Mythbusters

A Look Into Drinking Myths Myth #1 – Eating after drinking can help reduce an impending hangover False. Eating after drinking will do nothing, since the alcohol will be absorbed long before the food is...

The Science of Spider Silk Spider webs are everywhere. From the ornate death trap spanning two tree branches in the woods to the cobweb in the dusty corner of an old attic, we sometimes overlook the amazing...

Would you stick your head in a microwave oven? No? Then you also shouldn’t be using your cell phone without protection — or, for that matter, using the internet over a wireless network. Actually, while...

How a Little Piece of Plastic Has Helped 125 Million People to See More than half a millennium ago, Leonardo da Vinci first published Codex of the Eye, which explored the mechanisms of the eye and its ability...

Why a Little Bit of Ink is a Whole Lot of Infection In the last few years, hipster subculture has sent today’s youth ringing up secondhand vintage clothing at local thrift shops and vying for the affections...

The Science Behind the Fine “Fire Safety woke me up this morning,” my freshman year roommate indignantly told me one afternoon. “And they fined me for my hot pot!” A hot pot? Why would she get fined...

Why Winter Hats are Unnecessary, Yet Nice to Have Around I, for one, gladly admit that sunny Southern California has no justifiable reason to complain about its annual rainy day, specifically in relation to...

It’s a commonly held belief that different kinds of alcohol have different kinds of effects on our mood and behavior: tequila makes us dance on tables and perform karaoke songs we don’t know; vodka makes...

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The Science of Chocolate As you bite into a piece of chocolate do you ever wonder why it melts in your mouth? Are you ever amazed by the crisp snap of a glossy, rich chocolate bar? Chocolate-making is an...