18 Jun 2026 The Rest Is Science
Most living things vanish without a trace. Some become fossils. But how?
In this episode of Field Notes Professor Hannah Fry and VSauce’s Michael Stevens dig into the unlikely process that turns bone into stone.
From prehistoric seas hidden beneath Kansas to fossils mistaken for mythical creatures, they follow the clues that reveal Earth’s deep past.
Along the way they uncover the lost landscape of Doggerland, investigate creatures that survive without sunlight, and tackle listener questions about radioactive waste, volcanoes, and some surprisingly persistent scientific myths.
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Tellurium is a rare, brittle element essential for modern tech. Learn how this silver-like material powers solar panels and cooling systems.
This video examines the unique chemical properties of tellurium and why it remains a critical component in current engineering. We break down its physical characteristics—specifically its glass-like brittleness—and explain how it compares to other metallic substances found in nature.
Beyond basic properties, we explore the practical tellurium uses that keep modern technology running. You will understand how rare elements like this are integrated into complex electronics cooling solutions and renewable energy infrastructure. By the end, you will have a clear grasp of why this specific element is vital for hardware development.
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Chapters:
00:00 – 01:00 – Introduction to Tellurium
01:01 – 02:17 – The Cube with Tellurium/Can you lick it?
02:18 – 08:48 – History and Naming of Tellurium
08:49 – 17:12 – Properties of Tellurium
17:13 – 24:50 – Occurrence and extraction of Tellurium
24:51 – 30:22 – Applications of Tellurium
30:23 – 37:56 – Tellurium and your body
37:57 – 38:16 – Chemistry Question of the Week
38:17 – 39:20 – Viewers question of the week
39:21 – 39:44 – Conclusion
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Produced for Cvtá Street fest in the semi abandoned village of Civitacampomarano, Italy.
Parts of this town have been closed off for years due to landslides, and it’s in these areas you see the strength and speed of how fast nature reclaims its space. This piece is a tribute to the power of living alongside nature.
EXHALE, a multi-site mural project spanning the remote Norwegian island Utsira and mainland city Stavanger.
EXHALE explores our connection to nature, a notion Utsiran locals are well accustomed to – the small community lives in respectful harmony within the surrounding scenery’s cycle of growth, bloom and decay. SNIK’s interest in the natural world and its timeless encroachment into our lives found poignancy in that intertwinement.
Video produced by film maker Doug Gillen.
Drawing on Copernican tradition, philosophers argue for plausibility of other kinds of sentient life
Does consciousness depend on flesh and blood?
The answer is almost certainly no, according to Eric Schwitzgebel, a distinguished professor of philosophy at the University of California, Riverside.
In a new working paper, Schwitzgebel and Jeremy Pober, a former UCR graduate student who is now a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Lisbon, assert that consciousness is likely possible in life forms made of much different stuff. Think of the five-limbed alien with a rock-like exterior in the recent blockbuster movie “Project Hail Mary.”
Schwitzgebel and Pober do not attempt to define consciousness. Instead, they proceed from the premise that it’s a real and recognizable phenomenon, and pose a narrower question: Must it be tied to the biology found on Earth?
The paper comes at a time when the prospect of conscious artificial intelligence looms large, fueling utopian dreams and dystopian nightmares. The authors, who touch just briefly on the matter, do not take a firm position either way — and, in fact, diverge in their views. But the arguments they advance leave open the possibility that AI could be conscious, though perhaps not in its current form.
At the heart of the paper’s argument is the philosophical notion of “substrate flexibility.” As the authors explain it, a “target property,” such as being a cup, is substrate flexible if it can be achieved with different kinds of materials. A cup is substrate flexible; it can be made with glass, plastic, or many other substances. Similarly, a book can be printed on paper or stored electronically, and a records can be encoded on vinyl or on compact discs.
Consciousness, Schwitzgebel and Pober argue, is also substrate flexible.
“The universe may contain minds stranger than we can imagine,” Schwitzgebel said. […]
Continue reading: https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2026/06/10/consciousness-likely-not-unique-earthlings-paper-says
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