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  1. ask an expert
    Please Don’t Try to Shoot Diaper Gel Into a TornadoA tornado expert explains the science behind Twisters, from diaper gel to anchor drills and why the film didn’t mention climate change.
    By Nate Jones
  2. what’s in a name?
    Harrison Ford Doesn’t Get Why They Keep Naming ‘Terrifying Critters’ After Him“I spend my free time cross-stitching,” Ford said. “I sing lullabies to my basil plants.”
    By Zoe Guy
  3. respect the hands
    Jurassic World’s Raptor Hands Make SenseIt’s the continued misunderstanding of velociraptors that’s ridiculous.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  4. vanity projects
    Watch Stephen Colbert Narrate the Billionaire Going to Space Because He CanAt least the other space guy’s got Grimes.
    By Rebecca Alter
  5. movie review
    Tesla Is a Bizarre, Bewitching Anti-BiopicSee Ethan Hawke sing “Everybody Wants to Rule the World.”
    By Bilge Ebiri
  6. science
    Why You Can’t Help But Love Baby Yoda“The scientific community can officially rule that Baby Yoda is cute.”
    By Kyle McGovern
  7. the industry
    Netflix Orders Japan Sinks 2020 From Director Masaaki YuasaA fun little show about environmental collapse!
    By Charu Sinha
  8. vulture lists
    The 18 Smartest Big Bang Theory EpisodesWith Sheldon and Amy likely to win a Nobel Prize in tonight’s finale, we revisit the show’s finest scientific moments.
    By Kimberly Potts
  9. tv
    New Study Finds Both Conservatives and Liberals Like BonesAnd everyone’s hate-watching Pawn Stars, apparently.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  10. the science corner
    7 Nobel Laureates on Whether TBBT’s Sheldon and Amy Should Win the Physics PrizeAs the show’s duo continues to struggle for Nobel recognition, we had to ask the physicists who know best.
    By Devon Ivie
  11. hey mister arnstein here’s my clone
    Barbra Streisand Breaks Silence on Dog Cloning“You can clone the look of a dog, but you can’t clone the soul.”
    By Jackson McHenry
  12. How Bill Nye Uses Twitter to Find Guests for His Netflix ShowBill Nye crowdsourced the guests for season two of Bill Nye Saves the World on Netflix.
  13. Welcome to the Hayden Panettierium, by Kathryn Doyle Thank you for visiting the Hayden Panettierium at the Rose Center for Earth and Space at the American Museum of Natural History. I, […]
    By Brian Boone
  14. bill nye his eyes go wide
    Bill Nye Scolds CNN for Pitting Him Against Climate-Change Denier William HapperBill! Bill! Bill! Bill!
    By Emma Barrie
  15. Your Application To Cryobank NYC Has Been Denied, by Harris Mayersohn and […] Dear Potential Donor: Unfortunately, your application to donate sperm to the New York City Cryobank has been reviewed and rejected. While we […]
    By Brian Boone
  16. science
    Jack White’s Record Label Plays Vinyl in SpaceFrom the Queen of England, to the hounds of hell, to … space.
    By Devon Ivie
  17. last night on late night
    Neil DeGrasse Tyson Explains the Strawberry MoonDid you know the strawberry moon is neither strawberry nor a moon? Wait, no, it is a moon. Sorry.
    By Halle Kiefer
  18. science
    Flash’s Fake Science Is Its Greatest StrengthTime travel, parallel universes, and so on.
    By Abraham Riesman
  19. science
    President Obama to Host Science Channel DNewsBarack Obama the Science … Lama? Yes.
    By Halle Kiefer
  20. ghostbusters
    Learn the Actual Science Behind GhostbustersEverything is science.
    By Madeline Raynor
  21. mythology
    MythBusters and the Rise of Fact-checking EverythingA prominent place for public science.
    By Christopher Bonanos
  22. last night on late night
    Stephen Colbert Learns About Gravitational WavesNo, really, is God Bugs Bunny?
    By Halle Kiefer
  23. roll clip!
    Neil deGrasse Tyson Drops the Mic Flat on B.o.B“When you stand on the shoulders of those who came before, you might just see far enough to realize the earth isn’t fucking flat.”
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  24. science
    Neil deGrasse Tyson Shuts Down B.o.B.’s Flat-Earth Nonsense So You Don’t Have ToHe could really use a wish right now.
    By Nate Jones
  25. science
    Watch David Tennant Explain Einstein/RelativityHearing David Tennant intone, “dark matter” will probably be the highlight of your day.
    By Greg Cwik
  26. ask an expert
    Why Pixar Movies Make Us CryBig eyes, full hearts, can’t keep it together. 
    By Alice Robb
  27. ask an expert
    A Harvard Geneticist on Jurassic World’s Science George M. Church is a leading light in the “de-extinction” efforts.
    By Nate Jones
  28. science is hard
    Rogue One Writer Tweets deGrasse Tyson for HelpStar Trek: 1; Star Wars: 0.
    By Dee Lockett
  29. science
    Could Furious 7’s Skyscraper Jump Really Happen?“To be honest,” says Professor Loveridge, “that is probably the most plausible stunt in the whole movie.”
    By Bilge Ebiri
  30. science
    Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Star Talk Coming to TVStarting in April.
    By Margaret Lyons
  31. movies
    Watch Neil deGrasse Tyson Discuss the Science Behind InterstellarIt’s more accurate than Gravity.
    By Nate Jones
  32. NASA’s Response to a Child Prodigy, by Ian AbramsonDear Sammy, Let me be the first to say how impressed we here at NASA were to receive such an ambitious spaceship design from a six-year-old. […]
    By Brian Boone
  33. helpful suggestions
    We Need More TV Shows About ScientistsHow about a Galileo historical drama?
    By Margaret Lyons
  34. vulture lists
    Everything You Can Do With the Other 90 Percent of Your Brain (in Movies)Yes, we know it’s fake. Calm down.
    By Adam K. Raymond and Max Cea
  35. streaming
    One Third of Amazon Prime Members Don’t Use Its Video-Streaming ServiceSays a new RBC study.
    By Lindsey Weber
  36. ‘The Humor Code’ and the Science of How Comedy WorksWriting about comedy has become a cottage industry in recent years as the swelling popularity of live and online humor has birthed a new […]
    By John Wenzel
  37. The Marshmallow Diaries, by Howard MittelmarkDay one: Brought to the Stanford campus with other four-year-olds for “tests” starting tomorrow. All very mysterious. Something about […]
    By Brian Boone
  38. Science Confirms That Comedians Are PsychoticIn one of the most obvious findings ever, a study in the British Journal of Psychiatry has confirmed that comedians possess more psychotic […]
    By Megh Wright
  39. factcheck
    Beloved Scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson Fact-checked Gravity“Mysteries of #Gravity: Why Bullock’s hair, in otherwise convincing zero-G scenes, did not float freely on her head.”
    By Lindsey Weber
  40. keeping it real
    How Breaking Bad’s Science Adviser Keeps It (Mostly) RealExcept for the blue meth.
    By Denise Martin
  41. science
    Ask a Physicist: Could You Pull Off the Fast 5 Safe Heist in Real Life?Scary equations ahead.
    By Brian Feldman
  42. clickables
    Watch Mayim Bialik Explain Her Love of ScienceSee Blossom dressed up as a cell.
  43. mayan calendar
    NASA Explains Why the World Didn’t End on 12/21/22, Ten Days EarlyWeird science! Or, you know, just science.
    By Eliot Glazer
  44. Proof: Humans Are DisgustingYour mouth is dirtier than your butt: believe it!
    By Eliot Glazer
  45. Holy Sh*t, It’s a Caterpillar Parade!Science!
    By Eliot Glazer
  46. Watch the History of the World in 60 Seconds, Give or Take a CoupleScience is fun!
    By Eliot Glazer
  47. Behold the World’s First Human-Powered HelicopterIt’s kind of like SoulCycle, but you fly!
    By Eliot Glazer
  48. Lutz from ‘30 Rock’ Is Now a Lab Experiment30 Rock actor and former SNL writer John Lutz is selling his body to science for an upcoming book, as reported by The New York Times. Lutz is […]
    By Bradford Evans
  49. The Complete Guide to Everything: The Future of Technology (iPhone 5, […]This week the guys decide to take a look at three products defining the future of technology: The iPhone 5, MakerBot and Google Glasses. Before […]
    By Splitsider Editors
  50. batman
    Read an Infographic That Attempts to Explain the Physics of BatmanHoly infographic, Batman!
    By Eliot Glazer
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