Monthly Archives: January 2024

Ancestral Pueblo Carvings Discovered in Southwest May Be Calendar | My Modern Met

By Madeleine Muzdakis on January 3, 2024 Archeologists examine the preserved rock carvings. (Photo: Jagiellonian University) Archeologists have documented incredible spiral calendar rock carvings in the cliffs of the famous Mesa Verde region, carved by the Ancestral Pueblo people. Across … Continue reading

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Things You Thought You Knew – Stars, Speed, and Energy in the Sun

How is energy different from matter? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice breakdown what energy is and where it comes from, ancient theories about sight, and how wheels keep us moving. Explore physics, thermodynamics, and more! What is energy? … Continue reading

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This is a love letter to London’s forgotten landmark #shorts

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CARTA: Exploring the Structure of Our Origins in Africa

We know Homo sapiens started in Africa, but we’re uncertain about how they spread. Limited fossils and data have hindered our understanding. I’ll discuss popular theories about our origins and how recent genetic data from Khoe-San people in southern Africa … Continue reading

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The Language That Baffles Each Country

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BBC Radio 4 – Obsessed with the Quest, Bicycling with Butterflies

Sara Dykman recounts her 10,201-mile journey following the monarch butterfly migration. When Sara Dykman set out to bicycle with the monarch butterfly migration, from the mountains of central Mexico, across the USA to Canada, she didn’t think about the 10,201 … Continue reading

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Could You Be a Chimera?

Follow me to MONSTRUM! • How Chimaera Mythology Became Reality… SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a video! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub Ever feel like you aren’t totally yourself? Well, maybe you aren’t. In this video, we explore the idea of human chimeras. … Continue reading

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Sauropods essentially had cushions attached to their feet #shorts

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Marvel at Tomohiro Okazaki’s Feature-Length Montage of Matches Performing Optical Tricks | Colossal

JANUARY 2, 2024 KATE MOTHES Tomohiro Okazaki’s new video features more than an hour of meticulously staged optical gymnastics using matches. One recognizable everyday object is given the spotlight in Tomohiro Okazaki’s painstaking yet playful stop-motion animation. His new video … Continue reading

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Miyazaki was right.

Now that The Boy and the Heron has released, figured it’s time to revisit the philosophy of everyone’s favourite anime grump, Hayao Miyazaki. Tracks used: Sir Cubworth – Simple Sonata dreamy pie – pavement […]

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