thursday is all about magic, science, and mathematics. Above is a fantastic video showing a little wooden automata performing magic, created by Per Helldorff. Using a simple turning lever, a ball appears to teleport before your eyes. I … Continue reading
Throwback Thursday #13 – Maps
From the stars of last week’s Throwback Thursday, to the geography of Earth, and the many maps that can explain it. Maps are fascinating. No, really, they are. And some maps are more fascinating than others. Join me as we … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Ramblings, Science
Tagged #13, 12 data maps that sum up London, 40 maps that explain the world, 40 more maps that explain the world, Africa, BBC, China, compromise projection, Gall-Peters projection, India, interactive maps, io9, London, map, map projections, MapCrunch, maps, Mercator projection, migration, NPR, population, Quartz, random Google Street View, The Washington Post, The West Wing, Throwback Thursday, true size of Africa, UK, world maps, world population
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Throwback Thursday #12
After last week’s down-to-Earth living in Brighton special Throwback Thursday, this week we take the stars. I can’t remember where I got the above image from (probably Twitter), but it’s awesome. Around our planet, we have one moon (you may … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Ramblings, Science
Tagged 12, André Kuipers, astronaut, Bad Astronomy, BBC, Chris Hadfield, Earth, eclipse, future, infographic, LEGO, Moon, rocket, science fiction, SETI, six metre tall, solar eclipse, space, spaceship, The Guardian, The Universe, Throwback Thursday, Universe, Wired
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Throwback Thursday #11 – Brighton
After last week‘s interruption by a solar eclipse, Throwback Thursday resumes! Today is all about Brighton. I spent eight years down in Brighton doing my undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, and I really love the city, the atmosphere, and the restaurant Pompoko. … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Photography, Ramblings, TV shows
Tagged #11, A wonderful day in Brighton, BBC, beach, Brighton, Brighton Pier, Caleb Yule, Dance Yrself Clean, Florian Runge, LCD Soundsystem, muppets, Pepperpot Tower, pompoko, seagulls, slot machine, solar eclipse, The Walking Dead, This Is Brighton, Throwback Thursday, tourist, Tower of Dreams BN2, zombie, zombie outbreak, zombies
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Solar Eclipse March 20th 2015
No Throwback Thursday this week. Instead, links to lots of useful information about tomorrow morning’s solar eclipse! First up, a complete guide to the March 20th total solar eclipse can be found over at Universe Today. ITV News has a … Continue reading
Posted in News, Science
Tagged 2015, BBC, Earth, eclipse, ITV News, iWonder, NASA, New Scientist, safety, solar eclipse, Sun, Throwback Thursday, total solar eclipse, Universe Today
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