I found this lecture by Dr. Jim Kakalios on the physics of superheros to be super entertaining. There are several others on YouTube. And, there’s a book you can buy. I bought a superused copy on Amazon.
Thanks to The Total Recall for the tip.
I suppose String Theory and M Theory is pretty boring stuff for most people, but I find it amusing. Right before I fall asleep I watch this stuff — it gives me some wicked dreams. Here’s some videos for you.
BBC Horizon’s Super-String Theory M-Theory Origin of the Univers
BBC Horizon’s Super-String Theory M-Theory Origin of the Univers
Before I watched the video I thought “this is going to be cool”, but then after watching the video I thought “that’s kind of sad”.
Tiki: Tiki nostalgia is alive and well on blogs like Swank Blather. Viva Polynesia!
Cryptozoology: Mental Floss (publisher of fun fact books and a magazine) has a list of 9 things that might kill you (if they actually exist). Do mind the Mongolian Death Worms.
Music: my friend Pat is crazy for the band Slim Cessna’s Auto Club. You can download 3 of their songs for free on the Alternative Tentacles web site.
Art: 3 Types of Unusually Legal Urban Street Art: colored manhole covers in Japan, murals on traffic signal switch boxes and light post sculptures.
Science: Quirks and Quarks is a CBC Radio podcast about all things scientific in nature.
Autos: There’s an air freshener in every junk car. Have you have seen Repo Man?
Comic books: The Justice League: New Frontier movie looks promising.
Science Fiction: Watch the the Turkish version of Star Wars on Google video. It can’t be be much worse then the Star Wars Holiday Special.
WOW: The Mr. T and William Shatner World of Warcraft commercials are awesome! (Disclaimer: I’ve never played the game.)
Vans from Japan: Tiny versions of classic American vans made in Japan.
Space: Gorgeous space photos from the Hubble telescope.
Comedy, Caucasians: Conan O’Brien and Jim Gaffigan are the Pale Force! Conan and Jim visit Little Canada.
Gaming: The fugliest video game boxes of the year.
20 Things You Didn’t Know About Living In Space.
Exploding boobs, toilet target practice, the second birth…
Good article, especially for sci-fi fans who are pedantic in regards to scientific facts about space. I was kind of surprised that Discover Magazine would use the term “boobs”, but I guess once you shove plastic bags inside your chest, they really do become “boobs” don’t they.
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