Using Mario to explain the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics.
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Wish I had this guy at uni…
…if I did I would’ve enjoyed Physics a lot more. I went from loving it in high school to hating it at uni.
MIT professor and Web star Walter Lewin swings from pendulums and faces down wrecking balls to show students the zany beauty of science.
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Eldest children better at IQ tests
As a first child what can I say…I knew it all along? 
Firstborn children score significantly higher in IQ tests than their younger siblings, according to a large study of 250,000 military draftees in Norway.
The researchers say the difference is due to social, not biological, factors, as younger siblings have higher IQs if they are raised as an eldest child following the death of an older brother or sister. The findings could suggest better ways of parenting the youngest children in a family.
Every Mythbusters result on one website
These guys have collated the results of every myth tested on Mythbusters and put it in on one handy website.
A Game Theory Analysis of Leaving the Toilet Seat Down
Not for those people who are afraid of maths or logic arguments.
For “mankind”, the analysis in this paper has the following appeal: Once again, it has been found that the social norm of leaving the toilet seat down is inefficient; hence, “mankind” may feel vindicated.
For “womankind”, the analysis in this paper is appealing for the following reason: It has been shown that the social norm of leaving the seat down is a trembling-hand perfect equilibrium. Hence, this norm is not likely to go away, at least in the near future.
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