Learn How to Reboot a Spacecraft at the Space College
What do you do when a spacecraft launched in 1978 returns back to Earth after a 30 year journey into deep space? Turn it into an orbiting educational lab for programmers and makers of course!
Plugging In Your Brain and Body - The Future Of Implanted Computers
With the current trend of technical innovation and advancement, now is a good time to explore the state of the art in computer-human technologies.
5 Amazing TED Talks That Will Change How You Think About Medicine
These five TED talks give us hints about cutting edge scientific research, and the quality of life that we might one day experience
Catch an Aurora! 5 of the Best Tools to Spot the Magical Polar Lights
This winter is one of the best times to see polar lights. The next best time is in about 10 years, so you better catch them now. Be in the right place at the right time.
5 Awesome Facebook Pages That Entertain, Educate, And Inspire
Does Facebook depress or annoy you? If you're too curious about the world to quit your social network, why not Like some pages that will entertain, educate, and inspire you?
Help Your Inquisitive Child Learn About The Science Of Everyday Stuff
A never ending curiosity about commonplace things is what gives birth to a scientist. The scientific spirit needs to be nurtured early, and today’s parents and teachers can play a big role.
Can We Contribute To Space Exploration? These 7 Online Tools Say We Can
What about the man on the sidewalk? The high-schooler in the science class? The mother who once dreamt of suiting up for a space flight? Will there dreams remain so, or can they contribute to space exploration in some little ways? Thanks to the interconnectedness of the Web, they can. Let's take a look at seven online (and free) ways a citizen of Earth can contribute to understanding space.
Are You A Geek Or A Nerd? Find Out For Sure
Can you call yourself a "geek" or a "nerd" just because you feel like it? If you're wondering if geeks and nerds are the same, they're not. Geeks may be loosely defined as enthusiasts, obsessed with cool and trendy things. Nerds, on the other hand, are more intellectual and painstakingly focus on acquiring knowledge in a particular topic or field.
Don't Try This At Home! Extreme Science Experiments With Photonicinduction [Stuff to Watch]
The combination of YouTube, scientists and the quest for rating often makes for explosive results, whether it's a running joke about being terrible at science or zero-gravity experiments that look incredible. This week's Stuff to Watch features YouTube channel Photonicinduction, two very capable scientists conducting experiments that no scientist ever would recommend you try yourself.
Amateur Astronomy Fun: What It’s Like to Look Into Space With These Free Online Space Telescopes
Buying a really good telescope remains a distant possibility. Magnification is a lesser problem; an always polluted sky is the greater one. But thanks to the handshake of the modern web with cutting edge imaging technologies, we have the next best thing – “telescopes in the browser”. Virtual or online telescopes don’t need complicated set-ups. All you need is a browser.
Explore Caves, Oceans & African Plains With These 4 Zooniverse Projects
Contributing towards scientific research doesn't always require you pay a monthly fee to your favourite projects. Exploring the ocean floor doesn't always require a wetsuit, and spotting exotic animals on the plains of Africa doesn't necessarily involve being on Safari. The Zooniverse project brings together a set of websites which require your time – not money – in order to succeed.
Tweeting Knowledge To The Masses: 8 Popular Scientists On Twitter
When thinking about scientists you wouldn't necessarily think of Twitter as being their primary means of communicating with the wider world. And that assumption would be somewhat correct. However, there are a healthy number of popular scientists using Twitter to share new findings, theories, and opinions with us mere mortals.
Bring Outer Space to Your Android Phone With These Apps
Space: the final frontier. For centuries humans have gazed into the stars far beyond our Solar System and our galaxy, the Milky Way. In recent decades we have sent many missions into the unknown. Manned space travel outside our Solar System, however, is far out of reach and is very unlikely to happen within our lifetime. Meanwhile, virtual space explorers are collecting information and first impressions of the sights that are awaiting the generations that will come after us.
Help Make The World Better With These Amazing Distributed Computing Projects
Years ago, I wrote an article about donating your CPU time to science - taking advantage of an Internet computing model known as distributed computing. In that article, I discussed some of the cool projects you could devote your computer's CPU time to, including things like defending against bio-terrorism, fighting cancer, and supporting nanotechnology. In fact, I ran a few of those projects for quite a while after writing that article.
10 Science YouTube Channels You Can't Miss
The word science essentially means knowledge, and it is this quest for learning and understanding that has driven mankind to the height of its power. The Web offers ample opportunity to disperse that knowledge to greater numbers of people, and YouTube has many great science channels. Listed below are 10 of the best that we feel you should not miss.
For The Scientific Spirit: 7 Websites For Science Questions & Answers
The web is the Grand Oracle. It sees all and answers all. I wish we had the educational and self-learning edge it gives to today’s generation. In a snap, you can tap it to ask anything about the world we live in, and generally it is pretty accurate answering back. Perhaps, apart from the ‘question of life’ it can answer anything. Who knows, someone might come up with that answer too in due time.
5 Fascinating Video Channels For The Geek On Vimeo
Vimeo isn’t the place to upload a video and make some money. It is also probably not the place where your video will go viral and cause a riot or two. But it is definitely the place to catch some well-made stuff. Like geek culture and technology for instance. So, let’s stop singing hosannas and get down to exploring some interesting channels which the geek in all of us should enjoy.
Learn About Neil Armstrong & The Apollo 11 Moon Landing On The Web
Neil Armstrong passed away on Aug. 25, 2012, after a life filled with magnificent achievements. Sadly, his death prompted many people across the InterWebs, particularly on social media sites, to ask, Who was Neil Armstrong, and why should I know of him? Surely everyone should know who Neil Armstrong was and what he achieved. After all, he will always be the first person to have walked on the moon.
Looking For A Space & Universe Simulator? Try Universe Sandbox! [Windows]
If a picture speaks a thousand words, then how many words would an entire simulated reality speak? All we know about our universe is gleaned from photographs (granted, not only of the visual light spectrum kind) and first-hand accounts from rovers, probes, and astronauts. But what if you could explore the universe through a surprisingly accurate simulation - for free? Universe Sandbox is the self-proclaimed "interactive astronomy software for everyone".
Curiosity Has Landed - 5 Ways You Can Follow What The Mars Rover Is Up To
Let’s rejoice because Curiosity overcame the eight months space hop and the seven minutes of terror to land safely on Mars. Now, it will go about its business of finding out if Martians really exist…or at least their microbial forms. The car-sized super-advanced robot on wheels will search for extra-terrestrial organic clues of life. Its two year mission could give us a few clues to the second biggest question of all time – are we alone out here?