The Tesla Powerwall

Elon Musk has a plan to power the United States with solar alone.  In the video above, you’ll see that it won’t require as many panels and/or batteries as you might think.  A few nights ago, 04/30/2015, he pitched the idea of not only a better battery but also a better future.  

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Our Vast Universe

Want a better idea of how huge the universe is?  Take a gander at the biggest and most detailed image yet of the Andromeda Galaxy, our nearest galactic neighbor, which is 2.5 million light years away and estimated to contain a trillion stars. Now think about how estimates have shown that there are more than 100 billion galaxies […]

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Why Solar? Why Not Solar?

Which sounds better: powering your home using a clean source that’s located right on your own roof, or letting some ridiculously rich dudes and/or utility companies decide how you should and shouldn’t power your home (usually by picking the dirtiest energy source possible)? If you’re not sure how to answer this question, maybe the above video can help.

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Go Green in 2015

2014 was the warmest year on record.  Globally, of course.  You may be seeing single digits in the Midwest and thinking, “Warmest what? That’s crazy talk!”  Well, despite how it may seem sometimes, the Midwest is not the world. The world is hot. And in Stockholm, Sweden, near the end of the warmest year on record, […]

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Self-Driving Cars Are Here

Before you freak out about the possibility of self-driving cars, think about all of the human drivers on the road right now.  All of the people texting or eating cheeseburgers or putting on lipstick or drinking their seventh beer or swatting their kids or sleeping WHILE DRIVING… Self-driving cars — or at least the ones detailed in the above […]

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It’s Okay to Be Smart about Climate Science

Above is one of It’s Okay To Be Smart‘s many science videos.  Created, hosted, and written by Joe Hanson — a PhD-wielding biologist and science writer based in Austin, TX — this PBS Digital Studios series uses humor and easy-to-follow animation to explain things like “The Physics Of Space Battles” and “Where Do Birds Go In Winter?” and…”Goats!”  Check out […]

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