I have dug through the Internet this week and uncovered all this geeky goodness. You can find the thousands of links from previous weeks here.
I have marked my favorite links with a ∞. Enjoy.
Science to Read, Write, and Watch Someone did a study on what was in hot dogs. You want to know, don't you? It is as you feared
∞ I had a discussion on Huffington Post Live about Elysium and space station science. Catch it here
? As always, it's complicated "Impossible triangles" aren't neurological traps, on the contrary, they free our brains
What does our garbage say about us
? What will it say to the future? ∞ Wow! Footage of a Perseid meteor exploding
A Perseid from space is incredible
A decapitated copperhead bites itself
XKCD understands absolute and relative risk...and swimming dogs with guns
How to Love a Whale Shark--the giant polka-dotted roombas of the ocean
∞ A scientific thrill in itself: the chance to see evolution in action — over and over again
. The dark side to viral videos of the most adorable creatures
A fun, if a bit simplified, animation: A Brief History of Physics
∞ How Elysium is a Carnival Ride, and Why its Atmosphere is a Bucket of Water
The new robot that uses a steerable needle to remove deadly blood clots in the brain
. Now shut up about it. The psychologist who refuted an entire culture of over-valuing eyewitness testimony
- What the world would be like if the chemtrail conspiracy were true? Someone get on Drunk Skepticism: Houdini Drunk History
The firestorms resulting from dropping a mountain from space
would only cover some of North America. So that's a relief. ∞ The ISS could cross the length of a football field
before a bullet traveled 10 yards "Science accuses them of dumbing down the discourse of America...but wadded-up $100 bills make pretty good earplugs
." On the death of educational TV People Worship Weeping Tree In California, "Tears" Are Actually Aphid Poop
∞ "She could have carefully portrayed the measured views of physicians and scientists. But that’s not what happened
." An analysis of a terrible anti-GMO article It's dubbed the "Tiger Spider
" because, well... How to become a fossil: Die near a volcano or a bog
Religious people are less intelligent than atheists
, an analysis of over 63 scientific studies concludes Death is not a switch; it might even be like going out with a cognitive "bang"
∞ The worst way to die might be being fed on by 150,000 ticks
. These moose know real terror Don't equate autism and cancer; that's hack reporting
Try sharing this on Facebook instead: Court Rulings Don't Confirm Autism-Vaccine Link
Nerdery at its Finest Pacific Rim didn't have much animatronics, but the little it did was done right
What phenomenon is causing this black hole whirlpool
? So, how much would it cost to be Batman
? When Spider-man's original girlfriend died, it was from the whiplash of a web-save
#sadscience Adventure Time + Zelda + Star Wars + Deadpool
∞ We know what would really happen in a fight between Batman and Superman
If Dr. Seuss wrote for Star Trek: TNG
Diagnosing Anakin Skywalker: Borderline Personality Disorder
My heart is splintered. Is this the most gut-wrenching Ninja Turtles fan art
ever made? How to make a real Sharknado
, because science! GIFs and Images for 2-Seconds of WowThe prettiest shot of Mars I have ever seen
. Like ice cap ice cream ∞ Wonderful comparisons to make it science-fun: This measuring cup is awesome
The Namib desert is a sheet of rolling red silk
∞ Panthers are crazy-agile
(even though the trick seems kinda mean) This is the first photo of Earth from space
The bullets of space: What a micro-meteorite hole looks like
; found in Endeavour's radiator Here is the difference between space rocks
, GIFified This is what a seagull buffet looks like
Planes can't fly too close to each other because of fluid dynamics. See
? ∞ An amazing mammatus cloud thunderstorm
in Texas The Lotus Effect
makes water act like mercury You've seen a gun fire underwater, but this one is super slo-mo
--an active stratovolcano in the eastern Andes of Ecuador NASA's graphic of all 1,400 known PHAs (potentially hazardous asteroids)
, one is a Earth-killer Global Warming art
? Sahara desert clouds from space
. Like a wedding veil When a poisonous frog looks like a dollop of sherbert
Somehow the dunes on Mars
can look like a beautifully dancing woman ∞ A cannonball dropped in mercury
When lightning strike a golf course
. (But don't be fooled by what happens when it hits sand
has been burning for decades, preparing world for Lucifer's return, probably The peril of being a baseball camera
I will say it forever: Fireworks in reverse
are better than regular fireworks ∞ The same forest photographed 365 times. Each shot a slice
Pop Culture Happenings Incredibly sensitive theremins (like individual finger movements) playing Beethoven
? Sign me up "My blog is my principal source of income. AMA
." ∞ Frank Herbert called him the only artist to have visited DUNE. Here are his fantastic illustrations
What if you composed a song based on how birds were sitting on power lines
? "I hate Strong Female Characters
" ∞ Wired's list of 22 writers, thinkers, tweeters
who know what's up in science (feat. yours truly!) Tell Google to define "literally." Language is crumbling
Here's what Elysium did wrong -- and what it did right
∞ Portraits of Albanian Women Who Have Lived Their Lives As Men
. A fascinating cultural quirk Yes, the HISTOMAP of the last 4,000 years is epic
. And only 2,000 years before that the whole world was created!
