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Sex Week

The Breakfast Flakes — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:11:53 +0000

It will soon be Sex Week at many universities, but it’s not a week for having sex, it’s a week for talking about sex! Some of the session topics include how to write erotica, oral sex and a campus scavenger hunt for a “golden condom.” There will even be a “Sex in the Dark” discussion. Students [...]

Science Can Be Fun for Students !

The Breakfast Flakes — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:08:37 +0000

To get students interested and prepared for the 25th Annual Billings Clinic Research Center’s Science Expo, a workshop will be held at Barnes and Noble Booksellers located at 530 S. 24th Street in Billings on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. The workshop is free to students of all ages and [...]

The Scientific Power of Thought

Kyle Dowling — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:00:22 +0000

Mind over matter, people! According to this video, when you change your mind, you physically change your brain. It looks as if the power of thought is an immense gift that each of us hold (sans ‘Honey Boo Boo‘ viewers). As the video states, “imagining an action and doing it require the same motor and [...]

How NOT to Make an Electric Gun

Tom Blunt — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 19:30:33 +0000

There’s no need to offer a “Don’t try this at home” warning — by the time you’ve watched this guy accidentally shock, burn, and shoot himself, you’re unlikely to follow in his footsteps. It might seem a little strange to talk about making guns so soon after that botched assassination attempt in Bulgaria, but this homemade [...]

Weird Science: Watch This Bizarre Chemical Reaction

Tom Blunt — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 16:30:20 +0000

Something very strange happens at the 1:15 point in this video. When these three clear solutions are combined on a stir plate, the result changes color — and keeps changing! Don’t ask us why the color change keeps oscillating. That’s what the narrating scientist is there for! The sudden transformation from an amber liquid to an inky [...]

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson Discovers Superman's Home Planet

Amanda Ferris — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 18:42:48 +0000

Superman’s home planet Krytpon isn’t fictional anymore! Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has discovered the real-life counterpart to the planet that is so deeply embedded in the ‘Superman’ canon.Tyson discovered the red dwarf star that is located in the Corvus constellation and is about 27.1 light years away from Earth. Up until now, this star was [...]

12-Year-Old Uses Dungeons And Dragons to Help Dad Solve Scientific Riddle

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 18:57:50 +0000

When you look at someone, you are immediately drawn to their eyes. Scientists have been unsure if this is because humans are programmed to stare at eyes or at faces in general.

Alan Kingstone, a psychologist at the University of British Columbia, had been working on this quandary and was having trouble thinking of an experiment which separated the eyes from the center of the face. He was telling his 12-year-old son Julian about it when the boy came up with an inspired idea.

Learn the Science Behind S'mores [INFOGRAPHIC]

Shauna Wright — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:30:54 +0000

S’mores may seem simple enough. A marshmallow, some graham crackers, a few squares of chocolate and a campfire are all you need, right? But if you want true perfection, camping equipment purveyors REI have provided this helpful infographic to coach you along. ‘The Art and Science of S’mores’ gives you a little history of the [...]