Category Archives: Science

Does the Universe have Higher Dimensions? Part 1

What do physicists mean when they talk about higher dimensional spaces, or space-times? How could we possibly not have noticed if space was not three-dimensional? In this first part, we will talk about the history of spaces with extra dimensions … Continue reading

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Wow, New Mysterious Fifth Force May Have Been Just Confirmed

Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about a new discovery suggesting there might be another fundamental force in the universe – the so called Fifth Force. Papers: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1910.10459.pdf​ https://arxiv.org/pdf/1911.01360.pdf​

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Muon g-2 experiment finds strong evidence for new physics

The first results from the Muon g-2 experiment hosted at Fermilab show fundamental particles called muons behaving in a way not predicted by the Standard Model of particle physics. Announced on April 7, 2021, these results confirm and strengthen the … Continue reading

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Elements | Radiolab | WNYC Studios

Scientists took about 300 years to lay out the Periodic Table into neat rows and columns. In one hour, we’re going to mess it all up. Source: Elements | Radiolab | WNYC Studios

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Strange Materials with Mark Miodownik

Materials are a defining characteristic of society. The ages of civilization are named after materials and the development of new materials do more than simple transform technology: they change behaviour and shape the urban landscape, from our cities and our … Continue reading

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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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