Category Archives: Science

Why We May Be Surrounded by Older Alien Civilizations

Are alien civilizations likely to be younger or older than us in age? A basic question that seems insurmountable until we start detecting them. But even before that, we can use some logical deduction using lifetime distribution statistics to determine … Continue reading

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A new way to visualize General Relativity

How to faithfully represent general relativity ? Is the image of the rubber sheet accurate ? What is the curvature of time ? All these answers in 11 minutes !

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Quantum Field Theory visualized

How to reconcile relativity with quantum mechanics ? How do we describe particles mathematically ? Where does the electric charge come from ? All these answers in 15 minutes ! 0:00 – Introduction 1:52 – Field and spin 4:38 – … Continue reading

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Fire, Lightning, and Crystals in Space: 20 Years on the ISS

2020 marks two decades of people living and working about the ISS, and from fireballs to microgravity grown crystals, they’ve been keeping busy.

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Study Finds 5 Distinct Dog Types From 11,000 Years Ago – ScienceBlog.com

An international team of researchers that includes a Texas A&M University professor has studied the lineage of dogs and found that there were at least five different types of dogs as far back as 11,000 years ago. Anna Linderholm, director of … Continue reading

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I built an acoustic LEVITATOR! Making liquid float on air

Ultrasonic levitation, IN YOUR HOME! Learn how an acoustic levitator works and how to make one. You can learn more about your personal DNA story by going to https://23andMe.com/physicsgirl If you liked this video check out these: Strange Sand Acts … Continue reading

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What Covid-19 therapies are there?

There is no approved drug against COVID19, but more than 600 interventional clinical trials are ongoing as of beginning of May 2020. Recently the malaria drug chloroquine received widespread attention after a briefing by the US-president Trump and some Lupus … Continue reading

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Can we create vaccines that mutate and spread?

Viruses mutate and spread from person to person, a dynamic process that often leaves us playing catch-up when there’s a new disease outbreak. What if vaccines worked the same way? Virologist Leor Weinberger shares a scientific breakthrough: “hijacker therapy,” a … Continue reading

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Five things you need to know about bats, disease and coronavirus

October 28, 2020 by Aisling Irwin Bats are in the limelight these days because they are rumoured to be the source of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that caused the coronavirus pandemic. But that is just part of their story. Bats turn … Continue reading

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Quantum Biology [Part 1] – How Plants Use Quantum Mechanics

Watch part 2 over on Pat’s channel! https://youtu.be/almlINDXU5c Part 3 https://youtu.be/NW7VUFgwqg8 Paper which caused such a stir (it’s behind a pay wall unfortunately) https://www.nature.com/articles/natur… Book I read about quantum biology Free article about quantum photosynthesis https://physicsworld.com/a/is-photosy… Hi! I’m Jade. If … Continue reading

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