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The art of text (rendering)

Typography is the art of arranging type to make written language legible, readable, and appealing when displayed. However, for the neophyte, typography is mostly apprehended as the juxtaposition of characters displayed on the screen while for the expert, typography means typeface, scripts, unicode,

How safe are self-driving cars?

How safe are self-driving cars? And how safe should they be before they're widely used? Risk Bites dives into the safety of autonomous vehicles, and looks at how we make sense of their risks and benefits. With scientist and emerging technologies expert Andrew Maynard. The video is part of Risk Bite

Earth System: El Nino

The climatic phenomenon known as El Niño is a disruption of the ocean-atmosphere system in the tropical Pacific that impacts weather and climate around the globe. An El Niño occurs every four to twelve years, causes die-offs of plankton and fish, and affects Pacific jet-stream winds, altering storm

Parmesan potatoes with herbs and garlic

Parmesan potatoes with herbs and garlic Ingredients: 1 kg potatoes 3 cloves of garlic 60 ml olive oil 1 tbsp rosemary, fresh or dried 1 tbsp thyme, fresh or dried salt paprika powder 2-3 tbsp parmesan, grated 40 g breadcrumbs Nutrition Facts: 400 kcal 16 g fat 53 g carbohydrates 8 g p

NOVA scienceNOW: Brain Trauma

In this video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, learn about concussions—a common type of traumatic brain injury. Hear from Reed Snyderman, a young athlete who describes his personal experience with concussion. In addition, meet Dr. Jam Ghajar, a neurosurgeon and international expert in brain inj

Asteroid Closely Passes Earth

Learn about Earth's close encounter with asteroid 2012 DA14 on February 15, 2013, in this video from NASA. Asteroid 2012 DA14 passed safely about 17,000 miles (27,000 kilometers) from Earth's surface. Its orbit was well known and scientists were not worried about a possible collision. NASA observes

Hot Tub Laz-Y-Spa Honolulu Setup Instructions

I got something cool for my birthday: a hot tub! So I asked myself if these things are any good at all and if they are stable. After all, they are quite expensive! The setup took a solid 45 minutes. Filling it with water using a garden hose took another 1.5 hours. The water had about 24° Celsius d

How does the PCR test work?

PCR stands for “Polymerase Chain Reaction”. It is a method to specifically track down and reproduce genetic material. In principle similar to a copier. In order for the copier to know what to duplicate, it needs a suitable template - a unique DNA sequence of the virus. Such typical locations in the

How do air filters work?

How do filters remove particles from the air and reduce exposure - especially the small ones? As this Risk Bites primer shows as it dives into the science of aerosol particle capture, it may not be how you think! Air filters are an important tool for protecting health, improving air quality, and

Not another COVID safety video ... honest!

How do you go about avoiding becoming infected by a harmful airborne virus like COVID-19 -- especially if you're a student heading back to campus? There are, of course, a number of blindingly obvious ways to do this. However, because so many people seem to have forgotten them, I thought it worth p

Can eating pasta help you lose weight?

Can eating pasta help you lose weight? A flurry of recent headlines on pasta and weight loss might make you think it can. But looking at the research behind these headlines shows that the science of dieting with pasta is not as simple as it might seem. USEFUL LINKS Original research paper: http: