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 go right into the madness.

[death + taxes]

Syracuse University has blown right past baking soda and vinegar in pursuit of "creating a geomorphologically accurate lava field."

Well, it's safe to say that YOU BUILT A F*CKING VOLCANO.

[geekosystem]

The great debate rages on -- sort of.

In an amusing twist, this video takes biblical creation and scientific theories on the origin of the universe, and totally swaps them around.

The result? It's a chocolate-and-peanut butter scenario that is absolutely delicious.

[schooloffail]

Missouri Senate candidate -- and world-renowned pregnancy expert -- Todd Akin:

First of all, from what I understand from doctors (pregnancy from rape) is really rare. If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.

That's all.

[shortformblog]

Become a partying champion with this handy hangover how-to from AsapSCIENCE. There's a lot of dubious drinking advice out there, so it's good to have the straight-up, scientific dope all in one place.

[buzzfeed]

During last month's solar storm, high school students in California sent a sensor-equipped rubber chicken, "Camilla," into the stratosphere -- ostensibly to study solar radiation. With any luck, Camilla will help the budding scientists learn about space weather, and the effect of solar radiation on life. Regardless of how the experiment turns out, however, the kids will forever be able to start conversations with, "Once, I shot a rubber chicken into space..."

[laughingsquid]

The Gates Foundation has given a grant to Manchester University to develop a method for turning toilet water into clean drinking water.

[engadget]