tracks of debris objects that traveled <50km, 50 to 150km, 150 to 250km and >250km (John Knox)
via The Atlantic
from a database of tornado debris takeoff and landing points form the 2011 tornado outbreak in northwest Alabama
tracks of debris objects that traveled <50km, 50 to 150km, 150 to 250km and >250km (John Knox)
via The Atlantic
from a database of tornado debris takeoff and landing points form the 2011 tornado outbreak in northwest Alabama
Autonomous Exploration for Gathering Increased Science
or how Curiosity can autonomously select science targets with fantastically named software
from Scaling of Differentiation in Networks: Nervous Systems, Organisms, Ant Colonies, Ecosystems, Businesses, Universities, Cities, Electronic Circuits, and Legos (Mark Changizi)
via Wired Science
the Lego power law: as the number of pieces in a set grows, so do the number of piece types
Neil deGrasse Tyson answering questions on reddit
street physicist
Traumatic brain injuries in illustrated literature: experience from a series of over 700 head injuries in the Asterix comic books (Kamp, MA, Slotty P, Sarikaya-Seiwert S, Steiger HJ, Hanggi D)
Conclusions: Although over half of patients had an initially severe impairment of consciousness after TBI, no permanent deficit could be found. Roman nationality, hypoglossal paresis, lost helmet, and ingestion of the magic potion were significantly correlated with severe initial impairment of consciousness (p ≤ 0.05).
via Mind Hacks
'Dance Your Ph.D.' Finalists Announced
The dreaded question. “So, what’s your Ph.D. research about?” You could bore them with an explanation. Or you could dance.
Testing the flotation dynamics and swimming abilities of giraffes
One of the most significant papers ever published in the annals of science appeared recently; it deals, for the first time ever, with one of the biggest scientific questions ever faced by the scientific community, and uses cutting-edge technology and awesome powers of deductive reasoning and logic to reach shocking, paradigm-shifting conclusions.
We finally figured out whether giraffes can swim, guys. This changes everything.