I was going write a new post tonight, but now I can’t. This video deserves its own post. All to itself. Sigh.
P.S. Two things. First, look for sci-fi authors John Scalzi and Wil Wheaton. Second, I was a secretary and proud to be one. Otherwise, perfection.
Vi Hart’s Guide to Dealing with Negative Comments in a Digital Age
A story video about what happens when one of the world’s (the physics world at least!) most precious artifacts are stolen. The kilogram standard. Come to me via Joe Hanson of It’s OK to be Smart fame (see previous post!)
Their chemistry decides! Awesome video from awesome website Boing Boing.
“The Royal Observatory Greenwich answers in this wonderful short animation, a teaser for a new exhibition titled Measuring the Universe: from the transit of Venus to the edge of the cosmos.” from a Brain Pickings Tweet December 10, 2012 Thanks Brain Pickings!
I’ve been looking for a good tutorial on these collapsible paper hexagons FOREVER! yay, Vi Hart! Thank you! And thank you too for Maria Popova of @Brainpickings for championing it!
I knew I liked slinkies. And physics. I was right.
How much of Earth’s sky would the planets take up if they were as far from us as the moon is?
More than just Math Sightings 