-
Recent Posts
- Anna’s hummingbird is a tiny bird known for its shiny purple color. Funny thing is, that color isn’t from pigment. It’s actually caused by microscopic structures in the feathers. These tiny layers act like mirrors, so the color changes depending on the angle.
- Romek66 (@romek66.bsky.social)| sculpture by Krista Baumgärtel
- Unique interior of the Shenzhen Library in China.
- When he zoomed in 100× he spotted the leopard only to realize it had been watching him the whole time
- I made a custom business sign for a buddy of mine who’s a carpenter :)
- This Bird Weighs 30 Grams. It Navigates the Entire Ocean. #stormpetrel #shorts
- The most lopsided country in the world #brazil #brasil #brazilian #geography #brasileirão #history
- From Russian Fairytales by Aleksandr Nikolayevich Afanas’ev #fairytale #folklore #russian #mythology
Archives
Categories
Tag Archives: comparison
Cuttlefish Passed a Cognitive Test Originally Designed for Human Children | My Modern Met
By Madeleine Muzdakis on March 5, 2021 In this case, the marshmallow was shrimp. The common (European) cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis). If you sat in front of a delicious marshmallow, would you be able to wait to eat it? What … Continue reading
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
How Viruses Evolved
[…] Viruses are tiny and are often not even considered to be living but they still have a massive impact on life and life’s history, in fact they may be so historical that they predate cellular life. Sources: https://www.nature.com/scitable/topic… https://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/…
Old Norse Influence on Northern English
Árni Leifsson and Andrew R (and possibly others) have pointed out that in the word ‘gymbr,’ the /-r/ ending is actually part of the stem! Seems I need to brush up on ON morphology a bit. However, I still don’t … Continue reading
When Is Now?
When is now? Seems like a pretty simple question… just look at your watch. But do you and I share the same “now”? Let’s journey from Einstein’s thought experiments about relativity to cutting edge neuroscience research to try and answer … Continue reading
What Was The First Virus?
Researched and Written by Leila Battison Narrated and Edited by David Kelly Art by Khail Kupsky Thumbnail Art and Art by Ettore Mazza If you like our videos, check out Leila’s youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXIk… Music from Epidemic Sound and Artlist. … Continue reading
The Genes We Lost Along the Way
Our DNA holds thousands of dead genes and we’ve only just begun to unravel their stories. But one thing is already clear: we’re not just defined by the genes that we’ve gained over the course of our evolution, but also … Continue reading
Sitting by the fire with a nomadic tribe, a physicist ponders the many shapes of wisdom | Aeon
The Italian theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli is a pioneer in the field of quantum gravity, and often thought of as one of the world’s foremost scientific thinkers. In this brief animation by James Siewert, which features narration from the Swazi-English … Continue reading
Does Time Cause Gravity?
We know that gravity must cause clocks to run slow on the basis of logical consistency. And we know that gravity DOES cause clocks to run slow based on many brilliant experiments. But I never explained WHY or HOW gravity … Continue reading
Snow that doesn’t melt! Is it a government conspiracy?! (Hint: no.)
I’ve seen some bizarre conspiracy theories in my time, but this may be the plain old weirdest: The snow that paralyzed Atlanta, Georgia in January of 2014 was not *really* snow: It was some sort of chemical that didn’t melt, … Continue reading
msamba 