The Living Fossil You’ve Never Heard Of

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How astronomers got comfortable with ideas the human brain simply cannot picture | Michelle Thaller

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What if the universe was never designed to be understood? Astronomer Michelle Thaller makes a case that the human brain, despite its complexity, may be as poorly equipped to grasp ultimate reality as a grasshopper is to grasp calculus.

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About Michelle Thaller:

Michelle Thaller is an astronomer and Assistant Director for Science Communication at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.

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Everything in the universe might be the same particle from the Big Bang | Michelle Thaller

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Astronomer Michelle Thaller walks through what a century of physics has actually dismantled: Our intuitions about space, time, and what it means to know something is true.

Most people assume the big questions, the multiverses, the Big Bang, the nature of reality, are what astronomers spend their careers on. What Thaller reveals is that the truth is stranger.

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About Michelle Thaller:

Michelle Thaller is an astronomer and Assistant Director for Science Communication at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.

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Building the Impossible: What’s Hidden Inside Christ the Redeemer?

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Did you know that Christ the Redeemer is a hollow 12-story structure standing 700 meters above sea level?

In this video, we explore the hidden engineering secrets, the extreme calculations, and the incredible technical challenge behind the construction of this world-famous monument under seemingly impossible conditions. From the hidden “heart” inside the concrete to the 6 million soapstone tiles glued by hand, we uncover what is really hidden beneath its stone skin.

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Just a sneaky little cacti

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NASA has launched Artemis II, the first manned mission to the Moon in over 50 years

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WavyLinesStill – Peter Smith (@wavylinesstill.bsky.social) |  reflections…………………………. walking the street

reflections………………………….walking the street#urbanlife #StreetSnapping #punk.street.pics #streetphotography #black&white #monochromelife #searchtheshadows #streetart#shadesofgrey“writing with light”

WavyLinesStill – Peter Smith (@wavylinesstill.bsky.social) 2026-04-02T11:33:01.433Z

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Surviving with only 90 verbs #linguistics #history #language

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WavyLinesStill – Peter Smith (@wavylinesstill.bsky.social) |  Urban Reflection……………………….

Urban Reflection……………………….#urbanlife #StreetSnapping #punk.street.pics #streetphotography #black&white #monochromelife #searchtheshadows #streetart#shadesofgrey“writing with light”

WavyLinesStill – Peter Smith (@wavylinesstill.bsky.social) 2026-04-02T11:28:42.044Z

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Aw (@awallner.bsky.social) | Madonna – Street art by C215 in Paris

Madonna – Street art by C215 in Paris from my archive (2018), photographed with my phone at the time. @c215.bsky.social #streetart #C215 #paris #urban #streetphotography #street #art #phone #madonna

Aw (@awallner.bsky.social) 2026-04-01T11:26:07.830Z

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