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Beans And Bees Gave Us Butterflies
Check out Insectarium on @pbsterra: • What Makes Dragonflies So Extraordinary The Eons Calendar: https://store.dftba.com/collections/eons Turns out, instead of having bats to thank for the existence of butterflies, the groups we should actually be thanking are…bees and beans. […]
Why the Sun Moves in Figure 8s Across the Sky
How long is a day? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice break down what an analemma is, the solstices, and why Christmas is in December. Does the sundial– that we’re all definitely still using– get noon wrong? Learn what an … Continue reading
Bohr Model: A Delightful History [CC]
How did 27-yr-old Niels Bohr make a model of the atom that was so audacious even Einstein admitted it he did not dare publish them? This is a story of dorky physics jokes, a truly supportive marriage, a useful conversation … Continue reading
How a Hobbyist Solved The Einstein Problem
Has the Einstein Problem finally been solved? For decades, mathematicians, logicians and professional puzzlers have tried to find the existence of a single tile that by itself scales to infinity without ever repeating it’s pattern. Was 2023 the year this … Continue reading
Biology’s most controversial photograph
The three papers: https://www.mskcc.org/teaser/1953-nat… A good book on this topic is Unravelling the Double Helix by Gareth Williams: https://amzn.to/4aCpXhA (Amazon associates link) Editing by Noor Hanania. […]
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
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
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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