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Ever wondered what it would take for someone to convince you to murder another human being? Well you’re probably insane and in serious need of help, the latter of which we can provide by telling you that all it would take is a lab coat. Scientists have discovered that we as humans are socially engineered [...]

Reddit, depending on who you ask, is either the greatest source of information and entertainment on the web, or a leaking cesspit of misogyny and sexism with a very good façade. To be honest, it’s a lot of both, which is what makes it so iconic and awesome. Whether you’re a budding Redditor, or simply [...]

In studies it has been shown that simply seeing vegetables on your plate, even if you don’t eat them, makes both the other food on the plate taste better and automatically makes you assume the person who made the meal is more caring and devoted. The lesson here is obvious, throw piles of lettuce onto [...]

While there are many illegal drugs much worse than marijuana or alcohol, what many don’t realize is just how many drugs are perfectly legal and obtainable over the counter, that are far stronger and more dangerous than the illegal ones. 10. Diethyl Ether Diethyl Ether, more commonly just called Ether, is mainly used medically, as [...]

As go the engraved words upon the gravestone of the (not so) immortal pioneer of flight, Otto Lilienthal: “Sacrifices Have to Be Made”.  In pursuit of scientific knowledge and discovery, there will always be those who step out, over and beyond the call of duty.  This article is NOT for these brave people.  This article [...]

While many living things live their lives in organized groups, some take socialism to strange extremes; some link their bodies together to essentially build one large body, others may produce young physically adapted to fill specific roles. 10. Corals Related to jellyfish and anemones in the phylum Cnidaria, a coral colony typically consists of several [...]

Since the 1960s, the Etch-a-Sketch has been a toy staple for almost every child who has grown up in America. Those more familiar with the line of Etch-a-Sketches know that other versions have come out such as the Animator in 1986, a digital Etch-a-Sketch capable of storing 12 pictures; the Animator 2000 in 1988 which [...]

Overall, scientists in movies have been given a bad rap and they are invariably depicted as insane and power hungry. The audience has often laughed at the science used in the plots but some of these ideas predicted future scientific developments. Truth is always stranger than fiction. Many films tap into our fears and our [...]

Usually these lists deal with what was, but after finishing my top ten inventions of the 19th and 20th century lists, I thought it might be fun to do a list of what might be coming down the road as well. Obviously, such a list is purely speculative, but the technologies/discoveries I list here are [...]

Thought experiments are mental concepts or hypotheses, often resembling riddles, which are used by philosophers and scientists as simple ways of illuminating what are usually very dense ideas. Most often, they’re used in more abstract fields like philosophy and theoretical physics, where physical experiments aren’t possible. They serve as some hearty food for thought, but [...]