These photographs are the work of superb storm chaser Mike Hollingshead. He is one of those stuntmen-meets-scientists who leap in cars and zoom off in search of terrifyingly bad weather like tornadoes and super storms. Many of these photographs are for sale and available as prints from his website Extreme Instability. If you like this […]
The science of chocolate might surprise you
What’s the difference between chocolate, cocoa and cacao? The latter is appearing more often on the ingredients list of “chocolate bars”, after all. In this video the SciShow digs into the truth of chocolate and you might be surprised. Cacao and cocoa, once the same, are now different. Can you believe some people thought cocaine […]
Insane? The great-grandson of Scientology shares the family skeletons
This is an odd video. There’s jazz as a man pours out his soul. The team from Snap Judgement has the great-grandson of the man who created Scientology speak about his family secrets. You’ll laugh. You’ll be shocked. This is a man who’s great-grandfather created a religion. Is he a god? In Pure Spirit Can […]
Idatedaghost.com
I dated a ghost is a sub-plot from the 2nd episode of the 3rd series of the BBC’s Sherlock. While drunk on a stag night Holmes and Watson end up speaking to a nurse who believes she’s dated a ghost. Later on we see Sherlock on a fake website called Idatedaghost.com. Right now there’s no […]
UFO sighting spree in the States
This New Year there seems to have been a spike in UFO sightings in the States. It started in Northern California and then more sightings came in from Hollywood Hills and Florida. What do you think? The TV hosts seem to dismiss the idea of Chinese Lanterns but it’s the right time of year for […]
Food for Thought: Should we eat bugs?
This animation by Emma Bryce makes the case that we should consider eating bugs. You’ll probably have to watch it before you’d even consider the idea. The animation was bone by Neighbor and if the narration sounds familiar it is because you’re hearing the voice of Addison Anderson who’s featured on TED-Ed before. In Pure […]
The surprising fact about vampire squid – they’re veggies
It may look like a monster designed for the purpose of hunting and killing others but the Vampyroteuthis infernalis (aka the vampire squid) is a vegetarians. At least, scientists now know that the vampire squid eats plant matter and there is no evidence they eat flesh.
Snow Easter Island men
Why build snowmen when you can build snow Easter Island men? That’s exactly what happened in this front garden. All the signs pointing to an intelligent family living in the house beyond. If only all the mysteries of Easter Island were as easily solved. From a tweet by Shawn Huckaby. In Pure Spirit Would you […]
Science explains Santa Claus in the most surprising way
It’s a song. Yes, it might be from the newsmongers at Fox via FoxADHD.com but credit where credit is due. This is catchy and full of fun science facts. Given who’s made the video it’s a bit surprisingly to see pagans accurately been credited as the creators of the original holiday we now call Christmas, […]
When it gets really cold…
These photos come from Karaganda. This is the capital of the Karagandy Province in Kazakhstan, the fourth largest city in the country. Record high temperatures have been recorded of 40.2°C (that’s about 104.4°F) in August and the record low in December of about -42.9 (-42.9). Averages are more like 25 as high down to -15 […]
