BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS If you’ve ever seen a science-fiction movie in your lifetime, you’ve probably heard the word “antimatter.” Ever since its discovery, sci-fi writers of all kinds have populated their universes with antimatter blasters, antimatter drives, and antimatter…
These crazy sex studies give a little more insight on the female orgasm
BY: SAMANTHA TAPP You don’t need any convincing from science to have sex. You don’t need to be told it’s good for your physical health or your mental health for you to want to get laid. You know it’s natural,…
Scientists discovered what’s in the dust you sweep up every day
BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS Ever wonder why your meticulously clean furniture quickly develops a film of dust when left alone? Sometimes it seems as though you’ve only just put down the feather duster before you’re forced to take up arms…
The world’s weirdest mammal could provide a new, effective treatment for diabetes
BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS There’s no animal quite as memorable as the platypus. This slippery, aquatic holdover from the age of the dinosaurs sports an infamously improbable array of anatomical features that set it apart from just about every other…
You can learn these 5 different things by listening to sounds while you sleep
BY: SAMANTHA TAPP Imagine how much easier life would be if we could learn while sleeping. Throw a textbook underneath your pillow and you’d ace the exam; hold onto your notes and your presentation would go flawlessly; use a cookbook…
This artificial intelligence knows if you will be a criminal just from analyzing your facial features
BY: SAMANTHA TAPP Imagine a criminal system that wasn’t based upon the assumption of innocent until proven guilty, but rather innocent until a computer algorithm analyzes your face and identifies you as a law-breaker. No, this isn’t the next feature…
According to your brain, having a religious experience is equivalent to snorting a line of cocaine
BY: SAMANTHA TAPP The relentless battle between science and religion is one that may never end. But a new study is combining the two to try and answer questions that have been around for millennia. The results mean science and…
3D printed micro-rockets will soon deliver drugs to your body
BY: LISA MICHAELS Recent experiments from research scientists at the Chemical and Biological Engineering department of the University of Sheffield, England have led to an exciting medical innovation. Their work has leveraged the use of new 3D inkjet printing technology…
The truth behind Hemingway’s advice to “write drunk, edit sober”
Ernest Hemingway’s famous advice was to “write drunk, edit sober”. Although there is a lot of debate as to whether he actually said this, the question remains: does alcohol help with the writing process? Many brilliant writers were also heavy…
How one beer company is working to create sustainable art out of air pollution
BY: RHIANN MOORE Tiger Beer and Graviky Labs definitely know something about how to make the best out of a bad situation. Asia has had a major issue with air pollution in recent years. In an attempt to ease the strain these…
This sculptor proves there is a beautiful harmony between science and art
BY: CAROLINE ROLF Nathalie Miebach transforms weather patterns and climate change data into extraordinary pieces of art. First, she creates a vibrant sculpture based on the statistics and then translates it into musical score. The sculptures are the basis for her partnership with…
And the (Ig)Nobel Prize in wacky science goes to…
By: JACK M. We’ve all heard of the Nobel Prize, that prestigious annual award given to those individuals or teams who have made a significant contribution to the fields of physics, chemistry, literature, medicine, peace and economics (although the…
Turns out, there’s a scientific explanation for why we can’t resist cuteness
BY: CAROLINE ROLF In the 1940s, an Austrian biologist by the name of Konrad Lorenz developed a formula that would make the human heart melt. Not literally, of course, but the formula known as Kindchenschema (or “baby schema”) is a…
This revolutionary company is sparing animals while letting you eat all the meat you want
BY: CAROLINE ROLF Just as the car industry abolished the horse and buggy with a motor, this company plans to put a stop to the meat industry… with meat. When it comes to making decisions, society is quick to choose…
DNA nanobots will target cancer cells in the first human trial using a terminally ill patient
BY: DANIEL KORN The very mention of “nanobots” can bring up a certain future paranoia in people—undetectable robots under my skin? Thanks, but no thanks. Professor Ido Bachelet of Israel’s Bar-Ilan University confirms that while tiny robots being injected into…
You can donate your poop to science for $13,000 and save lives in the process
BY: DANIEL KORN Are you strapped for cash? Waiting for a potential employer to call you back about that dream job you interviewed for? Don’t have any marketable skills? Well I’ve got good news for you—all you need to do…
Do we really need a scientific study for everything?
BY: AYA TSINTZIRAS Eat this. Don’t eat that. With so much information out there about what we’re supposed to do and how we’re supposed to live in order to be our healthiest, happiest selves, it’s hard to know who to…
“Facts” you were lied to about in school
BY: TED BARNABY Try beginning a statement—any statement—with “scientists have proven,” followed by a string of miscellaneous bullshit. Likely, you’ll receive little more than a congenial head-nod and an “Oh, isn’t that interesting!” without any further consideration from your recipient…
Fact-Checking Dr. Oz
BY: AYA TSINTZIRAS The doctor is out: a new study shows that the majority of products that the popular Dr. Oz recommends on TV have no scientific backing. Oprah branded him “America’s doctor” in 2004 and now three University of…