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A Decade of Explosions: What Mythbusters Taught Me

May 9, 2013

This post was originally published on Scientific American When the first episode of Mythbusters aired in 2003, I couldn’t drive …

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How Many People Could You Kill With All the Caffeine Consumed on ‘Friends’?

May 2, 2013

This post was originally published on Scientific American In a cup or two a day, the caffeine in coffee tweaks …

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Could the Boston Bomber Have Fled from Infrared?

April 27, 2013

This post originally appeared on Scientific American Late last Friday a terrible week that began with the bombing of the …

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The Physics of Fred Flintstone’s Flaming Feet

April 25, 2013

This post was originally published on Scientific American I hope that the father of the “modern Stone Age family” has …

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Coincidences Are Meaningful, Just Not Like That

April 20, 2013

This post was originally published on Randi.org “A coincidence is like a magic trick. There is an instant tension between …

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The Coroner Report: Weekend at Bernie’s

April 15, 2013

This post was originally published on Scientific American Nearly 25 years after Bernie Lomax was killed, a new coroner’s report …

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Science on the Vine: Antimatter Beer, Cat Purrs, Frame Rates, Climbing Friction

April 14, 2013

You can find all my other Science on the Vine videos here Science on the Vine: Climbing Friction vine.co/v/bFmlLWXD5hW — …

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The Animals Hiding in a T. rex’s Roar

April 13, 2013

This post originally appeared on Scientific American Instead of producing the terror you may suspect, cinema’s most famous roar would …

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Could You Actually Build BioShock Infinite’s Floating City in Real Life?

April 5, 2013

In my first for io9, I take a look at what you would need to actually float a city, as …

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Teaching Chemistry With Homeopathy

April 4, 2013

This post was originally published on Randi.org As much as it riles up proponents of science-based medicine like myself, homeopathy …

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Science in Aggregate: Week 12

March 24, 2013

I have dug through the Internet this week and uncovered all this science/pop culture goodness. You can find the hundreds …

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BREAKING: Superman Explains Why He Didn’t Destroy The Russian Meteor

March 21, 2013

This post was originally published on Scientific American FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE—After more than a month of attempts to contact the …

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The Mechanics of the Pull-Up (and Why Women Can Absolutely Do Them)

March 18, 2013

This post was originally published on Scientific American As a former rock climbing instructor, I have seen many contorted struggles …

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Science in Aggregate: Week 11

March 17, 2013

I have dug through the Internet this week and uncovered all this science/pop culture goodness. You can find the hundreds …

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Science on the Vine: Scissors, Satiation, and Sleepwalking

March 13, 2013

You can find all my other Science on the Vine videos here Ever say a word so many times that …

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Science on the Vine: Beer, Beatboxing, Shampoo, and .999 Repeating

March 11, 2013

You can find all the other Science on the Vine videos here. Science on the Vine: Beatbox Muscles vine.co/v/bwImqgUKrzM — …

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Science in Aggregate: Week 10

March 10, 2013

I have dug through the Internet this week and uncovered all this science/pop culture goodness. You can find the hundreds …

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Science on the Vine #1-6

March 8, 2013

Science on the Vine: Chair momentum vine.co/v/bwZAnwmWe69 — Kyle Hill (@Sci_Phile) March 8, 2013 Science on the Vine: Wine and …

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Science on the Vine #3-4

March 7, 2013

Here’s some more testing with six-second science! Science on the Vine: Aiming a Laser vine.co/v/bH32j02uKwu — Kyle Hill (@Sci_Phile) March …

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Science on the Vine #1-2

March 6, 2013

I have been messing around with the new quick video system, Vine, trying to see if I could make six …

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Science Editor of Nerdist Industries.

Kyle Hill is a science writer and communicator who specializes in finding the secret science in your favorite fandom. His work has appeared in Wired, The Boston Globe, Scientific American, Popular Science, Discover Magazine, and more. He is a TV correspondent for Al Jazeera America's science and technology show TechKnow.

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