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Study Says Victorians Were Way Smarter Than Us

Buzz Adams — Tue, 28 May 2013 18:03:37 +0000

A new study says that people in the Victorian era of the mid-1800′s to the early 1900′s were not only smarter than we are today… ….they were much, much smarter. A team of researchers from colleges in Sweden, Amsterdam and England say that reaction times, a reliable indicator of general intelligence has dropped considerable since [...]

Check Out These Ten Amazing Science Stunts [VIDEO]

Veronica Gonzalez — Sat, 11 May 2013 05:58:32 +0000

In life we have those moments where we like people to think we are bad ass from showing off a trick. Below are ten amazing science stunts that will leave your friends and family stunned. Check out these science stunts in the video and use them for your personal use at home.

The Invention We All Wish We Had For Our Dogs – Automated Ball-Thrower! [VIDEO]

Johnnie Walker — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 18:57:21 +0000

Before you pull a muscle or blow out a rotator cuff playing with Killer, the angry Pomeranian your wife made you get, see if you know any engineers who can help you with one of these bad boys. This will take all the ball-throwing off your plate, and replace it with drink-more-beer-while-the-machine-throws-the-ball-for-the-dog time.

And that, my friends, is a win for everyone.

Sometime Soon, Getting These Temporary Tattoos Could Make You An X-Man! Where Do I Sign?

Johnnie Walker — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 04:07:56 +0000

Researchers at the University of California San Diego are getting ready to give us all super-powers! We’ll be so awesome, it’s not even funny! Okay, maybe not quite that, but this is pretty cool. These guys are developing these tiny “tattoos” that read electrical impulses in the body to do cool things, like (almost) telepathic [...]

Scientists Have Created The First Actual Zombie Cell – For Reals!

Johnnie Walker — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:43:54 +0000

I did not know that the word Sandia actually means “umbrella”, but apparently it does, since the Umbrella, I mean, Sandia National Labs and the University of New Mexico have now created the first zombie cell! This cell has all its evaporated to leave a silica-coated dead cell, that outperforms living tissue. I don’t know [...]

Was Mr. Wizard A Dick? [VIDEO]

Teresa Provencio — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 13:38:46 +0000

Remember Mr. Wizard? He was the host of kids shows in the 50′s, 60′s and 80′s. He was a nice old man who performed science experiments with kids. Someone posted a montage on YouTube with him joking around with kids, but taken out of context, it just looks like he’s being a condescending jerk.

'Stay Sober' Pill In Development

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 17:13:43 +0000

A pill that eliminated all the effects alcohol on lab rats may one day be available to humans.

Researchers fed the rodents — who react to alcohol similarly to how people do — the new drug after having them consume enough booze to stumble and fall down. Then they measured the rodents for balance and reflexes, finding that the rats on the drug tested as if they were still sober.