Sonic Levitation of the Day

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IT'S OFFICIAL: WE LIVE IN THE FUTURE!

When were they going to tell us that "acoustic levitation" is a real thing? Using a series of self-canceling sound waves, scientists can create nodes of gravity-defying suspension. So, levitation.

[geekosystem]

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The Science of Doctor Who of the Day

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Submitted by: Tyw7
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This is the best Doctor Who-based 43 minutes you'll spend all day, short of actually watching Doctor Who. Science!

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The Science of Bath Salts of the Day

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You know that crazy-ass new drug that is heralding the apocalypse? Yeah. Bath Salts. Here's the inside scoop.

[droppingthescience]

This Is Not Yellow of the Day

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Submitted by: Unknown
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Thanks a lot, you damn lemons. Now how can we trust our vision ever again?

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Media Sh*tstorm of the Day

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This is the story of Moran Cerf, a neuroscientist who did a study on brain signals for projected images. When the study was published, he made a video, at one point suggesting the applications in the future, like dream recording.

And suddenly, the media went nuts. "Dream Recording" was the number one headline, and Cerf was powerless to stop it -- even getting calls from Apple and Christopher Nolan.

The entire story is fascinating, but you can jump to around 3:50 to get right into the madness.

[death + taxes]

A Capella Science Lesson of the Day

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Sure, the Higgs Boson stuff is yesterday's news, but did we really understand it? More over, have we heard an a Capella parody of Adele's Rolling in the Deep full of particle physics factoids?

Not until today. This is today's news.

[mashable]