Scientist + liquid nitrogen + 1500 ping pong balls = boomhappy funtime [Video]

Scientist + liquid nitrogen + 1500 ping pong balls = boomhappy funtime [Video]:

Come for the science, stay for the explosions. Watch Plymouth University professor Roy Lowry demonstrate what happens when you try to contain liquid nitrogen while it's returning to its gaseous state. (The impatient among you can skip to 3:15.) More »

Challenge: The Most Beautiful Woman in California [Search Research]

Challenge: The Most Beautiful Woman in California [Search Research]:

Daniel Russell knows how to find the answers to questions you can't get to with a simple Google query. In his weekly Search Research column, Russell issues a search challenge, then follows up later in the week with his solution—using whatever search technology and methodology fits the bill. This week's challenge: who sculpted the most beautiful woman in California? More »