The Large Hadron Rap is facts presented in a very different way. And finally you can check Has the Large Hadron Collider destroyed the world yet?

Science cafés involve a lively conversation with a scientist about current science topics. They are open to everyone, and take place in casual settings like pubs and coffeehouses.

There are more sites like Cafe Scientifique (UK), Science Café (Sweden) and Videnskabscaféen (Denmark).

They have some other work as well, check their Portfolio.

Most of us think of solar power as coming from glass panels on rooftops, and increasingly large arrays in the middle of some sun-drenched desert. Now it can come from green, slimy ponds and bioreactors filled with algae that soak up the rays to make oil.

Some species of algae contain as much as 50% oil, and out-produce other biofuels. An acre of soybean produces around 70 gallons of biodiesel. The same area of corn makes roughly 420 gallons of ethanol. Algae can produce about 5,000 gallons of biodiesel per acre. Not too shabby!

Yawning may reveal more about a person than their boredom threshold, according to research. A susceptibility to contagious yawning may actually be a sign of a high-level of social empathy.

“We believe that contagious yawning indicates empathy. It indicates an appreciation of other people’s behavioural and physiological state,” she added.

In other words, when people around you start yawning it is a good thing, it does not have to indicate boredom or being tired.

Punched cards were not used for backups when I started but they were used for data and programs.

Contrary to popular belief men may well have the edge over women when it comes to intuition, research suggests. Asked to separate fake and genuine smiles, men were correct 72% of the time, compared with 71% for women. Volunteers were also asked to rate how intuitive they thought they were, with 80% of women rating themselves highly intuitive compared with 58% of men.