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BBC Radio 4 – In Our Time, Superconductivity
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss why some materials lose all electrical resistance. Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the discovery made in 1911 by the Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes (1853-1926). He came to call it Superconductivity and it is a … Continue reading
The Biogeography of the Oceans
[..] So far in my studies of biogeography, we’ve mainly looked at how life distributes and structures itself on land. Today we’re changing that by taking a deep dive into the many similarities and differences between terrestrial and marine environments. … Continue reading
We can still see these 5 traces of ancestor species in all human bodies today | The Conversation
Alice Clement Alice Clement is a Friend of The Conversation. Research Associate in the College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University Elia Pellegrini/Unsplash If we go far enough back in time, we all share an ancestor. And some of the … Continue reading
Chapter 1-4: Rethinking General Relativity as 5 Dimensions of Physics – A Unifying Theory of Gravity
Many scientists have postulated that we need more dimensions to explain our observations in physics. The problem has been “Where are they?” This is my proposal of a different way of thinking about dimensions so we can perceive them, measure … Continue reading
The Neuroscience of Memory – Eleanor Maguire
There are two demos in this talk that you can try at home exploring how we perceive and recollect visual scenes: 1. Image distance demo: You are given a 3 second countdown before seeing a quick sequence of two pictures … Continue reading
The Secret to a Happy Life — Lessons from 8 Decades of Research | Robert Waldinger | TED
The happiest and healthiest people are those who have warm connections with others, says psychiatrist Robert Waldinger, who leads the Harvard Study of Adult Development — one of the longest-running studies of adult life ever conducted. Exploring the crucial link … Continue reading
How big is the ENTIRE UNIVERSE?
[…] Curtis-Lake et al. (2022; GS-z13 discovery in JWST data, no paywall) – https://arxiv.org/pdf/2212.04568.pdf My video explaining the discovery of GS-z13 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VVVA… 00:00 – Introduction 00:48 – 28 billion light years (the Observable Universe) 02:29 – 93 billion light … Continue reading
BBC Radio 4 – Made of Stronger Stuff, Taste
Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken continue their journey around the human body. Psychologist Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken continue their journey around the human body, asking what our insides can reveal about our lives and the … Continue reading
How Your Memory Works — and Why Forgetting Is Totally OK | Lisa Genova | TED
Have you ever misplaced something you were just holding? Completely blanked on a famous actor’s name? Walked into a room and immediately forgot why? Neuroscientist Lisa Genova digs into two types of memory failures we regularly experience — and reassures … Continue reading
