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The Laser Elevator
Randall Munroe's illustrations are well-suited to explaining.
physics  laser  transport  space  humor  xkcd  science  drawing 
february 2008 by domnit
An Intelligent Designer on the Cow
Our Creator's stream of consciousness while fabricating the cow
religion  science  humor  biology 
march 2007 by domnit
STEREO
"STEREO consists of two space-based observatories - one ahead of Earth in its orbit, the other trailing behind."
space  photo  nasa  science 
march 2007 by domnit
Unhappy Meals - Michael Pollan
"Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." - The first two words are the most important.
food  health  culture  usa  media  science  biology  politics 
january 2007 by domnit
Calorie Restriction (CR) Mimetics
Theory that longevity from calorie restricted diets is caused by gene activation. A "CR mimetic" is a substance that activates said gene without dietary restriction.
calorie_restriction  health  aging  biology  science  food  medicine 
november 2006 by domnit
Test your musical skills in 6 minutes!
72.2% (Update, take 2, 2007-09-17: 80.6%)
music  brain  test  science 
november 2006 by domnit
Imagine Earth without people
"Imagine that all the people on Earth could be spirited away tomorrow. (Let's not invoke the mother of all plagues to wipe us out, if only to avoid complications from all the corpses). Left once more to its own devices, Nature would begin to reclaim the p
environment  future  animals  science 
october 2006 by domnit
The Perils of Obedience - Stanley Milgram
As it appeared in Harper's Magazine in 1974. Abridged and adapted from Obedience to Authority by Stanley Milgram.
psychology  science  ethics  mindcontrol  nazi  milgram 
october 2006 by domnit
Stevey's Blog Rants: Egomania Itself
Everything written on Steve Yegge's blog in the last month or so (as long as I've been reading) has been fantastic, but this is only my second time linking. It's about software, but also a lot more than that.
software  agile  psychology  humor  culture  google  logic  science 
october 2006 by domnit
Subway Sleuth Clears Dinosaur of Cannibalism
"A graduate student in paleontology was standing on the downtown subway platform at the American Museum of Natural History stop ... and wiped clean a dinosaur’s reputation that had been besmirched by suspicions of cannibalism."
science  subway  dinosaur  paleontology  animals  cannibal 
september 2006 by domnit
Pluto loses status as a planet, enters new catergory of dwarf planets
"Pluto was automatically disqualified because its highly elliptical orbit overlaps with Neptune's."
space  science  pluto  planet 
august 2006 by domnit
Quantum Key Distribution
Cryptographic key is distributed one photon at a time. Attempts at interception are detected by the uncertainty principle.
quantum  light  crypto  internet  science  physics 
april 2006 by domnit
cadbury egg cake
Hypothesis: awesome. Result: not awsome.
food  humor  science  cake 
april 2006 by domnit
Quantum Physics Made Relatively Easy - Personal and Historical Perspectives of Hans Bethe
I haven't watched these yet, but I'm in a class about modern physics, and this seems to be relevant and interesting.
physics  quantum  science  education  school 
february 2006 by domnit
The Not-So-Legendary Chimera
Two fraternal twin embyos merge into one fetus, and ultimately one person.
biology  science  twin 
february 2006 by domnit
Marijuana Water Pipe and Vaporizer Study
"The notion that high-potency marijuana is less harmful directly contradicts official government propaganda, which maintains that marijuana has become more dangerous since the '60s due to increased potency."
drugs  marijuana  health  science 
january 2006 by domnit
Seed Vaults
Bond movie idea: Seedfinger
science  biology  farm  security  bondideas 
january 2006 by domnit
Find Music You'll Love - Pandora
I saw this a bit ago but ignored it. Now I made myself a radio station based on my favorite artists, and it's really sweet.
music  radio  apps  science 
january 2006 by domnit
Smoke Detectors and a Radioactive Boyscout
I keep linking to Damn Interesting, but it really is
science  chemistry  nuke  diy 
january 2006 by domnit
The end of the period
"A new contraceptive will soon let women stop menstruating. Is it the pinnacle of liberation, or a reckless experiment?"
health  medicine  sex  women  science  biology 
december 2005 by domnit
BlastGard International - Blast Mitigation Specialists
BlastWrap explosion protection material, explosion-containing receptacles
engineering  science  physics  materials  terrorism 
december 2005 by domnit
d3o
Flexible material becomes regid on impact
materials  engineering  science  sports  ski  snowboard 
december 2005 by domnit
Psychology Today: Stirring Sound of Stress
Why we sometimes wake up a minute before the alarm rings
sleep  science  psychology  brain  biology 
december 2005 by domnit
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