Randy Pausch’s Last Lecture for 2011

In 2007, just months before his death, computer scientist Randy Pausch delivered the lecture of a lifetime at Carnegie Mellon University. His talk has become more popularly known as The Last Lecture.

Measure the sun! Here’s how to do it

You can measure the sun with a ruler, tape measure and a small mirror. Yes, the actual size of the sun! You'll need a little math, but it's a great school project.

New NatGeo video on world poised for 7 billion inhabitants

As 2011 begins, there are an estimated 6,890,843,863 people on Earth (22:48 UTC Jan 01, 2011). We should reach 7 billion this year.