Ceiling Height Matters
Saturday, May 12th, 2007
A change in ceiling height, even by as little as 2 feet, can affect how a person thinks, feels, and acts.
Link: http://www.innovations-report.de/…
(via Lifehacker)
Archive for the 'Science' Category
Gifted Children and Heavy Metal Music
Thursday, March 29th, 2007
The linked article discusses how heavy metal music can help comfort gifted children. For me, metal disrupts the overactive mental activity in my head and, as weird as it may sound, has a calming effect.
Link: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/…
(via slashdot)
Why Cut Off a Perfectly Good Leg?
Friday, February 9th, 2007
A disturbing first-person account of someone with body identity integrity disorder (BIID). I’ve heard of this before but the article makes it more understandable.
Perceptual Blindness
Tuesday, December 19th, 2006At about 2:45 into this video, the speaker (Michael Shermer) begins a short test. It’s worth taking. Leave any thoughts in the comments.
Link: http://www.youtube.com/…
(via Neatorama)
Water Waves In Outer Space
Friday, November 24th, 2006This video shows astronauts experimenting with a sphere of freestanding water.
Link: http://www.youtube.com/…
(via digg)
Elephant Able To Recognize Self In Mirror
Monday, November 6th, 2006
Elephants have been added to the very small list of animals that can see a reflection in a mirror and realize they’re seeing themselves.
Plant Shrivels Up And Acts Dead In Seconds
Monday, July 3rd, 2006
This video shows how a Mimosa plant reacts to a stimulus (in this case, the heat from a lighter). The whole leaf shrivels up as if it were dead. There’s a link at the bottom to another video with a stronger reaction in which all four leaves curl up.
Where Does the Butterfly Go When It Rains?
Wednesday, June 21st, 2006
This article immediately brought back memories of the book with the same title. While the book doesn’t actually answer the question, Scientific American tells all. Most interesting: for a butterfly, getting hit by a large raindrop would be like a human getting hit by a bowling ball (but at twice the weight). So where do they go when it rains? They run and hide, that’s where they go.
Fractal Wallpaper
Friday, June 9th, 2006
This site has some really nice images of fractals, which are available to download. They can be used as wallpaper for computer desktops.
Giant Crystals In Cave
Wednesday, June 7th, 2006
When I first saw these images, I thought they were fake. When they say giant crystals, they mean GIANT crystals. What I found most interesting, however, were the conditions inside the cave: 150 degrees farenheit and 100% humidity. The photography team could only stay in the cave for a few minutes at a time before having to leave.
Benford’s Law: The Number One Is Number One
Saturday, December 3rd, 2005
This is a fairly short and easy read about a weird statistical phenomenon known as Benford’s Law.
Remote Control For Humans
Wednesday, October 26th, 2005
This is really bizarre, especially since the reporter went through the process himself. By messing with his sense of balance, the researchers were able to control his movements—even against his will.
