It is now possible to 3-D print the skeleton of a living animal. This is an 11-minute video on the process. Puppets teach kids about electronics in Episode 1 of Adafruit’s Circuit Playground “A is for Ampere”. LadyAda’s coloring book “E is for Electronics” is super fantastic! By building “fairy circles,” termites engineer their own ecosystem. Neil deGrasse Tyson holds forth... »
It’s the Friday Quickies! Surf’s up! The night before landing, Neil deGrasse Tyson had a “chat” with Curiosity Rover. {via @thatnerdwoman} I’ve got two words for you. Legume salsa. {via Emily} Tumblr find #1: WTF, Evolution? {via Steve D} Tumblr find #2: Fuck Yeah Fluid Dynamics. Pinterest find: Evan Sharp’s Best Infographics. A lovely DIY: How to make a cloud.... »
It’s the Friday Quickies! Surf’s up! The climate change movie that’s changing minds. Chasing Ice. ROBOTS! There’s an app for that. Electronic gifts from the Maker Shed. Slideshow. At 50 Watts: 24 Pharmaceutical Ads from 1930s France. Polina and Sergey make jewelry out of stardust. Or at least it looks that way. {via Elizabeth F.} Absolutely stunning – Cheetahs in supe... »
We have been going paper doll crazy here at M.A.L. and these are my contributions. This has been a super fun project and I hope you get as much enjoyment from these as we have. If you’re going to be at Dragon Con come by, say hello and pick some up. Otherwise you can print them out on your own and have a scientist tea party in the comfort of your own home. »
Because there are times when we all feel like there’s no one else like us, or who has gone through what we’ve been through. Attack of the Clones This is for the black girls and black boys with backbone, the ones strong enough to stand up to peer pressure, the ones who understand that to be weird is the natural state of things that normalcy is the pursuit of the unimaginative. The ones ... »
Weekends are the time for internet videos. I recently discovered Symphony of Science, a series of amazing songs and music videos created by John Boswell, which are made by splicing together recordings of talks and TV shows by prominent scientists like Carl Sagan, Bill Nye, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Stephen Hawking, and setting them to music. The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe and Bad Astrono... »
