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NASA Is Naming Landmarks Discovered on Mars in Navajo Language

Canyon de Chelly National Monument (“Tséyi’” in Navajo) in Arizona is located on Navajo Nation land. (Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech)   “We hope that having our language used in the Perseverance mission will inspire more of our young Navajo people to understand … Continue reading →

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Dispatch 14: Covid Crystal Ball | Radiolab | WNYC Studios

On today’s episode, doctors witness the worldwide pandemic playing out in a single human body. Last summer, at a hospital in England, a man in his 70s being treated for complications with cancer tested positive for covid-19. He had lymphoma, … Continue reading →

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BBC World Service – CrowdScience, How does my mind talk to my body?

The nerve connecting mind and body This week CrowdScience investigates the information superhighway connecting mind with body. The Vagus nerve is part of our parasympathetic nervous system, delivering information from all our major organs to the brain stem, and stimulating … Continue reading →

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Ultrasound has potential to damage coronaviruses – ScienceBlog.com

The coronavirus’ structure is an all-too-familiar image, with its densely packed surface receptors resembling a thorny crown. These spike-like proteins latch onto healthy cells and trigger the invasion of viral RNA. While the virus’ geometry and infection strategy is generally … Continue reading →

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Cephalopods Have a Totally Wild Way of Adapting

With their squishy bodies and color-changing abilities, octopuses and other cephalopods already look like our planet’s resident aliens. But researchers have discovered yet another thing that separates them from most other animals on Earth! Hosted by: Hank Green

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The Ridiculous Way We Used To Calculate Pi

For thousands of years, mathematicians were calculating Pi the obvious but numerically inefficient way. Then Newton came along and changed the game. This video is sponsored by Brilliant. The first 314 people to sign up via https://brilliant.org/veritasium​ get 20% off … Continue reading →

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The Sleeping Beauty Problem

This famous puzzle illuminates a deep controversy over what we mean by “probability,” and how to reason when observer selection effects are in play.

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What do Aboriginal People Think of Black Africans

Aboriginal Indigenous People in Darwin Tiwi islands get together and discuss their connection to africa #aboriginal​ #indiginous​ #BLM​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jouhzu/​ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Jouhzu/?noti…​ I went to Darwin and to the Tiwi islands and asked the indigenous people from different tribes what they … Continue reading →

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The ultimate algorithm

There must be millions of people who have heard of the Tower of Hanoi puzzle and the simple algorithm that generates the simplest solution. But what happens when you are playing the game not with three pegs, as in the … Continue reading →

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An Interesting Explanation of Dark Energy and Hubble Tension

Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about the mysteries of dark energy and a potential explanation of the phenomenon known as Hubble tension. Paper: https://journals.aps.org/prd/abstract…​ Cosmological constant and images/formulae used: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_en…​  

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