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Mother Trees and the Social Forest | Suzanne Simard (Talk + Q&A)
Forest Ecologist Suzanne Simard reveals that trees are part of a complex, interdependent circle of life; that forests are social, cooperative creatures connected through underground mycorrhizal networks by which trees communicate their vitality and vulnerabilities, and share and exchange resources … Continue reading
CO2 Spike 55 Million Years Ago Had an Interesting Effect on Our Planet
[…] Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about a very important period of time on the planet 55 million years ago when a lot of CO2 was suddenly released. Links: https://climeworks.com/orca Ian … Continue reading
Woah! This Experiment May Have Found a Dark Energy Particle
[…] Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about an incredible discovery of what might be the first proof of dark energy particles coming from the sun. Links: http://www.xenon1t.org/ https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0410103 https://journals.aps.org/prd/abstract… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XENON#X… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamele… … Continue reading
Treating Cancer with Plant Viruses: A Conversation with Nicole Steinmetz
In this episode of Stories from the NNI, Lisa Friedersdorf, Director of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office, speaks with Professor Nicole Steinmetz of University of California, San Diego about her work using virus-like-particles to treat cancer and where she’s seen … Continue reading
The Surprising Species That Everything Else Depends On | IN OUR NATURE
[…] Seemingly distant ecosystems, even half a world apart, are connected in surprising ways. In this special limited series, Emily Graslie and Trace Dominguez join me as we explore the universal rules of life that tie together Earth’s living systems. … Continue reading
Why Y Chromosomes Won’t Be Around Forever
We’re generally taught that chromosomes determine an animal’s sex, but it is way more nuanced than that. Hosted by: Rose Bear Don’t Walk
Surprising Findings About Radiation on Mars During a Manned Mission
[…] Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about new discoveries about the dangers of radiation during a potential mission to Mars Links: https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/sa… https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.c… https://mepag.jpl.nasa.gov/topten.cfm… https://marspedia.org/Radiation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsar,… […]
The super bizarre quantum eraser experiment
The quantum eraser experiment is one of the weirdest phenomena that has ever been observed. It seems that quantum mechanics mixes past and future together. In this video, Fermilab’s Dr. Don take you through this quantum conundrum. Quantum mechanics and … Continue reading
Why Gluggle Jugs Are So Weird
[…] The Gluggle Jug, or Glug Glug Jug has a really interesting mechanism. And it took way longer to work out how it works than I thought it would. You can also discuss this video on REDDIT: https://stvmld.com/wm_wtfek Mark Rober’s … Continue reading
BBC World Service – CrowdScience, Can we transfer electricity wirelessly?
Could power be beamed into hard to reach communities & might our homes become wire free? Source: BBC World Service – CrowdScience, Can we transfer electricity wirelessly?
How should doctors consider race?
Race is not genetic. It’s a concept most of us are familiar with, and yet, we haven’t really questioned why race plays a crucial role in medicine and scientific research. It’s one of the first things your doctor asks when … Continue reading
Manipulating plant genes…through grafting!
If you plant a seed from your orange, you might have to wait as long as 15 years to get a tree with fruit, which is kind of a bummer for the impatient types among us. Fortunately, there’s an age-old … Continue reading
