In 2014, Harvard researchers were able to generate insulin-producing cells in mice. No one—not even the scientists themselves—has been able to reproduce the original results. (Image: Harvard Stem Cell Institute) A Harvard research team led by biologist Douglas Melton has…
YouTube For most, 2016 was a wild ride with lows like the death of icons and highs like…well getting high. This is a year a lot of people would like to be over asap, but I’m not one to wish…
YouTube If you’re like me, your method for defrosting your car windshield is carving out a four inch peep hole using the sleeve of your jacket so you can drive while your car defroster completes the job over the next…
Technion/YouTube In an ideal world, a medical mystery could be solved with a device that quickly and cheaply takes a noninvasive sample and reports back with whatever condition a patient is suffering from — a real life “Star Trek” medical…
Why does everyone want to kill Bruce Willis? Because Pierre-Alexandre Chauvat hilariously edited together 53 different movies to make it seem like various characters from movies like The Bourne Ultimatum, Pulp Fiction, Hot Fuzz, Mad Max: Fury Road and more…
Ava works by tracking nine different physiological parameters through the bracelet, worn through the night, linking them to hormonal changes throughout the menstrual cycle. Ava Tracking fertility isn’t easy, but it can be, says Lea von Bidder, cofounder of fertility…
Just when you thought 2016 couldn’t get any more cruel. Debbie Reynolds—a Hollywood star since her teenage leading-lady debut in 1952's Singin’ in the Rain—died just one day after her daughter, Carrie Fisher. She was 84 years old. Read more……
The folks at the AWE me YouTube channel are known for geeky/crafty/badass shows like “Man at Arms,” which has recreated weapons like Thor’s hammer and Wolverine’s claws. This week, AWE me’s “Super-Fan Builds” took on the monumental task of making…
Steven Moffat says that great villains lose their impact if they show up again and again. He’s speaking specifically about Moriarty and Sherlock Holmes—and references Batman and the Joker—but the broader point stands. Read more… Source: io9
Robert Kirkman is apparently discounting the possibility that ratings fall and AMC cancels The Walking Dead. Or, the expense eventually makes the show not worth it, and AMC cancels it. Or, and I think we all agree this is the…