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Science
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Wow – Check Out ‘Google Glass For Your Windshield’ [Video]
06 Aug 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Navdy’s new’s innovation helps keep your eyes on the road while offering a new level of interacting with your apps and in-car services.
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This Is Why Dogs Smell Each Other Behinds [Video]
31 Jul 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Dogs’ peculiar habits of sniffing where the “sun doesn’t shine” always embarrasses owners, but why exactly do dogs do it?
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Genius – This SA Company Is Taking Cleanliness To A New Level [Video]
31 Jul 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The crew at ArcAqua may have revolutionised the way in which food is cleaned and prepared thanks to their harnessing of Ozone technology.
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Mysterious 80m-Wide Hole With Unknown Depth Appears At ‘The End Of The World’ [Video]
17 Jul 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The massive hole, which spans about 80-metres in diameter, was spotted recently on the Yamal Peninsula in Russia.
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The New US Military DARPA Robot Is Off The Chain [Video]
16 Jul 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
People of Earth, meet your new robotic overlord: Cujo AKA the Legged Squat Support System (LS3).
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This iPad 3-D Scanner Is Incredible
10 Jul 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Scan objects and rooms in 3D, play augmented reality games, and develop mobile apps with 3D vision. For iPad, yet hackable.
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Bird Fossil Found With Wing Span The Size Of A Small Plane
08 Jul 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The long-dead 25-million year old seabird boasted a serious wingspan, with even one of its wings dwarfing a royal albatross.
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This Guy Reckons He’s Invented Perpetual Motion
27 Jun 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Perpetual motion is probably the singularly most revolutionary energy source that could hit the world at this point – machines that run themselves ceaselessly with no power source? Yes please!
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Dumbed-Down Nation – Click To See Where SA Comes In The World For Maths / Science Education
03 Jun 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The quality of South Africa’s maths and science education places us last out of 148 countries, according to a World Economic Forum report. Is there a solution to the on-going problem?
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Thanks to the humble mouse, you might never grow old - ever.
New Mice Experiment Might Reveal Key To Eternal Youth
05 May 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Thank you science! A new experiment using mice has shown us that there might be a way to keep us young….FOREVER. New Studies published in Science & Nature Medicine show us that when scientists took the blood out of young and spritely mice and injected it into the bloodstreams of old and creaky rats, the old rats […]
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The Science Of Happiness [INFOGRAPHIC]
22 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
According to this infographic, 40% of our happiness is controlled by our thoughts, actions and behaviour, 50% is genetically determined, and 10% is determined by our circumstances. Bummer if you’re naturally unhappy! Cheer up.
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This Is Why Beards Are Suddenly Trending
17 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s not hard to notice beards are trending. With stars like Brad Pitt and George Clooney strutting masculine and bushy beards on the red carpet, it’s clear to see beards are in vogue. But scientists believe we have hit “peak beard” levels.
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They’re Growing Vaginas In Labs Now
11 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Science is a like a bipolar person with ADD: one moment we’re contemplating the cosmos, and the next thing we’re growing vaginas in a lab. Are you ready? Four women have had lab-grown vaginas implanted by doctors in the US.
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Breaking Bread: The Chemistry Of The Food You Eat [INFOGRAPHIC]
08 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Chemicals make the world run… well the entire world is made up of chemicals. If you had to deconstruct everyday food into its chemical makeup, you would be left with an extremely long grocery list of organic compounds that will take longer to read than to eat said food product. Here are some infographics from the blog Compound Interest, which teach you some of the science behind everyday food.
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Amazing: Watch This Deaf Woman Hear For The First Time [VIDEO]
28 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
We often take the ability to hear for granted. Watch the moment when a 40-year-old woman, who has been deaf since birth, was able to hear for the first time.
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Rejoice – You’re Allowed To Eat Butter Again
27 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
For years people have been trying to brainwash us, telling us butter is the devil. But rejoice – scientists and medical experts have questioned the thinking that saturated fats are inherently bad for us. No evidence was found to support the notion that saturated fats correlate to an increase risk of heart disease – butter’s back bitches.
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Big Bang Argument Gets Support From… SCIENCE!
18 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Yesterday a major scientific discovery was announced which further bolsters the Big Bang Theory of the universe. Scientists found the first evidence for the primordial B-mode polarization of the cosmic microwave background which was detected by a telescope called BICEP2. This is direct evidence of cosmic inflation.
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This Is Why We Yawn [VIDEO]
14 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Did you just yawn by reading the title? Almost all animals with a spine yawn. Some species yawn as a social ritual, others to realign their jaw. But why do humans yawn? Check out this cool video on why we yawn.
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Science Proves The 5-Second Rule Is Real!
14 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The countdown starts. An onlooker stands motionlessly next to a culinary tragedy. A chip has fallen onto the ground. His mind is racing; to eat or not to eat? Five seconds are almost up. A bead of sweat drips from his brow.
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Are You In Your Mid To Late 30s? This Is When Moments Of Genius Appear
19 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Tracking the ages of people who achieve a moment of epiphany in their work, a study has found that the moments of a genius breakthrough tend to happen in your mid to late 30’s. Check it out..
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This Is How To Quickly Tell If Your Friends Are Lying [VIDEO]
31 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
No polygraph needed. This five second subliminal test will have school yard chants of ‘Liar, liar pants on fire,’ echo from the water cooler today.
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The Science Of Happiness [INFOGRAPHIC]
29 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
If you live in Iceland, feel free to stop reading this. If you don’t, go ahead and eat turkey banana sandwiches finished off with a glass of milk, have your AC set at 13,9°C, get married but have no kids, and go for a daily 20 minute walk a day outside.
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Check Out These Amazing Chemical Reaction Lifehacks [VIDEO]
28 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The American Chemical Society have created a new series called ‘Reactions’, where they explain the science behind various lifhacks. Watch their first video in the series to see how salt improves the taste of your coffee.
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Here Is The World’s First Multi-Material 3D Printer
28 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Have a spare $330,000 lying around? In a couple of months you could be the proud owner of thousands of sports goggles, flexible shoes, headphones, a blender or colourful football and bike helmets – nearly anything you can think of made from polymers.
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Formula 1’s Brand New Engine Is Sexual [GALLERY]
27 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The new engines that are coming in to Formula 1 this year are ridiculous. So ridiculous, in fact, that Formula 1 has decided not to call it an ‘engine’ but rather, a ‘power unit’.
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Neuroscience Combines With Virtual Reality To Create Body Swapping [VIDEO]
27 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Never mind wife swap, this is body swap. Yes folks, there’s a device out there that lets you see, hear, and even feel what what it’s like in another person’s body.
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Guys, There’s A New Species Of Toad – Check It Out Here
23 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A team of scientists and researchers have discovered a previously-unknown species of dead-leaf toad in the mountains of the Peruvian Andes.
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The Flying Car Is Real And It’s Happening [VIDEO]
20 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Humankind’s long-held obsession with merging a car and a plane may well have come to fruition – but not as many have envisaged it.
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LISTEN: New World Record For The Longest Echo Has Been Set – And It’s Mindblowing
17 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A new world record has been set for the longest echo in a man-made structure. The sound in question was recorded in an underground fuel depot constructed in Scotland before World War Two.
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Now You Can Make Your Own Street View On Google
10 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Google has just dropped their very own DIY-street-view-tool that lets you contribute to their global network of images with your own camera.
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