Category Archives: Science

Why you can expect to live past your life expectancy

This is our submission to the #VeritasiumContest Length restriction is one minute, so apologies for the brevity. I’ll have a longer video about life expectancy and how COVID affected it later. Info about the contest is here: here https://www.veritasium.com/contest Contact … Continue reading →

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How to Communicate Across the Quantum Multiverse

[…] In the Many Worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics, the universal wavefunction is the reality, encompassing all possible histories and futures and all exist. But we are only sensitive to a slice of the wavefunction corresponding to our “world”, and … Continue reading →

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Studying the Brain with… Quantum Mechanics?

Quantum mechanics may not seem like it has anything to do with human psychology, but some psychologists are starting to borrow concepts from the field to help make human behavior more predictable. Hosted by: Hank Green […]

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Everything is Connected — Here’s How: | Tom Chi | TEDxTaipei

Tom Chi認為「萬物都有相關聯」或「事出必有因」的說法,其實不只是純粹哲學的形上思考,而是有各種科學根據證明這個理論的。而找出這個現象象徵的意義是什麼,或許就能解開人類之所以存在的秘密….? Tom Chi has worked in a wide range of roles from astrophysical researcher to Fortune 500 consultant to corporate executive developing new hardware/software products and services. He has played a significant role in established projects with global reach … Continue reading →

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The Simplest Math Problem No One Can Solve

The Collatz Conjecture is the simplest math problem no one can solve — it is easy enough for almost anyone to understand but notoriously difficult to solve. This video is sponsored by Brilliant. The first 200 people to sign up … Continue reading →

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Consciousness: how the brain chemical ‘dopamine’ plays a key role – new research

Drugs which act through the brain chemical dopamine may one day help restore consciousness in people who have lost it. Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian is a Friend of The Conversation. Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Cambridge Christelle … Continue reading →

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Symphony of Science – the Quantum World!

mp3: http://bit.ly/oRYyiV A musical investigation into the nature of atoms and subatomic particles, the jiggly things that make up everything we see. Featuring Morgan Freeman, Stephen Hawking, Michio Kaku, Brian Cox, Richard Feynman, and Frank Close. “The Quantum World” is … Continue reading →

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How would a piano sound on Mars? Embark on an interplanetary sonic journey | Aeon Videos

If the Universe is born and no one is present to hear it, does it still make a sound? Well, theoretically, yes. As this video from the US filmmaker John DBoswell (also known as Melodysheep) explores, where a ‘thick soup … Continue reading →

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Earth Tilted on Its Side And Then Suddenly Reversed, 84 Million Year Ago

[…] Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about the ancient times when Earth apparently changed its spin axis by a large amount for no apparent reason Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s4146… […]

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17-year-old Black girl makes color changing sutures that detect infection

All over the world, infections at the site of surgical incisions are a major cause of new illnesses, extended hospital stays and even death. In the U.S. alone, these infections cost more than $3 billion annually, with even worse statistics … Continue reading →

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