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What Does it Take to Make a Universe? – with Harry Cliff
What is matter really made of? How does the stuff around us escape annihilation in the fearsome heat of the Big Bang? And will we ever be able to understand the very first moments of our universe? Watch the Q&A: … Continue reading
Do we see reality as it is? | Donald Hoffman
Cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman is trying to answer a big question: Do we experience the world as it really is … or as we need it to be? In this ever so slightly mind-blowing talk, he ponders how our minds … Continue reading
What will the world look like in 2050 if we reach carbon neutrality? | DW News
Many countries are aiming to reach carbon neutrality in 2050. The 2050s will be completely different from the 2020s. Let’s say we meet our climate goals and manage to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, which is what many … Continue reading
How Morocco Secretly Controls China, India, The United States, And the World
This is a farm in China, This is a Mcdonalds in New York, This is an apartment complex in Mumbai, And this is a skyscraper in London. What do all these have in common? Well as it turns out. All … Continue reading
Less is more: Why our brains struggle to subtract
When solving problems, humans tend to think about adding something before they think of taking something away – even when subtracting is the better solution. Experiments show that this newly discovered psychological phenomenon applies across a range of situations from … Continue reading
The Threat to Our Food Supply You Never Knew Existed
The European honey bees are crucial to our food systems, but they may soon be under threat from a microscopic pest. So what exactly is this threat? To learn more about other types of bees, make sure to check out … Continue reading
News | Where Did Domesticated Horses Come From?
New information has helped us understand where domestic horses came from. And by counting some tree rings, researchers were able to find evidence of Norse presence in the Americas in 1021 CE. Hosted by: Hank Green
What If We Could Shrink Technology?
Today we travel to a future where we get really, really tiny so we can tinker with the human body. Guests: Ainissa Ramirez — scientist, speaker, author of The Alchemy… More: What If We Could Shrink Technology?
Forget Yellowstone – These EIGHT Supervolcanoes Could Destroy The World | Answers With Joe
[…] Supervolcanoes are bigger than you think, and there are more of them than you think. There are, in fact, eight supervolcanoes around the world that have changed the geography of continents and caused mass extinctions. What are these volcanoes? … Continue reading
Living with the world’s oldest mummies | BBC News
By Jane Chambers Arica, Chile In a town in northern Chile it is not unusual for residents to stumble across ancient mummies. “It may seem strange for some people to live on top of a graveyard, but we’re used to … Continue reading