science

Prepare to have your mind blown

/ Shane / 3 Comments

You know how in the future we will all have little nanobots that do our bidding, like flying around in our bloodstream and repairing our body? Oh, you thought that was just science fiction stuff? Well, what would you say if I showed you a video of scientists using a computer to mind control 5,000 bacteria into building them a pyramid?

The future is now*!

*Now being like 20 or 30 years from now, when they can do more than build pyramids with their little bacterial slaves. But you have to admit, it’s a step in the right** direction!

**Assuming you think mind controlling bacteria to do your bidding is, in fact, the right direction, and not some horrible disaster movie waiting to happen.

Science Cookies

/ Shane / 1 Comment

Learning is hard. One thing that would make it not so hard, would be if, after you learn the science, you could then eat your learning implement.

These are some hardcore science cookies. The periodic table is cool, but sort of obvious. Try ribosomes, electrophoresis gel, trilobites, fractals, circuit boards, and, my personal favorite, esophageal dysphagia cookies. That’s thinking out side of the “science cookie” box!

Link via Anna.