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There’s More to Parallel Lines Than Meets the Eye.
Euclid aimed to complete the arduous task of compiling all they knew of mathematics at the time. The…
This Man Held His Breath For 17 Minutes.
There’s a science to the skillful way both free divers and performers alike manage to hold their breath…
We’ve Come So Close to Annihiliating Ourselves—Multiple Times
Physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer helmed research that would end a world war; unfortunately, what he found would forever…
Should We Bring Airships Back?
Photos of airships have long been remebered as black-and-white images from decades past, showing what the people back…
Here’s a Video About Knots. (No, Really!)
You might be surprised to know that studying knots go beyond just getting your shoelaces tied just right;…
Should We Really Follow IQ Measurements?
All our lives we’ve been exposed to the concept of IQ, or an “intelligence quotient”; the measure is…
The First Computers Were Made of… Lightbulbs?
The advent of the age of computers was ushered in by centuries of research into phenomena surrounding electricity.…
The Bright and Brilliant World of Fireworks
For something that’s been around for likely hundreds of years, not many know of the interesting chemistry behind…
Let’s Talk About Entropy
You may have encountered it in high school or higher education for those who wished to pursue scientific…
He Had “Become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds.” Who Was Oppenheimer?
In the early hours of July 16, 1945, some 56 km southeast of Socorro, New Mexico, a man…