Author: Mikael Angelo Francisco
Make it ’til you fake it: How deepfake brought a Pinoy showbiz icon back to life
The late and much lamented showbiz personality Inday Badiday makes a surprise comeback in an ’80s-inspired music video–and it’s all…
What 118 years’ worth of climate data reveals about Metro Manila’s future
A Filipino atmospheric scientist wanted to see what over a century’s worth of climate data could say about Metro Manila.…
FlipFact (October 22, 2019): Is the world’s largest caldera located in the Philippine Rise?
FlipFact of the Day: The world’s largest known caldera (a volcanic feature formed after a volcano erupts and collapses) may actually…
FlipFact (October 2, 2019): Does the color red really make bulls angry?
FlipFact of the Day: The color red doesn’t make bulls angry. In fact, they’re color-blind to it. It’s not the…
FlipFact (October 1, 2019): What Diwata-1, the Philippines’ first microsatellite, has been doing in space
FlipFact of the Day: Diwata-1 has taken thousands of images from space, all of which are free and accessible to…
FlipFact (September 30, 2019): How Europe used chicken heads to outfox its rabies problem
FlipFact of the Day: Europe once had a massive rabies problem… which they solved by air-dropping vaccine-loaded chicken heads to…
FlipFact (September 29, 2019): Does coffee really help you sober up when you’re drunk?
FlipFact of the Day: Contrary to conventional wisdom, coffee can’t sober you up when you’re drunk. While coffee does have…
FlipFact (September 28, 2019): Did Agapito Flores invent the fluorescent lamp?
FlipFact of the Day: Agapito Flores did NOT invent the fluorescent lamp. Despite what your old science textbook may have…
FlipFact (September 27, 2019): The fluffy mystery of Ōkunoshima
FlipFact of the Day: There is an island in Japan full of rabbits. There is a small island in Japan…
FlipFact (September 26, 2019): What was Operation Teapot?
FlipFact of the Day: In 1955, the United States conducted Operation Teapot, in which they set off nuclear bombs near…
