Nerd Knowledge
Nerd Knowledge: What is Starlink?
April 23, 2021
Starlink is a satellite-based internet service that is the brainchild of Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla motors and of SpaceX, a private space flight company.
Nerd Knowledge: Getting the most out of your HDR television
April 8, 2021
So, you have just purchased that 60-inch flat-panel set. What do you do to get the most out of its features? Here are some tips.
How to transfer video and audio tapes to your computer
April 7, 2021
As technology evolves and certain formats become obsolete, it makes more and more sense to transfer content from the outgoing mediums to the new ones.
Nerd Knowledge: Lakes and ponds ecosystems explained
March 29, 2021
Simply put, an ecosystem is a community or group of living organisms that live in and interact with each other in a specific environment. The difference between ponds and lakes is somewhat unclear, but generally speaking, lakes are normally much deeper than ponds and have a larger surface area. All the water in a pond…
Nerd Knowledge: What is Pi?
March 13, 2021
Succinctly stated, pi, which is written as the Greek letter for p, or π, is the ratio of the circumference of any circle to the diameter of that circle. No matter the circle's size, this ratio will always equal pi.
The history of “Pi Day”
March 13, 2021
National Pi Day can be traced back to 1988 and a man named Larry "The Prince of π" Shaw. Shaw was a physicist who was a longtime employee at the Exploratorium, a science museum in San Francisco, California, and came up with the idea of "π Day" on a 1988 staff retreat, following the death…
The neuroscience of hate
February 15, 2021
Scientists in recent years have begun to establish the neural coordinates for complex emotional concepts such as “hate.” Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is giving researchers an understanding of the way these intense emotions begin to emerge in the brain.
The neuroscience of love
February 15, 2021
The brain of a person in love also encounters an increase in the stress hormone norepinephrine, which drives up heart rate and blood pressure. These responses are similar to those experienced by people using powerful addictive stimulants such as methamphetamine.
Nerd Knowledge: The neuroscience of religion
January 29, 2021
There is now a new branch of neuroscience called neurotheology, which attempts to explain religious experience and behavior in neuroscientific terms.
Nerd Knowledge: The science of soap
January 21, 2021
We use soap on a daily basis and don’t question its effectiveness, however, have you ever wondered where did it come from and how does it work?