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Is free will an illusion? | Uri Maoz | Big Think

Is free will an illusion? Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo​ Learn skills from the world’s top minds at Big Think Edge: https://bigth.ink/Edge​ ———————————————————————————- This video was produced in partnership with John Templeton Foundation. The debate over whether … Continue reading

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We May Have Been Wrong About the Origin of Life

We’ve had the idea that life began in the oceans since the 1920s, when it was first put forward. This was cemented in our minds in the 1950s by the classic Miller-Urey experiment from which scientists hypothesized that the ocean-atmospheric … Continue reading

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The Coronavirus Variants Don’t Seem to Be Highly Variable So Far | Scientific American

By Vaughn Cooper on March 24, 2021 SARS-CoV-2 may be settling into a limited set of mutations No doubt you’ve heard about the novel coronavirus variants that are evolving around the world. There now appear to be more than a … Continue reading

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These Extinct Birds Really Stretch the Definition of “Bird”

[…]From birds with no wings to giant fowl that were once mistaken for predators, here are 6 birds that who’s strange features may not be what you think of when you think of birds! Hosted by: Stefan Chin […]

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Acoustic Cooling & How To Manipulate Heat With Sound (Thermoacoustics Part 2)

In this video we explore another facet of thermoacoustics: heat pumps and refrigeration. Check out my sponsor MEL Science and use the promo code “nighthawk” for 25% off the first month: http://bit.ly/MELScienceNHiL​ Resources for further study: Blade Attila’s excellent thermoacoustic/heat … Continue reading

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Quantum Physics and Universal Beauty – with Frank Wilczek

How simple questions inspired Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek’s groundbreaking work in quantum physics. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe​ Frank’s book “A Beautiful Question: Finding Nature’s Deep Design” is available to purchase now – https://geni.us/Cz75S63​ Nobel laureate, Frank Wilczek’s groundbreaking … Continue reading

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Gravitas Plus: Do you sleep for less than 7.5 hours? Watch this

Are you sleeping less than 7.5 hours a night? Your life could be at risk. Studies show sleep deprivation increases the risk of cancer. Sleeping less also makes you a bad worker and takes a toll on your pocket. […]

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We Found a Bunch of New Eye Color Genes | SciShow News

[…] Sources: Tear Ducts Paper: https://www.cell.com/cell-stem-cell/f…​ Press release 1: https://www.eurekalert.org/emb_releas…​ Press release 2: https://www.eurekalert.org/emb_releas…​ Sjogren’s: https://www.sjogrens.org/understandin…​ ogren Eye Color Original paper: https://advances.sciencemag.org/conte…​ Press release: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releas…​ Mendelian trait: https://www.nature.com/articles/jhg20…​ Image Sources: https://www.cell.com/cell-stem-cell/f…​ https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releas…​ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi…​ https://www.nature.com/articles/s4146…​ https://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia…​ https://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia…​ https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/st…​ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi…​ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi…​ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi…​Continue reading

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Can we get rid of Covid-19 forever?

As of March 2021, Covid-19 has killed more than 2.5 million people. It’s brought on a dramatic economic downfall, a mental health crisis, and has generally just put the world on pause. But we don’t have to look far back … Continue reading

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What if the World turned to Gold? – The Gold Apocalypse

The Map of Evolution and other sciency posters, researched and designed with love, are now available on the kurzgesagt shop. Your purchase will support us directly and keep our videos free for everyone. ►► shop.kurzgesagt.org​ (Worldwide Shipping Available) Sources & … Continue reading

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