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You’re Probably Wrong About Dinosaurs
I was wrong about dinosaurs. Are you? Check out https://groundnews.com/Cleo for a data-driven, balanced approach to staying informed. Use my link to save 50 percent on the Vantage plan and see how current events are framed from every perspective. I’m … Continue reading
Supersized snowflakes: A scientific quest to make enormous snow
he Guinness world record for the largest snowflake stands at 38 centimetres across and 20 centimetres thick, a whopper recorded in Montana in January 1887. Whilst some scientists are sceptical, it got us thinking. With all our scientific knowledge and … Continue reading
The Ig Nobel Prizes: Fluid Dynamics of Cats? Can Humans Run on Water?
The Ig Nobel Prizes – awards presented for research that first makes you laugh and then makes you think. 🔗 Social Media 🔗 📸 Instagram: / ellieinstem 🧵Threads: https://www.threads.net/@ellieinstem?… 🦋Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/elliesleight… 🎵 TikTok: / elliesleightholm 🐦 Twitter / X: https://x.com/elsleightholm … Continue reading
Ancient Amazonian Cities [3 examples…kind of]
[…] What’s going on with these ancient Amazon cities! Sources: Prümers, Heiko, et al. “Lidar reveals pre-Hispanic low-density urbanism in the Bolivian amazon.” Nature, vol. 606, no. 7913, 25 May 2022, pp. 325–328, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-04…. Rostain, Stéphen, et al. “Two … Continue reading
You’re Probably Wrong About Rainbows
[…] Special thanks to Mats Vermeeren. 00:00 Most people don’t understand rainbows 01:08 Light refraction explained 08:20 How does a rainbow form? 13:10 Circular rainbows 15:14 Why are rainbows curved? 17:30 Why can’t you see a rainbow with sunglasses? 18:43 … Continue reading
The shape of a photon, particle of light: “something that hasn’t been seen before in physics” | Cosmos
November 21, 2024 Evrim Yazgin Cosmos science journalist A new theory, that explains how light and matter interact at the quantum level has enabled researchers to define for the first time the precise shape of a single photon. Credit: Dr … Continue reading
Your Gorgeous Hair Evolved From Frog Toes
[…] Frogs aren’t known for their fabulous manes, but the claws of frogs are helping us learn why humans have hair — thanks to a homeobox gene and a weird evolutionary shift. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) […]
DNA Analysis of Pando, the Largest Organism on Earth, Uncovers Its Secrets
[…] Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about Pando – the biggest organism on the planet Links: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.11… https://acousticalsociety.org/sydney-… https://www.ecosystemsound.com/pando-… Previous video: • Pando, The Largest Living Organism on… Another organism: • … Continue reading
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