Mount Tambora: The Deadliest Volcanic Eruption
For centuries Mount Tambora was thought to be nothing but another mountain in the Indonesian archipelago but in 1815 it proved to be one of the deadliest volcanos in recorded history.
The Mysterious Volcanic Eruption of 1808
In 1991 scientists studying ice cores discovered evidence of a massive volcanic eruption in the early 19th century. The problem was there was no record of it ever happening.
The Facts on Doomscrolling
No one likes hearing bad news… or do we? Getting sucked in by the whirlwind of terrifying news is called doomscrolling or doomsurfing and unsurprisingly it’s not good for you.
Godzilla and King Kong's Hollow Earth Theory
The recent MonsterVerse films have leaned into the idea of hollow earth as a fast-travel system for Godzilla. But did you know the hollow earth theory was a real theory scientists believed in several hundreds of years ago?
Should Self Driving Cars Kill Us?
Autonomous cars are becoming a very real thing but if it came down to it and the car was put in a position where it had to kill either the driver or a pedestrian, who does it choose? That's the tunnel problem.
Why Lie Detectors Don’t Work
Polygraph machines, also known as lie detectors, are used a lot to determine if someone is lying. The strange thing is they don't actually work.
How Long Could Wolverine Live?
How old is Wolverine? How long could Wolverine live? Could he live longer without his adamantium skin? Let’s use science and math to find out!
When Albert Einstein’s Brain was Stolen
On April 18th, 1955 Albert Einstein passed away and the world lost a genius and then we lost his brain... Well, it was stolen by pathologist Thomas Harvey… here’s the story
The Facts on Alien Hand Syndrome
Imagine your hand having a mind of its own, doing whatever it wants whenever it wants. This is real life for some people suffering from Alien Hand Syndrome… and it’s not fun.
Do Robots Scream at Night?
Have you ever wondered if robots scream at night? No? We did. Today's question leads us down a rabbit hole on screaming, sleep, robots and pain, and what that strange sound is that some devices make.
What Do You Really Look Like?
Why is it that a picture of yourself can look so different than what you see in the mirror? What happens in your phone or camera that forces a sort of uncanny valley effect on yourself?
Are Your Dreams Actually Reality?
Plenty of philosophers have long thought the idea of what reality is. How can we be so sure what we experience everyday is the true version of reality? What about dreams? Dreams have been studied for thousands of years and we still are not too sure what their purpose is.
Can Mushrooms Make It Rain?
Sometimes the smallest organisms can make the biggest changes, in this case, can mushrooms make it rain? What about rain? How does rain even... happen? Just how instrumental are mushrooms to rain all over the world?