Tue, Apr 20, 2021 9:13 AM in Chem for those who do not like it
The chemistry department at the University of Cambridge puts on an annual public lecture that is highly engaging. For inspiration, take a look at the "Fire and Flame" lecture which can be found on wothers.com, and which includes many spectacular demos (with firefighters discreetly on standby!). There are several other lectures posted there, and of the ones I've seen, they're jus...
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Fri, Sep 09, 2016 12:37 PM in Current Events in Science -- Sept. 3, 2016
In today's news, and related to the FDA ban on antibiotics in soap, a new paper and video demonstrates how to create antibiotic resistant bacteria. The 2min timelapse video is really cool:
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/09/08/49296588...-superbugs
http://www.vox.com/2016/9/8/12852924/evolution-bacteria-time...ga-harvard
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Fri, Sep 18, 2015 11:28 PM in the solar system to scale
Thought I'd share. Here's a NPR article about some folks who built a slick video demonstrating the solar system to scale. The video is embedded, and really is well done.
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/09/18/441400933/...lar-system
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