Human speech may have a universal transmission rate: 39 bits per second
No matter how quickly you speak, you still share the same amount of information
British & Exotic Mineralogy
All 2,242 of James Sowerby’s illustrations from his compendium of knowledge about mineralogy in Great Britain and beyond published between 1802 and 1817 and arranged by color.
Foundations — Greg Egan
by Greg Egan
Moth-eaten: Plastic-eating caterpillars could save the planet | The Economist
An escape from a shopping bag triggers an idea
Cognitive Benefits of Playing Video Games | Psychology Today
Research shows that video-game play improves basic mental abilities.
TerraHertz — NobLog — Retarded Ideas in Computing Science
Sam's Laser FAQ - Preface, Introduction, What is a Laser?, Safety
Compound Interest - Metal Ion Flame Test Colours Chart
Rosetta Interactive 3D Model
GitHub - Quartz/bad-data-guide: An exhaustive reference to problems seen in real-world data along with suggestions on how to resolve them.
bad-data-guide - An exhaustive reference to problems seen in real-world data along with suggestions on how to resolve them.
The Marble Machine is Finished! 2000 marbles, 3000 parts - YouTube
Sci-Hub: removing barriers in the way of science
10 Inventors who died by their own inventions - Interesting Engineering
Interesting Engineering is a cutting edge, leading community designed for all lovers of engineering, technology and science.
Self-folding material helps the lazy with origami | The Verge
It's a bird! Then a boat!
Golden Waves - sounds produced by Earth, by Susan Ann Brewster
Joy of bacon sandwich overrides cancer risk, says everyone
Nobody gives a flying fuck as to whether bacon causes cancer or not.
Worlds Apart | NASA
Although Mimas and Pandora, shown here, both orbit Saturn, they are very different moons.
FF | UNCANNY VALLEY
Watch the Moon cross in front of the Earth, as seen from a million miles away
NASA offers some unprecedented cosmic perspective
A New Blue Marble — Medium
By Scott Kelly, NASA Astronaut
Placebo Button - Cure Anything
Drawing the Genome | Ken Liu, Writer
Suppose we do the following: Let A = MOVE LEFT 1 UNIT; Let C = MOVE DOWN 1 UNIT; Let G = MOVE RIGHT 1 UNIT; Let T = MOVE UP 1 UNIT; Then we can map any genome into a random walk, a kind of Etch A S…
Samouk skombinoval 32 tisíc záberov, aby vytvoril detailnú fotku Mesiaca
Nepotrebujete mať doma Hubblov teleskop, aby ste videli niektoré vesmírne telesá z absolútnej blízkosti. Pozrite sa na tohto poľského samouka! Amatérsky fotograf Bartosz Wojczyński namieril svoj foťák na nočnú oblohu a z 32 tisíc záberov na náš Mesiac vytvoril takúto neuveriteľne detailnú fotografiu.
White Dwarf May Have Shredded Passing Planet
In this Chandra image of ngc6388, researchers have found evidence that a white dwarf star may have ripped apart a planet as it came too close. When a star reaches its white dwarf stage, nearly all of the material from the star is packed inside a radius one hundredth that of the original star.
This Digital Camera Doesn't Need a Battery Because It Powers Itself
"When you have a well-lit room, the camera will run forever." By Jason Koebler | Apr 15 2015, 1:00pm
Slovák v CERNE: Boh je nielen majstrovský fyzik | Postoy.sk
Vo vedeckom tíme špičkových odborníkov vo švajčiarskom výskumnom centre CERN pracuje i niekoľko Slovákov. Medzi nimi aj IVAN MELO z Katedry fyziky Elektrotechnickej fakulty Žilinskej univerzity. dsc_0030.jpg Bežný človek vie, že v CERNe je veľký urýchľovač častíc, al...
Periodic Table | MinuteLabs.io
The MinuteLabs.io Periodic Table
2 Monkeys Were Paid Unequally; See What Happens Next — And Hear The Rest Of The Story
Things that matter. Pass 'em on.
Nasa validates 'impossible' space drive (Wired UK)
Nasa is a major player in space science, so when a team from the agency this week presents evidence that "impossible" microwave thrusters seem to work, something strange is definitely going on