This Online Page Explores “The Darker Side Of Science”, And Here Are 40 Of Their Funniest Posts (New Pics)
I think we can all agree that science is a good thing.
Science has led to virtually all of human progress (the remaining part probably being sheer accident) and we’re better off now. And if you don’t think so, then please give back the phone you’re likely scrolling this page on and go back to the dark ages.
Speaking of dark, there’s a Facebook group called The Darker Side Of Science that’s all about science memes of varying degrees of laughtitude. Yes... that’s a metric [looks nonchalant].
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So, The Darker Side Of Science is a Facebook group that’s actually a part of IFLScience, a UK-based science news website. And that is a part of the LabX Media Group.
Anywho, besides news, the group features memes and posts that are in some shape or form related to science, leaving everyone having learned something in the end.
The history of why Pluto became a planet and Ceres didn't is quite interesting. It's mostly because Pluto was originally calculated to be much bigger. And Ceres was originally calculated to be much smaller. Make Ceres a planet, I say.
The group currently boasts around 787,500 members.
It also boasts smart, witty, and clever memes in conjunction with any manifestation of the concept of funny. And you’d be surprised just how effective learning is through fun content. But more on that a bit later.
For example, the meme that took me a while to understand is the one that needed to be done, according to the caption. And the meme features a direct and detailed comparison between apples and oranges. You’re welcome.
But there are memes that are less taxing on the brain, like the different physical states of cats, what the perfect angle looks like, the likelihood of dinosaurs having hair.
A wild crow in Finland enlisted itself to a dog school. Memorized the schedule, perfect attendance, learned the tricks. Also learned how to open the teacher's backpack and stole the treats. There's even a news story about it.
So, what was that bit about learning being fun? American English points out that making learning fun gives students meaningful opportunities to apply their newly-acquired knowledge all the while lowering what’s called the affective filter.
The affective filter is essentially an attitude (or a set of them) that affects the success of second language learning in people.
Anyway, when using learning activities that are engaging and fun, students often become more willing to participate in them and take risks. By introducing the element of fun, the human mind has an easier job at retaining information because of how enjoyable the process is.
American English also provides examples of fun activities to try out: listening tasks can become more fun if they are turned into a team-based game show; speaking tasks can be turned into a twenty questions type of game; reading can be a relay race of reading a set length of text; and writing can become a game where students pick out writing prompts from grab bags. That definitely beats sitting down and listening, though.
When you see a rabbit skeleton and an actual rabbit, you realise our imagination of the dinosaurs could be very, very wrong! 😂
And you can honestly do that with any discipline. All you need is to adapt the games to the types of skills you’re teaching and you’re set.
In terms of science—any science discipline, really—one of the more popular ways of engaging folks to learn are field trips. Heck, even going out to the playground or garden can teach kids about our world. You know, slugs, photosynthesis, the need for recycling and pollution, that sort of thing.
But, ultimately, you don’t really need to go anywhere to make learning fun. Running lab experiments is just as exciting—capillary action, amplifying smartphones, the candle in a water glass trick, crystallizing rock candy, apple slice oxidation, building a solar oven, layer liquids are just some of many options out there to try out.
The science is “sucky medical conditions notwithstanding, you won’t die if you eat a fücking meat pie from time to time”
And if you take a cake and cut it in half it's only half the calories and you can eat twice as much
Also cookies that are on sale are only half as bad for you.
can I eat about 5 chocolate overload cakes and still be hungry though.
But if you can’t be bothered with any of that, there’s always the good ol’ internet. Sure, hands on stuff is fun, but scrolling through science-based memes can also be beneficial. I still can’t shake off how much I needed to think about the apples and oranges comparison—they are not that different when you think about it. Hey, today I learned, right?
Today my physics teacher called him jobless because he did a lot of science
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The turtle frog of Australia is equally weird. It lives underground and has no tadpoles, the eggs give birth to small adult frogs. It is frequently mistaken for a baby turtle.
Neoteny is the retention of juvenile features in the adult animal. Humans are a perfect example.
It's edible. The Kon-Tiki Expedition: By Raft Across the South Seas is a 1948 Thor Heyerdahl lived largely on flying fish that landed on the raft.
No no, in my experience, lactose intolerant people ignore their intolerence until it's too late.
Only the outer surface is true rock. Just underneath is more like very hot custard.
Does anyone else get video ads on the app when they're scrolling through or try to read a post?! What the hell has happened to Bored Panda?! They either show me video ads or ada that are disguised as posts to fool you into buying something. Did Elon Musk buy Bored panda or something? It's all about the ads and money now. Ew.
Yeah I get ads every time I leave an article now. To screw them for their down fall I've limited it so only one article before swiping off the app lol, so disappointed. I would actually pay money if they started giving more consistently good posts again, if they're that desperate for money from ads. So sad
University math instructor here. That math prof one was cold but accurate
Does anyone else get video ads on the app when they're scrolling through or try to read a post?! What the hell has happened to Bored Panda?! They either show me video ads or ada that are disguised as posts to fool you into buying something. Did Elon Musk buy Bored panda or something? It's all about the ads and money now. Ew.
Yeah I get ads every time I leave an article now. To screw them for their down fall I've limited it so only one article before swiping off the app lol, so disappointed. I would actually pay money if they started giving more consistently good posts again, if they're that desperate for money from ads. So sad
University math instructor here. That math prof one was cold but accurate