Don: You know, Yael, wouldn't you say we do a pretty good job here at A Moment of Science? Yael: Of course I would, Don. D: Okay, but what if I told you that studies show that in general Americans do a pretty lousy job of estimating their skills, kno...
Speed Racer is an adaptation of the beloved 1960s Japanese anime classic. The movie visibly pushes the boundaries that separate animation and live action by creating moments of surprising beauty, often to striking effect. Speed Racer begins with a fa...
He speeds into battle in a fiery flash, laying waste to all challengers. That's not just Iron Man but the film's likely box-office outcome, too, as the summer's top hit. Movie studios and exhibitors are desperate for a hit, with 2008 attendance down...
Amid the shocking events that occurred on September 11th, one of the most startling was the sight of the collapse of the Twin Towers soon after hijacked planes hit them. In this Moment of Science we explain how and why the collapse occurred. Designed...
Mike: Hi, Amanda. What's that magazine you're reading? That's a humongous picture of Leehom Wang on the cover! Amanda: Oh, this is just one of the celebrity gossip rags I like to read. How else am I supposed to get the latest dirt on Taiwan's pop sta...
Don: I'm trying to write a poem to my sweetheart. Can you think of a good metaphor for love? Yael: How about hunger or thirst? D: I don't know about that. I was thinking something like love is a rose, except less clich. Y: You must be talking about a...
Amanda: Mike, I'm so excited about our trip to Hong Kong! It's the first time I'm traveling overseas with you. I'm glad we arrived at the airport three hours early－there was such a long line at the check-in counter. Mike: Yeah, but we'd have been d...
With all the concerns about global warming and climate change one might ask the question, Why don't species just adapt? Don takes the devil's advocate position and discusses this with Yael. D: Yael, we know global warming is bad, right? I mean, the t...
Magician David Blaine set a new world record last month for breath-holding: 17 minutes and 4 seconds. The feat was broadcast live during The Oprah Winfrey Show, and the studio audience cheered as divers pulled Blaine from a water-filled sphere. He lo...
Tick-tock, tick-tock. Is that your biological clock? And if it is, are you female? Most people think biological clocks are strictly female phenomena, with infertility and the risk of certain diseases going up with a mother's age. But the biological c...
