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02 Sep

Robot Fish

You may have heard about human Robots but now there are also fish robots.Yes these robots look like fish and swim like fish, but these robotic fish have special purpose. These robotic fishes are fitted with sensor and are automatically controlled,they are dropped in oceans to detect pollution from the chemicals and fertilizers.This helps officials [...]

07 Aug

Magic of Ruby laser

A balloon pops inside of another balloon with ruby laser, the technique that works here is that of different shades of color.When a “Ruby Laser” is transmitted through a light color (red) balloon, it pops the dark color (blue) balloon inside.

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06 Aug

Do you have transparent head?

Yes, Macropinna a deep-sea fish has transparent head and tubular eyes which we are able to see through her head, it’s amazing that we are able to see everything on her head. A Transparent head not only make her look fragile but also very vulnerable although she is not. Her big fins enable her to [...]

14 Feb

David Merrill: Siftables – Toy Blocks That Think

MIT grad student David Merrill demos Siftables — cookie-sized, computerized tiles you can stack and shuffle in your hands. These future-toys can do math, play music, and talk to their friends, too. Is this the next thing in hands-on learning?

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23 Dec

Bioluminescent Siphonophore

While this appears to be a single, large organism, it’s actually a colony of numerous individual jellyfish-like animals that behave and function together as a single entity. The individual units, called zooids, all share the same genetic material and each perform a specialized role within the colony. The best-known siphonophore is the poisonous Portuguese Man [...]

24 Oct

John Hodgman’s Brief Digression

Humorist John Hodgman rambles through a new story about aliens, physics, time, space and the way all of these somehow contribute to a sweet, perfect memory of falling in love. You’ll recognize John as “PC” from the Apple TV commercials.

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09 Oct

Doris Kearns Goodwin: Learning From Past Presidents

Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin talks about what we can learn from American presidents, including Abraham Lincoln and Lyndon Johnson. Then she shares a moving memory of her own father, and of their shared love of baseball.

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05 Oct

13 Volts And Pencil Lead

13 volts doesn’t sounds like all that much…especially if you’ve ever stuck a 9-volt battery on your tongue. On the other hand, it takes 12 volts to turn over your car’s engine. So, what happens when you sharpen a pencil at both ends and apply 13 volts of electricity across it? Just watch.

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02 Oct

Steven Pinker: The Blank Slate

Steven Pinker’s book The Blank Slate argues that all humans are born with some innate traits. Here, Pinker talks about his thesis, and why some people found it incredibly upsetting.

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02 Oct

Philip Zimbardo: How People Become Monsters…or Heroes

Philip Zimbardo knows how easy it is for nice people to turn bad. In this talk, he shares insights and graphic unseen photos from the Abu Ghraib trials. Then he talks about the flip side: how easy it is to be a hero, and how we can rise to the challenge.

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