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What if You Were Born 50 Years Earlier?
The Michael Shermer Show # 349 There are currently six generations: • Silents, born 1925–1945 • Baby Boomers, born 1946–1964 • Gen X, born 1965–1979 • Millennials, born 1980–1994 • Gen Z, born 1995–2012 • Polars, born after 2012 They … Continue reading
Life might be more common in the universe than we thought
[…] What do we know about the origins of life? From the formation of the solar system to microbes evolving into bipedal mammals with opposable thumbs, today we will look over the four major theories about how life began. 💌 … Continue reading
The science of friction — and its surprising impact on our lives | Jennifer Vail
[…] Tribology: it’s a funny-sounding word you might not have heard before, but it could change how you see and interact with the physical world, says mechanical engineer Jennifer Vail. Offering lessons from tribology — the study of friction and … Continue reading
Monist philosophy and quantum physics agree that all is One | Aeon Essays
Detail from Starry Night (1893) by Edvard Munch. Courtesy the Getty Centre, Los Angeles The ancient philosophy of monism and the physics of quantum entanglement agree: all that exists is one unified whole ‘From all things One and from One … Continue reading
There’s Proof of Evolution Hiding in Your DNA
Humans are special, and we got that way thanks to evolution and natural selection. The proof is right there in our bodies! From anatomy to genes, here are some stories of how you got to be the way you are. … Continue reading
Singing this Note is IMPOSSIBLE!
Try to sing the impossible note! Singers try to sing into a pipe, and find certain notes are impossible to sing, even for professionals. WHY?! You can learn more about CuriosityStream at https://curiositystream.com/physicsgirl Surprise YouTube education guests: Grant Sanderson from … Continue reading
Where does gold come from? – David Lunney
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/where-does-… Did you know that gold is extraterrestrial? Instead of arising from our planet’s rocky crust, it was actually cooked up in space and is present on Earth because of cataclysmic stellar explosions called supernovae. CERN Scientist … Continue reading
The Mystery Behind Earth’s Most Epic Migration
[…] The biggest (and most mysterious!) migration in the world happens every night in the ocean as 10 billion tons of zooplankton swim to the surface to feed. This undersea journey is known as Diel vertical migration, and it occurs … Continue reading
Ghosts of the Denisovans ~ with PROFESSOR LAURA SHACKELFORD
They are perhaps the most mysterious of all hominids – the Denisovans. Stumbled upon just over a decade ago, this group has given up its DNA but not all of its bones. LAURA SHACKELFORD is an Associate Professor in the … Continue reading
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