SONG: Social Prosthetic
SONG: “Social Prosthetic”. (OGG version here.)
ARTIST: grant.
SOURCE: Based on “Why Did Jeffrey Epstein Cultivate Famous Scientists?”, Scientific American… Read the rest “SONG: Social Prosthetic”
Month: January 2026
Why did Jeffrey Epstein “collect” so many scientists?
Scientific American has a rather deeply researched piece on something that feels like it’s about politics at first, since it’s following the donations of a disgraced late… Read the rest “Why did Jeffrey Epstein “collect” so many scientists?”
Science Art: From Les raisons des forces mouuantes, etc., 1615.
This is a light experiment from the 1600s, which I found in the British Library archive over yonder.
The book, Les raisons des forces &c was written by Salomon de Caus. You can find it … Read the rest “Science Art: From Les raisons des forces mouuantes, etc., 1615.”
Wearing octopus camouflage
Nature reports on materials engineers stealing the secrets of octopus skin to create substances that can change color and texture on demand:
… Read the rest “Wearing octopus camouflage”Very small sub-micrometre bumps or grooves,
Robots the size of microbes.
Science recently covered some breakthroughs in building robots that measure less than a millimeter square, but can sense surroundings, carry out commands, make calculations, and respond… Read the rest “Robots the size of microbes.”
Science Art: Violet-Rays!, 1917
This is an ad from the April 1917 edition of Hugo Gernsback’s The Electrical Experimenter, which you can read on archive.org here.
I can only assume this is an early blacklight bulb… Read the rest “Science Art: Violet-Rays!, 1917”
Caribbean whales have viruses we’ve never heard of.
Science Daily reports on pilot whales and orcas in the Caribbean which DNA analysis has revealed are carrying “invisible” viruses we’ve never detected before:
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Why is your brain so tired?
Nature reports on new findings about the roots of mental fatigue — which has implications not just for generally feeling worn out, but also for conditions like chronic fatigue, surgical… Read the rest “Why is your brain so tired?”
Pink Power Ranger hacker breaks white power websites.
CyberNews reports on Martha Root, a pseudonymous hacker who single-handedly infiltrated and shut down a series of websites dedicated to white power:
… Read the rest “Pink Power Ranger hacker breaks white power websites.”The leak affects WhiteDate, a white
Science Art: The Poultry of the World, 1868
Fifty-two breeds of chickens!
This is an educational poster from the 1800s, published by L. Prang & Co., Boston, the makers of “Prang’s American Chromos: FacSimiles… Read the rest “Science Art: The Poultry of the World, 1868”
Deer pee glows during mating season
Science ran a festive piece of research during the longest nights of winter, with biologists who’ve found that male white-tailed deer mark their territory during mating season … Read the rest “Deer pee glows during mating season”