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What’s The Most Dangerous Place on Earth?
I watch many YouTube channels, but one of my favorites is Vsauce. Michael Stevens produces great videos and brings interesting facts and science to you every week. This week it’s about the most dangerous places on Earth. It’s good stuff.
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Donate to the documentary about James Randi
I’m so looking forward to the completion of this documentary. The creators, Justin Weinstein & Tyler Measom are hoping to get it finished by years end. You can help by donating to their Kickstarter.
James Randi is one of my heroes, and I think many people have never even heard of him. It would be great to have this documentary to show the Amazingness that is Randi.
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Vi Hart’s paper snowflakes
I watch a ton of geeky science and math videos on YouTube. Vi Hart is one of the best. I love the way she explains math with doodles. On her latest episode she made paper snowflakes. As a kid, I wish I would have been that creative, or even shown, the different ways to make paper snowflakes. Math is awesome.
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Tree topper
My tree topper has always been a star, and will always be a star. My favorite saying by Lawrence Krauss explains why.
via reddit
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Does the Universe Have a Purpose?
One of my favorite humans, Neil deGrasse Tyson, was on the latest episode of Minute Physics. Neil is great, I could listen to his talks all day. I wasn’t familiar with Minute Physics until today, but it looks like another great YouTube channel to follow.
via Universe Today
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James Randi on Leaving Behind a Legacy
It will be a sad day when James Randi dies. He is one of my heroes.
via Friendly Atheist
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Take a Guided Tour of the International Space Station
Before Suni Williams left the International Space Station this past weekend, she recorded a little tour. It’s a long video, but well worth it. It would be pretty sweet to be able to spend some time on the International Space Station.
via Universe Today
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Scientist + liquid nitrogen + 1500 table tennis balls = fun
Science can be so much fun.
via reddit
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Pamela Gay’s TAM 2012 talk “Make the World Better”
I woke up this morning and watched the video of Pamela Gay’s talk at TAM 2012. I love Pamela Gay. She is so full of win.
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A night I wont forget
Yes I stayed up late to watch Curiosity land. There is no way I would have been able to sleep knowing it was about to land on Mars. I actually had this day marked on the calendar since the day it launched. I knew I had today off, and I’m so glad I did. I have no idea how much attention the main stream media was giving it, but it was all over then internet. I didn’t know who’s coverage to watch, but I’m a big fan of Fraser Cain’s Virtual Star Parties on Google+, so I watched their coverage. It did not disappoint. I feel sorry for the people that had no idea what was going on. It was pretty amazing.
Those seven minutes knowing that it has either landed or crashed, and we just had to wait for the data to arrive were pretty nerve-wracking. The slow speed of light can be annoying at times. Once were heard the news everybody went crazy, including my Twitter feed. It was a night I will never forget. The crazy looking sky crane worked to land on fucking Mars!
Just minutes after the land we got our first images, and I was able to go to bed happy.
Science is so frickin’ cool.
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comic via XKCD
gif via Drew Olanoff on Google+
image via NASA/JPL through Wired
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