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Jan 19, 2018

How a TV works in Slow Motion

The SloMo Guys (primarily Gav) demonstrate how a television works using cameras with a high shutter speed. Contrary to what you might as...

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Nov 19, 2017

Slow motion with a kitana

The SloMo guys release some awesome videos of fluid dynamics in slow motion. In their latest post, they use a kitana sword to cut throug...

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Oct 28, 2017

Neutron star collision

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Sep 8, 2017

Crowdfunding Science

There are a lot of ideas in science that are in competition to be funded. Several good ideas don't win out in the grant proposal process...

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Aug 31, 2017

The Growth Mindset

In my experience, the biggest challenge to learning a new skill is first believing that you are capable of doing it. After accepting tha...

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Aug 22, 2017

Maelstroms in the North Atlantic

Tides on the Earth move an immense amount of water on a daily (monthly) basis. As a result, vortices form as all this water has to squee...

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Aug 5, 2017

New kg standard

The metric unit of mass is the kilogram and just like all your favorite superheroes, it's undergoing a reboot. This has been a path for ...

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Aug 1, 2017

Coding interview question

Interesting example of interview question to determine one's ability to think critically and come up with solutions. In FizzBuzz, you re...

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Jul 31, 2017

DIY Stream Table

As a visiting professor, I was able to design and implement new labs and curriculum. One project I developed (built) was a stream table,...

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Jul 31, 2017

Chances of rain

I wonder when (or if) we will observe meteorology on other worlds. What would be necessary to observe it? On Earth, we often associate ...

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Jul 31, 2017

A Brief History of Exoplanets

Awesome video illuminating the trials of exoplanet science before its successes. Exoplanet science wasn't always the sexiest discipline ...

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