Tag: science
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TFT Polarisation Experiment
This little experiment demonstrates that TFT monitors, unlike CRT monitors, seem to output polarised light. But why is this? If you know, leave me a comment. Thanks!
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Four Things That Evolution Isn't
I read this Chick Tract comic, recently. I'd seen them before, but for some reason it was this week, and this particular article, that riled me so much. I can honestly say I don't think I've ever before been quite so agitated by something as harmless as a comic.
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Best Conspiracy Theory Ever
This has to be the best conspiracy theory I've ever read: this guy believes that the Galileo space probe that NASA crashed into Jupiter in 2003 (to avoid it being left in an unstable orbit and potentially crashing into Europa, which could affect the scientific value of the moon) is starting a nuclear reaction that …
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Orgasms And Biochemistry
Just read a great article on brain activity during sexual stimulation and specifically upon orgasm: scanning people's brains while they're engaged in sexual activity with their partners has lead to some fascinating results. From the article:
In men, greater activity was seen in the insula, which deals with emotion, and particularly in the secondary somatosensory … -
Science Graduates Earn More, Live Longer, Smoke Less
This report by the BBC, published yesterday, gives evidence that we science/engineering graduates live longer than our artsy opposite numbers. Made my day.