Randall Munroe is asking the important questions.
Category Archives: General Science
Kepler
…has lost a reaction wheel.
This is bad news for exo-planet hunting.
Having a deep-space capability would allow the repair of systems like this.
Cosmic Rays
Are they the cause of lightning?
Dinosaur killing, climate change, is there anything that extraterrestrial influence can’t do?
A Supersonic Boom Box
Answering the important questions.
A Chemistry Museum
What would good displays look like?
Human Evolution
Is it continuing to occur?
Meet Yo Mama
What Happened To The Clovis People?
The zombie theory.
Fear
There’s a lot more to it than the amygdala.
And there’s a lot more to the human mind than we can even now imagine.
[Update a couple minutes later]
Speaking of which, is our sense of smell driven by vibrational modes? If they can figure this one out, smellovision can’t be far behind.
Exploring The Earth
With Google Earth and Kim Komando. I wasn’t aware of the 5000-year-old impact crater. Or any of the other things, really.