Category Archives: Science

So what’s new in the world of aerial automatons? Here’s a swarm of quad-rotor robots hovering in formation. They’re a creation of the GRASP labs at the University of Pennsylvania. Kind of cool. Before you get too impressed, check out … Continue reading →

Here’s a tribute to a deity that most of us worship every morning: coffee. Along with bacon and chocolate, coffee is part of our holy trinity. I could wish this was a little more balanced. I’ve gotten used to hearing … Continue reading →

The Discovery Channel’s How the Universe Works does its take on the old Carl Sagan quote, plus considers the end of the “Age of Stars.” Appropriately, it’s a star studded clip: Lawrence Krauss, Michio Kaku, Phil Plait and others. From … Continue reading →

I may have mentioned in the past that my mother is a science teacher. One of her favorite assignments is to ask her students to create a “Rube Goldberg” machine to do something simple, like pop a balloon. Along the … Continue reading →