Category Archives: YouTube
Queen – Say It’s Not True
This one passed me by, being out of the country, but I found out more when I read that Queen were writing a new album and going on tour.
Why is this important?
Well, it’s Queen and it’s a HIV campaign video for a start. And we all know two things:
1. You can’t be a proper scientist if you don’t like Queen.
2. Erm… that’s it.
Let’s also not forget that not many geek-books come with their own trailers…
Fizzix is Phun
I’m a bit worried about posting this so close to the DP exams*, but it is irresistable…
Ben Goldacre posted this video on the badscience blog – it’s a Physics toy for the computer, which can be downloaded here: phun.at.
The comments page turned up a load of other good toys to play with, so go on over to the original post and check them out.
There are plenty of videos of Phun in action on YouTube.
*potential 10 on the procrastinometer
Obama vs Clinton – Who will be better for Science? (via NewScientist)
This is from the NewScientist channel and is an interesting conversation starter. Last week at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) meeting in Boston, representatives from Clinton and Obama’s teams were on hand to outline their positions on Science and Technology.
What kind of impact on voting do scientific policies really have in the US elections?
Is Science one of those promises that is all too easy to forget about once the candidate is in place?
What could the UK do to boost its Science departments and improve the quality of graduates (and retain a skilled scientific workforce)?
The idea of Science Debate 2008 is an interesting one – but will they be bothered to turn up?
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Here are the candidates’ Sci-Tech policies:
Obama: energy and environment, technology, higher education, healthcare.
Clinton: energy and environment, innovation, education, healthcare.
McCain: energy and environment, education, healthcare. *
* it’s interesting to see that McCain has no section on his site relating to science and technology, nor did he send anyone to the AAAS meeting.
It all reminds me a bit of the South Park episodes where the military and FBI were deriding the professors by sneering “Mister Scientist” at them at every given opportunity.
There’s a funny South Park style Mac vs PC ad after the jump:
“What’s the prognosis, Fertile Myrtle?”
“That ain’t no etch-a-sketch. This is one diddle that can’t be undid, Homeskillet.”
Probably the most realistic, sensitive and enjoyable movie about a teenage pregnancy ever made.
Juno: Nominated for Best Picture (probaby not worthy of that) and best Actress (yeah, she could win):
Skinner’s Rats – rats with wings.
Here are a couple of clips from YouTube about Skinner’s experiments on operant conditioning.
A shorter clip of the pigeon turning in a circle to gain food is after the jump.
Pavlov’s Dog – The Office style
One of Jim’s pranks on Dwight:
After the jump there’s a clip from an Eddie Izzard about Pavlov’s cats:
“You might as well face it – it’s resistant to base”
Very funny parody of Addicted to Love. Thanks to madcat for posting it to the TES Boards. It’s produced by scottkj on YouTube.
Full lyrics after the jump:
i-Biology 