Jay’s thoughts on science in ’09

Thursday, 25 December 2008, 15:31 | Category : DiscoChan, Future, General Science, Musings, web
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Ah, there… Steaming dark-roast in cup (Starbucks’ Verona, if you’re curious), let’s catch up… You see, for the past few weeks, I’ve been scratching my head, trying to figure out how to create a multi-layered frame-in-frame look for a single Flash file. Most recently, Daily Planet host and Discovery Interactive’s resident expert, Jay Ingram, cooly […]

My Favourite Rube Goldberg Contraption

Thursday, 4 December 2008, 22:00 | Category : Musings, Physics, Psychology, Uncategorized
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Daily Planet did a segment on this in 2007. It’s one of my all time favourite DP clips as well.

Lego NXT Rubik’s Cube Solver

Thursday, 4 December 2008, 21:50 | Category : Musings, Technology, Uncategorized
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Watch from the 2:20 min mark, when it goes from analyzing to solving.

This kid’s going places…

Wednesday, 3 December 2008, 22:36 | Category : Uncategorized
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My fave boom de ah dah rendition:

Riding the Great White

Wednesday, 3 December 2008, 0:29 | Category : Animals, Uncategorized
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They’re the stuff our nightmares are made of – and they’re also tragically misunderstood. This past summer, I had a chance to do some research for Discovery’s annual Shark Week. I was shocked to learn the number of shark species on the verge of extinction. In fact, statistically they are more likely to die from […]

Imagining the Tenth Dimension (and its precursors)

Tuesday, 2 December 2008, 0:45 | Category : Uncategorized
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Rob Bryanton does a great job articulating concepts that are beyond most people’s existential reach.

Washing hands makes you more lenient: Researchers

Monday, 1 December 2008, 1:38 | Category : Psychology
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Still can’t get over how that guy you thought was your friend took off with your girlfriend?? Here’s something that might help you move past the grudge: wash your hands, then give the sitch another thought. What’s one got to do with the other, you ask? Plenty, according to British researchers. The team – out […]