The SciencesJuly 17, 2013
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Stories by Kyle Hill
Kyle Hill is a science communicator who specializes in finding the secret science in your favorite fandom. He has a bachelor's degree in environmental engineering and a master's degree in communication research (with a focus on science, health, and the environment) from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Aside from co-hosting Al Jazeera America's science show, TechKnow, Hill is also a freelancer who has contributed to Wired, Nature Education, Popular Science, Slate, io9, Nautilus, and is a columnist for Skeptical Inquirer. He manages Nature Education's Student Voices blog, is a research fellow with the James Randi Educational foundation. Email: sciencebasedlife@gmail.com
July 11, 2013
Why The Flash is the Only Human Living In the Present
You live in the past. For every possible combination of sensory input you can have, there is some appreciable time between signal and interpretation.
The SciencesJuly 11, 2013
Why The Flash is the Only Human Living In the Present
July 8, 2013
What StarCraft Can Teach Gamers About Fighting Cancer
In between mining Vespene gas and constructing additional pylons, gamers have been unknowingly learning about how cancer works, and maybe how to beat it.
The SciencesJuly 8, 2013
What StarCraft Can Teach Gamers About Fighting Cancer
July 7, 2013
Nerds and Words: Week 27
I have dug through the Internet this week and uncovered all this geeky goodness. You can find the thousands of links from previous weeks here.
The SciencesJuly 7, 2013
Nerds and Words: Week 27
The SciencesJuly 2, 2013
What Really Happens When Lightning Strikes Sand: The Science Behind a Viral Photo
June 30, 2013
Nerds and Words: Week 26
I have dug through the Internet this week and uncovered all this geeky goodness. You can find the thousands of links from previous weeks here.
The SciencesJune 30, 2013
Nerds and Words: Week 26
June 27, 2013
When The Last of Us are Left, How Long Would it Take to Transcribe Wikipedia?
Within the final "masterpiece" game to grace the PS3 out this month—The Last of Us—Overthinking It discovered a letter from one of the survivors.
The SciencesJune 27, 2013
When The Last of Us are Left, How Long Would it Take to Transcribe Wikipedia?
June 25, 2013
The Fungus that Reduced Humanity to The Last of Us
Pop culture is again in the quickly decaying grasp of a shambling horde. For how many times zombies have appeared, they rarely have a real scientific reason to.
June 23, 2013
Nerds and Words: Week 25
I have dug through the Internet this week and uncovered all this geeky goodness. You can find the thousands of links from previous weeks here.
The SciencesJune 23, 2013
Nerds and Words: Week 25
June 19, 2013
Costanza and the Whale: Could You Make a Blowhole in One?
In between moonlighting as a fake architect and latex salesman, George Costanza was once a fake marine biologist. His story defines sitcom lore.
The SciencesJune 19, 2013
Costanza and the Whale: Could You Make a Blowhole in One?
June 17, 2013
The Transit of the ISS Enterprise
It’s no secret: Overthinking It loves Star Trek. We have already thought way too hard about how Benedict Cumberbatch could crush your skull, and how the most resilient little animal on the planet could fix a warp core.
The SciencesJune 17, 2013
The Transit of the ISS Enterprise
June 16, 2013
Nerds and Words: Week 24
I have dug through the Internet this week and uncovered all this geeky goodness. You can find the thousands of links from previous weeks here.
The SciencesJune 16, 2013
Nerds and Words: Week 24
June 14, 2013
10 Sciencey Stats on the Man of Steel
A new iteration of Superman—the Man of Steel—zooms into theaters today looking to reboot the series for the latest generation (with Kryptonian latex, apparently).
The SciencesJune 14, 2013
10 Sciencey Stats on the Man of Steel
June 13, 2013
Reweaving the Rainbow: Cicadas, Science, and Creationism
With a swarm of determined zerglings, a Brood War is currently underway on the East coast. Brood II, a cohort of slumbering cicadas, recently made their way out of the ground in the billions to outnumber the humans in their path 600 to 1 (but don’t be surprised if you don’t see any).