The idea of being able to get around space as easily as we get around in our cars is a dream many have grasped at, but none have achieved so far (although not for lack of trying: Elon, I’m looking at you). We’ve covered the so-called impossible drive several times on this channel. And according […]
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There’s a horror movie I love, where no one’s allowed to talk because scary monsters will hear them and eat them, and it’s fantastic, but a main character has a cochlear implant, and they get the depiction all wrong. Which is a shame, because cochlear implants are fascinating and ingenious devices, and because it breaks […]
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Last week, an off-duty St. Louis police officer shot and killed an 18 year old male. This is in the wake of the Michael Brown shooting that happened two months ago, and it brings up yet another important question: Exactly what powers do off-duty police officers actually have? The rules vary between police departments, and […]
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Let’s talk about sex. I know that’s the last thing most of you wanted to hear me say, but I have big science-related news about it! Right now clinical trials are underway for a new form of birth-control for men. Currently if you’re a man and you want to be the responsible one while doinking, […]
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>>CARY GRIFFIN: Well, welcome everybody. I’m Cary Griffin, the CEO of Griffin-Hammis Associates, located in Florence, Montana and with offices around the country. Today I am working with our friends and colleagues at VCU at the Research and Training Center and we’re going to be doing a short session today on how it is that […]
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>>Good afternoon. Thank you for joining us for today’s webinar — Discovering Your Potential: Using Discovery to Identify Your Employment Goals. I am Elizabeth Jennings with the LEAD Center and I am pleased to have joining us today the two subject matter experts and presenters — Abby Cooper with Mark Gold Associates and Janet Steveley […]
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Sci-fi visionaries often paint alternate realities with awesome biological and technological advancements; flying cars, lightsabers, humanoid robots. It’s all fun and games until we see a liquid printing device that can make the real world…into, well, Westworld. We saw these visuals from MIT and wow. This is like some nerds saw the Westworld intro and […]
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Hi, I’m Ross, and today I’m going to be showing you the secret to making things invisible. So this is something which you can do at home, it’s really easy in a great trick to show your friends I assure you, it’s not magic, it’s all science. If you place a test tube into a […]
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A knee-jerk reaction is usually an emotional response made by someone who hasn’t examined all of the facts… But today we gonna explore the facts behind the biological reflex of tapping someone on the knee. [laughs] That was a good one! The knee-jerk (or patellar) reflex is a kicking-out of your lower leg caused by […]
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