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 Labels for GMO Foods Are a Bad Idea
∞ Mermaids!? Really!? 16 Things BuzzFeed Doesn’t Know About The Ocean
Is It Time For Scientist Activism Against GMO Fear-Mongering
? I'll go ahead and say yes. Water, ink, and capillary action makes for phenomenal art
Can't unsee: Giant Anteater’s Legs Look Like Pandas
Blackfish showed us that orcas are exploited animals, but we have to respect them like apex predators too
Perspective in the universe makes us feel special, but we're not
A lovely animation of our solar system
. I even learned something! ∞ How the world's roundest object
was made to redefine the kilogram PhD Comics has PhD videos too. This one helped me understand quantum computers
Usually I jump right past these articles, but these are six health myths you should ignore
The reasons why mosquitoes can't transmit HIV
are shockingly simple: Its gut and its mouth A chemistry experiment to make mercury beat like a heart
You owe it to yourself to see this true color picture of Saturn: Mimas Blues
∞ Boredom
is an emotion, a driver of curiosity, and a sign of a healthy mind Obituary: Kepler Spacecraft “Planet Hunter” 2009-2013
Malcolm Gladwell responds to critics
about his popularization of the "10,000 hour" mastery rule Does my BMI make me look fat? Sort of. Can it tell if I am healthy? Maybe not
. The Straight Dope: A Q&A with the Prof behind the Good Science in Breaking Bad
"If killing snakes is the best way to protect Florida’s native species...let’s not turn a slaughter into a carnival
." "If every day you draw a card out of a deck, you can be sure to see the ace of spades sometimes
." Like death, consciousness is a process. Now we are learning how to measure it
∞ A strand of hair 3-inches wide
could restrain a 747 What's the chance I randomly call someone who has just sneezed? Pretty good actually
Try to print Wikipedia and it's not the paper, but the ink
, that will cost you Science on the Vine: When airplane air has a big temperature difference
, it's rather menacing. What if we put all of Earth's oceans on Mars
...right on top of Curiosity? If you are obsessed with counting calories, at least know that the numbers are probably wrong
Scientifically accurate Finding Nemo is less Disney, more hermaphrodite Oedipus
∞ A guide to the ravenous hellbeast that is the carnivorous caterpillar
. This has to be one of my favorite uses of the GIF An island doesn't just impede water, it makes the whole atmosphere above it swirl
: The growing popularity of an unregulated drug delivery device ∞ The International Astronomical Union greatly regrets letting the public vote
on exoplanet names Nerdery at its Finest That didn't take long: Great Pacific Rim fan art
C'mon. We all know who the next Batman should be
I can't stop watching Bryan Cranston stare down Walter White
"If we came from Mankeys..."--Pokemon creationist
Actually interesting video on how Elysium's FX looked so real
(A lot of it was!) Yes, this is definitely how Pacific Rim should have ended
Spock is related to Sherlock Homles, and both Cumberbatch and Quinto know it
What if the Emperor in Return of the Jedi was also voiced by Mark Hamill
...as The Joker? This is a real Tetris game, in real time
. It is masterful GIFs and Images for 2-Seconds of Wow∞ Collect steam in a bottle, watch the atmosphere destroy the resulting vacuum
1,400 Earthlings waving at any potential Saturnians
Can I get this frog's metallic paint job
for my car? Just a suggestion: Don't try to take this owl's food
Prosthetic arms have come a long way
If creationism was like this
it would be harder to resist Nerd vandalism
NASA should make GIFs of everything, especially aurorae
Why haven't I seen this little red panda trying to open a door
? That's how you lay a cable in the ocean
I decree that from now on, all dominoes must be done this way
NASA knows that even an erupting volcano can look serene
from the right angle ∞ Do you need a favorite fungi? Here, let me help
You have probably seen slo-mo face slaps, but nothing like what this poor boxer took
. Bad for him, glorious for us Don't stand under a Saturn V rocket during takeoff because, well...hellfire
Let this awesome USGS GIF
show you how earthquake waves move through the Earth and how we measure them A hyper-velocity impact of a clear sphere
to model meteorite impacts to planets! The universe through a leaf
Do shrews always travel Human Centipede-style
? I'm going to start putting cornstarch and water
in all my friend's car speakers ∞ Ever wonder what one of those electronic billboards looks like up close
? It's kinda amazing My favorite vegetable MRI
is of an artichoke Pop Culture Happenings∞ Mugshots from the 1920s
are probably cooler than any portrait you've seen So, the 1940s won Halloween
∞ A visualization of all the contradictions, homophobia, misogyny, and scientific absurdities in the Bible
is that kinda environmental phenomenon that boggles the mind Drones: Actually the Most Humane Form of Warfare Ever
. Secrecy aside, the long recon flights enable distinction between civilians and combatants The USA and the NSA in a Pixar logo
