On January 19, 2038, when the clock strikes fourteen minutes and seven seconds past five in the morning (03:14:07 UTC), a computer bug will cause most computers, programs, servers or any type of device that uses a 32-bit system and…
What happens when we laugh? When listening to a joke, the kind that makes you burst out laughing, a series of vocal sounds are produced in the mouth that last 1/16 second and repeat every 1/15 second. While the sounds…
“I think, therefore I am” (Cogito ergo sum) is one of the most famous phrases of the French philosopher René Descartes, which appears in his work Discourse of the Method (1637). This sentence has become one of the most famous…
We hear about technology almost every day. Unlike the concept of science, technology seems closer to us because we recognize that we live in it all the time. We even see it in new spaces we have to cross to…
We explain what altruism is, the origin of the term and what altruistic people are like. Also, what is biological altruism? Altruism Altruism is the willingness of some people to do good to others, even at the cost of their…
Mars is very similar to Venus. It is very bright and because of that we can easily observe it in the night sky. This is part of the reason no one really knows who discovered Mars. We do know that…
When people cut an onion, it irritates their eyes and some of them cry. Have you ever wondered why? Here we explain it to you. Why Do You Cry Cutting Onions When we cut onion, two substances mix producing sulfurous…
While researchers are working on thrusters, possibilities for space colonization, and ways to provide water and power in space, other scientists are trying to understand how space affects the human body. Much of their knowledge has now been compiled in…
Did We Contaminate Mars? – Since the early days of Red Planet exploration, humanity has hoped to find life there. NASA reduce the risk that what we discover are creatures we brought with us from Earth. Imagine the day when…
The number of weeks corresponding to a year of 365 days is a total of 52 with one day (52.1). In a leap year, i.e. a year with 366 days, the number of weeks is 52 with two days (52.2).…