Category Archives: Technology

The Bayesian Trap

I didn’t say it explicitly in the video, but in my view the Bayesian trap is interpreting events that happen repeatedly as events that happen inevitably. They may be inevitable OR they may simply be the outcome of a series … Continue reading →

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How do antidepressants work? – Neil R. Jeyasingam

Dig into the discovery of antidepressant drugs, how they work, and what we still don’t know about depression. — In the 1950s, the discovery of two new drugs sparked what would become a multi-billion dollar market for antidepressants. Neither drug … Continue reading →

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This is why we can’t have nice things

This video is about stuff: light bulbs, printers, phones and why they aren’t better. Go to https://NordVPN.com/veritasium​ and use code VERITASIUM to get a 2-year plan plus 1 additional month with a huge discount. It’s risk free with Nord’s 30 … Continue reading →

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How The Next Batteries Will Change the World

Silicon Valley is about to commercialize revolutionary technology that will enable huge breakthroughs in the battle against global warming.

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Is Coding a Math Skill or a Language Skill? Neither? Both?

There are aspects of computer code that look like language and some that seem more like algebra, and since we may be headed for a future where many people will need to learn to code, researchers are interested in figuring … Continue reading →

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Why Don’t We Have Metric Time? | Answers With Joe

The metric system revolutionized the world and simplified how we measure things. But one part of our lives never quite got the metric treatment – time. The reason why highlights the importance of time on our lives.

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Space how-tos: Astronaut explains potty, periods, sleeping and more

NASA astronaut Jessica Meir breaks down living in space topics, including: the space toilet, launching, menstrual cycles, eating, spacewalking and more. [NASA launching new space toilet and more to space station](https://www.space.com/cygnus-ng-14-sp…​) Credit: NASA

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We Had Electric Cars in 1900… Then This Happened.

In this Our Changing Climate climate change video essay, I look at how the electric car was popular in the 1900s and then everything changed. Specifically, I look at how electric cars have been around multiple times and have failed … Continue reading →

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Covid from space: the humans furthest from the pandemic

Astronaut Jessica Meir’s seven-month mission on the International Space Station (expedition 62, from September 2019-April 2020) glides from the euphoria of the first days in zero gravity, to the deep pressure of the first all-female spacewalk in history, and finally … Continue reading →

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The real cost of smart speakers

Alexa’s recording you. What’s she doing with it? Read Sara’s article about the privacy settings on your smart speaker: https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/12/9/…​ Correction: At 0:58​, we mistakenly suggest that every 1 in 5 American households has a smart speaker. In fact, over … Continue reading →

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