A little something I came across during Pi Day. One of the optical effects exhibits at the Exploratorium features toy robots, mirrors, and a spinning table. You wish your old flip books were this cool.
A little something I came across during Pi Day. One of the optical effects exhibits at the Exploratorium features toy robots, mirrors, and a spinning table. You wish your old flip books were this cool.
More than you’d think, less than you’d hope. SciShow breaks it down.
What’s faster, light or dark? VSauce breaks it down.
Legolas may be a ridiculously pretty fellow with insane archery skills, but his vision isn’t quite as good as he lets on. MinutePhysics breaks it down.
Double rainbows! What do they mean?! SciShow brings in LeVar Burton – he of Star Trek and Reading Rainbow fame – to explain. Speaking of which, there was a Kickstarter for the development of Reading Rainbow app launched earlier this week, which has since reached its goal! Now everyone (including kids, most importantly!) will get another chance to enjoy one of the best educational programs in the last three decades.
VSauce shows why your HD television might be overrated.
MinutePhysics sheds some light on the subject.
Because sometimes the best science lessons are hands-on. This is one of many displays at the Exploratorium at Pier 15 in San Francisco.
What happens when one of the greatest artists in history gets cataracts and removes one of his lenses? A messy, colorful vision unlike anything we’re used to. It’s Okay To Be Smart gives us a glimpse.