Don’t Believe Your Eyes? How Optical Illusions Work

Don’t Believe Your Eyes? How Optical Illusions Work

Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for the full article. The article “DON’T BELIEVE YOUR EYES? HOW OPTICAL ILLUSIONS WORK” explains how optical illusions occur when the brain misinterprets visual information. It describes four common illusions: The...
Let’s Play Tetris…On A Building!!!

Let’s Play Tetris…On A Building!!!

Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Please click HERE for a link to the full article. The article “Hackers turn MIT building into giant Tetris game” by Christopher MacManus describes how MIT hackers transformed the 21-story Green Building into a massive Tetris...
Scientists Can Now Use WiFi to See Through People’s Walls

Scientists Can Now Use WiFi to See Through People’s Walls

Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for a link to the original article The article “Scientists Can Now Use WiFi to See Through People’s Walls” by Tim Newcomb discusses a breakthrough by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University. They have developed a...
The Center of the Universe – Tulsa, Oklahoma

The Center of the Universe – Tulsa, Oklahoma

Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Please click HERE for access to the main article. The “Center of the Universe” in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma, is an intriguing acoustic anomaly. Marked by a small concrete circle within a larger brick circle, it creates a unique...
Researchers use infrared light to wirelessly transmit power over 30 meters

Researchers use infrared light to wirelessly transmit power over 30 meters

Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Please click HERE for a link to the full article. Researchers have developed a new wireless laser charging system that uses infrared light to transfer power over distances of up to 30 meters. This system could potentially...
Teaching the Nature of Science, Part II

Teaching the Nature of Science, Part II

Submitted by STAO Member, Dr. Anthony Persaud, EdD, MSc Anthony has been in science since 1993 working in pharmaceuticals, and a science educator since 2006 including as science department head, Instructional Coordinator in Science and Technology, and Seconded Faculty...
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