Bill Nye the Science Guy has taken the internet by storm with Twitter rumors that he was killed in a balloon accident (sparked by The Onion) and his new Web series for Big Think. Most recently, however, our favorite childhood TV scientist sparked a lively debate through his video blog, pitting science against creationism, and America, obviously, had something to say about it.
August 24, 2012 It was back on this day in 2006 that everything we had been taught about the planets was wrong. It was back on this day that, My Very Educated Mother Just Served us Nine Pizzas would not longer help us to remember the order of the planets. It was back on this day that anyone born after 2001 would not know that Pluto was once a planet because scientists said it wasn't.
Most people have what’s called ‘personal space‘ — an amount of room that we’re comfortable having between us and other people. But have you ever wondered why?
June 5, 2012 Every so often something in space happens that sends excitement throughout Earth. Back in the 80's it was Haley's Comet (which is something you can only see every 75 years). Every time we have a lunar or solar eclipse people get excited. However, something is happening today that is a once in a lifetime event.
January 31, 2012 Spongebob Squarepants is a cartoon on Nickeloden loved by most children and hated by most parents. However, with that said it is a cartoon and of course the stuff that goes on in that cartoon is pure fiction. So with that said Spongebob can live in a pineapple under the sea if he wants no matter what the mathematical world says.
October 14, 2011 Every now and then it is important for adults to have a night out on the town. That is why the Don Harrington Discovery Center offers nights where they have events just for adults. If you have never attended on of their evening events you are missing out. However, don't worry because you are in luck because the Mad Scientist Ball is happening on Friday, October 22nd.
September 26, 2011 According to the American Cancer Society, about 230,000 people will be diagnosed with Breast Cancer this year, and 40,000 people will die from breast cancer this year. That is why this new study is exciting and hopeful.
September 26, 2011 If you have a minute of free time today, you might want to take time to see if you can beat a computer at rock, paper, scissors. I'll admit I spent way to much time playing the game this morning. Luckily, I don't feel bad, it was about a 50/50 split in who won.
It’s an age-old question (and probably the cause of more than one marital argument): Which way should toilet paper rolls be oriented? This is serious business, people. So serious that even engineers have gotten involved. The awesome folks at EngineeringDegree.net put together an infographic covering everything from the history of toilet paper to the physics involved in how it’s hung and the pros and cons of each.
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