Thursday, August 30, 2018
The Night Before Space Launch
"What Is It Like To Be An Astronaut The Night Before You Launch Into Space?"
Unfortunate Last Names
"Innocent people with dirty-sounding last names face the 'Scunthorpe problem'"
Wednesday, August 29, 2018
Black Holes And Computational Complexity
"Black holes, paradoxes, and computational complexity". (Via Tyler Cowen.)
Tuesday, August 28, 2018
Swirling Wine
"Swirling your wine is not pretentious; it's just good physics".
My favorite part is how the analysis of the physics became someone's PhD dissertation. (Via H.R.)
My favorite part is how the analysis of the physics became someone's PhD dissertation. (Via H.R.)
Monday, August 27, 2018
Ancient Egyptian Pregnancy Test
"Ancient Egyptian Pregnancy Test Survived Millenia Because It Worked"
Ancient Earth Globe
Excellent interactive globe showing what the Earth looked like at different times, millions of years ago. (Via H.R. and G.V.H.)
Sunday, August 26, 2018
Flat Earth Believers
"Do People Really Think Earth Might Be Flat?"
Just 66 percent of millennials firmly believe that the Earth is round,” read the summary from the pollster YouGov. Kids today, right? But it’s not only curmudgeons eager to complain about the younger generation who ought to find the survey of interest. For despite the recent prominence of flat-earthery among musicians and athletes, YouGov’s survey seems to have been the first systematic attempt to assess the American population’s views on the shape of the Earth.
Moreover, the results raised a number of compelling questions that deserve attention...
Communicating With Subs
"MIT Researchers Develop Seamless Underwater-to-Air Communication System". (Via H.R.)
Thursday, August 23, 2018
Wednesday, August 22, 2018
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