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The Climate Change RapThis week’s episode of Coma Niddy...

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:30:25 -0400

The Climate Change Rap

This week’s episode of Coma Niddy University is about Climate Change. There’s a lot of debate about our impact on the planet. Regardless, we only have one planet. So whether we affect the weather or not, we’ve got to get our act to together. Climate Change is happening and we must act responsibly.

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Have you seen ‘The Perspective Rap’ yet? My rhymes...

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:30:35 -0400

Have you seen ‘The Perspective Rap’ yet? My rhymes will literally enter your mind.

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You Are the Youtube Channel I have been waiting to find! part Rett and Link Part Hank green, with Watsy thrown in, it's fantastic!

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:07:48 -0400

Thanks. It’s an honor to be compared to some of my YouTube role models =)

“They’re talkin’ about science, man! I...

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:30:24 -0400

“They’re talkin’ about science, man! I can’t compete with that!”
~Finn the Human

thescienceofreality: This Week in Science - May 13 - 19,...

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:30:34 -0400

thescienceofreality:

This Week in Science - May 13 - 19, 2013:

Magnetar at black hole here.

Cloned human stem cells here.

Cell calculators here.

Music matched to color here.

Scientists agreeing on climate change here.

Remote-piloted plane here.

Earth’s core here.

Bright lunar explosion here.

American asteroid sampling here.

Hofstadter butterfly effect here.

Electric shocks aid math skills here.

Printable solar panels here.

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Sun, 19 May 2013 09:30:17 -0400

adrfabrika:

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Science is awesome, pass it on

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:01:33 -0400

subatomiconsciousness: comaniddy: Are you down with Real...

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:17:39 -0400

subatomiconsciousness:

comaniddy:

Are you down with Real Science?

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i have the same tshirt hehe :D

Best shirt ever =)

laughingsquid: What New York City Would Look Like on the...

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:30:34 -0400

laughingsquid:

What New York City Would Look Like on the Surface of Other Planets

Do Plants Talk?In this week’s episode of Coma Niddy...

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:30:14 -0400

Do Plants Talk?

In this week’s episode of Coma Niddy University we talk about plants.

It is known that plants can communicate using light, chemicals, and touch. But do plants talk to each other?

Gardeners tend to grow basil as a companion plant. Apparently basil is friendly, improving the health of its neighbors. Sending positive signals to it’s partners, rooting for its friends. [x]

A study puts this communication to the test. Researchers planted chilli pepper seeds near the friendly basil. The basil however was blocked from all known forms of plant communication. Regardless of the barriers, the chilli pepper seeds germinated faster when close to basil. [x]

Without light, chemicals, or physical touch, how did the plants communicate?

You can [watch my video] to find out!

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pbs-food: Click here to find a delicious chocolate chip cookie...

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:37:00 -0400

pbs-food:

Click here to find a delicious chocolate chip cookie recipe perfect for your own noms.

EVERY DAY IS COOKIE DAY!!!

It’s fun to learn about Uranus.

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:30:17 -0400

It’s fun to learn about Uranus.

Are you down with Real Science?[Watch the Video]

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:30:28 -0400

Are you down with Real Science?

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thescienceofreality: This Week in Science - May 6 - 12,...

Mon, 13 May 2013 09:30:12 -0400

thescienceofreality:

This Week in Science - May 6 - 12, 2013:

ESO & Oxford theories here.

Medical device inspiration here.

Pear-shaped nucleus here.

Meat-eating plant in Japan here.

Trophy molecule here.

Ancient DNA here.

Injectable eye robots here.

Antarctica deep-sea fish here.

Methane-based ecosystem here.

Troubling carbon dioxide levels here.

Metamaterial here.

Winged hybrid vehicle here.

gemmacorrell: Sky Cats (my monthly cartoon for Emirates...

Sun, 12 May 2013 09:30:33 -0400

gemmacorrell:

Sky Cats
(my monthly cartoon for Emirates Airlines Open Skies In-Flight magazine)

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Sat, 11 May 2013 09:30:25 -0400

jtotheizzoe: Why does music make us feel happy or sad? Or angry...

Fri, 10 May 2013 09:30:40 -0400

jtotheizzoe:

Why does music make us feel happy or sad? Or angry or romantic? How can simple sound waves cause so much emotion?

First things first, this is the best t-shirt I’ve worn in any episode.

I went from my comfy chair to the streets of Austin to investigate whether it might be written into neural evolution. Modern neuroscience says our brains may be wired to pick certain emotions out of music because they remind us of how people move!

Humans are the only species we know that creates and communicate using music, but it’s still unclear how or why we do that, brain-wise. Is it just a lucky side effect of evolution, like Steven Pinker says? Or is it a deeper part of our evolutionary history, as people like Mark Changizi and Daniel Levitin argue?

Some brand new evolutionary psychology research says that we may read emotion in music because it relates to how we sense emotion in people’s movements. We’ll take a trip from Austin to Dartmouth to Cambodia to hear why music makes us feel so many feels. The connections between movement and music go far beyond dance moves!

Mike over at Idea Channel has a different opinion, that our emotional reactions to music are purely learned and cultural. Head on over and check it out. Do you agree?

For more reading on this awesome topic, check out these references.

If a tree falls, will Coma Niddy rap about it?This week’s...

Thu, 09 May 2013 09:30:19 -0400

If a tree falls, will Coma Niddy rap about it?

This week’s episode of Coma Niddy University is a Philosophy Rap. Things get topsy turvy as I explore reality and perception.

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Wed, 08 May 2013 09:30:28 -0400

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Tue, 07 May 2013 09:30:41 -0400