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How Plants Domesticated Humans – AMNH SciCafe
Humans have domesticated plants and animals for agriculture for thousands of years. What is less well-known is that plants and the chemicals they produce for defense have also had a significant effect on human biology and evolution. Join anthropologist Fatimah … Continue reading
Is graphene starting to live up to its hype?
When graphene was first isolated in 2004 the so called “super material” was meant to change the world. The material has remarkable properties – it is 200 times stronger than steel, transparent, extremely light, flexible and also exhibits excellent electrical … Continue reading
Science Is Reconsidering Evolution
Richard Dawkins’ Selfish Gene faces a formidable challenge as biophysicist Denis Noble makes a case for an evolution driven by purpose, intention and a collective intelligence of organisms. ▶️ Read the article on Forbes.com https://rb.gy/db2ahv ▶️ Subscribe here: https://rb.gy/qqo0i ▶️ … Continue reading
How a Kitchen Mishap Changed Science Forever
Whoever said baking is a science definitely knew what they were talking about. In this episode of Fascinating Fails, we explore how a kitchen tip that changed science forever owes its accidental beginnings to ancient cooking traditions. Plus…a trip to … Continue reading
Professor Brian Cox: How To Find Your Place In The Universe
This is a conversation about science, philosophy, the meaning of life, and the unfathomable size of the universe. Professor Brian Cox is a physicist, known for his astronomy and cosmology series’, including The Universe and Stargazing Live. He has performed … Continue reading
The Rare Disorder That Turns Everyone Else Into Demons
[….] Prosopometamorphopsia is an extremely rare disorder of facial processing that makes other people’s faces look demonic or seem to melt. But in the process of treating these people, we can also learn how our brain understands what a face … Continue reading
How Lava Turned a Rhino Into a Cave
We know that fossils are fragile, and volcanoes are destructive. So you wouldn’t think that volcanoes are really any help when preserving fossils… but you’d be wrong! From the Laetoli Footprints to the Blue Lake Rhino, here are five fossil … Continue reading
Functional Morphology (ANATOMY) Encore with Dr. Joy Reidenberg | alie ward
Ever poked at roadkill? Watched videos of whales exploding? Drooled over a curio cabinet full of claws & bones? Peered into a jar with a pickled toad? Then this one is for you. Whether you’ve heard it before or are … Continue reading
