Two songs and videos about science for children, written and performed by They Might Be Giants. The almost anthemic "Science is Real" and a stroll through the periodic table in "Meet the Elements".…

They Might Be Giants serve up another slice of power pop for kids with "I am a Paleontologist". One of the better videos in their science series.

I came across this video for "This Too Shall Pass" by OK Go, and was absolutely amazed at the amount of creative genius packed into this four-minute piece of eye candy. You have to admire the…

How to explain resonance to a non-scientist? A few years back I heard a guest speaker on BBC Radio 4 trying to explain the resonance effects of pulsed microwave radiation on the brain in contrast to…

Eschatology From wikipedia: The word eschatology is from the Greek ἔσχατος, Eschatos meaning "last" and -logy meaning "the study of", first used in English around 1550That is, 'the end times' Time -…

The Oak of Science 2 The continuing analogy of Science as an Oak tree In case you missed it Part 1 here The Oak of Science Connections Some ways in which the different disciplines of science, just…

David Brin got his PhD and worked as a physicist before becoming a much-awarded sci-fi writer. He's got some great advice to would-be writers plus some interesting reflections on art vs science as a…

When I was  child my mother used to worship BARGAD  i.e. Ficus bengalensis and  PEEPAL  i.e.   Ficus religiosa on a particular day in month of June calling Badmawas i.e.…

Here We Go Round The Binary If this little piece of whimsy helps educators in any way,that will make me very happy. Here We Go Round The Binary verse 0000nothing. nothing. nothing-nothing twice…

For the sake of argument Argument - a discussion for the purpose of making something clear. Sake - benefit. To introduce an idea 'for the sake of argument' does not mean bringing up an idea to…

The Monckton MethodLord Monckton's UKIP party would like to ban Al Gore's movie: 'An Inconvenient Truth'. So much for freedom of speech. The UKIP party's Lord Monckton is so convinced that reports of…

Research From Dr. Masaru Emoto, says that if human thoughts are directed at water before it is frozen, images of the resulting water crystals will be beautiful or ugly depending upon whether the…

Women in rural India spend hours together traversing vast tracts of hilly terrain to collect the firewood for household leaving their family and children at home. Some times there is "Pakad" i.e.…

"He [the Poet] considers man and nature as essentially adapted to each other, and the mind of man as naturally the mirror of the fairest and most interesting properties of nature. and thus the Poet,…

I really like this optical illusion made by Japanese artist Hajime Ouchi. It's just so simple - just black and white rectangles - and yet has the illusion of both movement and depth. Reminds me a…

Physicians have long recognized that pinpointing specific causes of disease in individual patients enables therapies that are the most likely to confer benefit with the fewest adverse effects. We…

This made me laugh today. I heart xkcd... Link to the xkcd page

Most Americans believe God is concerned with their personal well-being and is directly involved in their personal affairs, according to new research out of the University of Toronto. Overall, most…

Letter recovered-21st August,2361 “17th Feb 2151My love,How are you? Ha ha!! I know you might be getting bored by now, reading this question every day for 750 days now, but you know how much I miss…

This has nothing to do with science, unless you count sci-fi as science. But I loved it, which is reason enough for me to post it. "Using a ring to bind someone you covet into your dark and twisted…