From John Cage to modern cyborgs, explore the fascinating history of turning the secret life of plants and mushrooms into art.
Discover Related Tags
What are the odds? Scientists bring back the dire wolf – which creature is next?
The scientific community is buzzing, and frankly, so is everyone else! In a stunning breakthrough this month, researchers announced the successful de-extinction of the Dire Wolf.
Most of the water on Earth is actually alien
Unlike the other planets in our solar system Earth’s surface is about 70% water. Why is that? Shouldn’t the sun have dried out all the water long ago? As it turns out our water is alien. We’ve Carbonaceous Chondrites from beyond the frost line to thank. In Pure Spirit What do you make of the […]
Discover the surprising history of microbes
Most of life is invisible. It’s true. This short animation from Flora Lichtman and Sharon Shattuck take a crack at explaining the history of microbes. We begin with the birth of microscopes – which is a bit of a mystery – and then moves on to the tiny lifeforms that they discovered. In Pure Spirit […]
Have neuroscientists discovered how to create the feeling of a ghost?
A team of scientists have been able to create the strange “feeling of a presence” in a lab. This is believed to be what is at work when we sometimes suspect there’s a “ghost” nearby. The science is both impressive and underwhelming at the same time. It’s underwhelming because there is actually something touching you […]
Optography: The last thing they ever saw
Do you believe in Optography? This is the technique by which images are extracted from dead eyes; revealing the last thing they ever saw. Most people think this is a myth but there is scientific proof behind the idea. This video is a good look at the science and theory behind Optography. Caution – it […]
Sponsored video: The Daylight Project and the importance of light
I only appreciated how important good lighting was until we got rid of the traditional lightbulbs from the kitchen, living room and bedroom and replaced them with daylight bulbs. You might still be lingering to 2001 ideas about some of these bulbs and worrying they take a while to illuminate fully. They do not. Modern […]
The science: this is how trees survive the winter
There are some awfully cute trees in this video from Minute Earth. Cute trees and some handy knowledge about different types of trees. Watching this animation might make you think about a similar program from Minute Physics that talks about the difference between evolution and natural selection. Trees evolved to survive in the winter. In […]
Do you know the difference between evolution and natural selection?
This episode of Minute Physics takes a fun and easy tour through the differences between natural selection and evolution. Not all evolution is due to natural selection. The video also makes the point that whether you believe in evolution or not – it happens. You might believe that natural selection isn’t the only influence on […]
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 […]
