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How Is Naomi A Jewish & Japanese Name?

SOURCES https://nameberry.com/babyname/Naomi#… https://www.behindthename.com/name/na… https://www.behindthename.com/name/na… https://www.quora.com/Is-Naomi-a-Japa… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History…%5B…%5D

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Rotating Circles Optical Illusion | Kottke

https://gfycat.com/enchantedclearcutblackfish This is one of the best optical illusions I’ve ever seen: aside from rotating, these circles don’t move. The left/right/up/down arrows were freaky enough but the in & out arrows really blew a gasket in my brain. For proof … Continue reading →

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We Found One of The Largest Structures in the Universe – South Pole Wall

Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about the discovery of one of the largest objects in the universe known as South Pole Wall. Paper: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10… Video by the science team:  

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Skimming the Surface – Using Seabirds to Monitor Plastic in the Arctic

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology in cooperation with the Council of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) showcase the problem of plastics pollution in the Arctic, and explores plastic interactions with seabirds to build support for a circumpolar plastics monitoring program … Continue reading →

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Paul Stamets: Mycology and Mushrooms as Medicines

Paul Stamets is a legendary mycologist, and in this tour de force keynote at Exponential Medicine (http://ExponentialMedicine.com) shares his work exploring the diverse role fungi may have in saving the bees, mushrooms as medicines as well as their role in … Continue reading →

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Did All Of Our Water Come From? | Answers With Joe

Water covers 71% of the Earth’s surface. We are a water planet, it makes life possible. But where exactly it came from is still a bit of a mystery. Some new studies have shared some light on this question, and … Continue reading →

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Aristotle’s Wheel Paradox – To Infinity and Beyond

Hi! I’m Jade. If you’d like to consider supporting Up and Atom, head over to my Patreon page 🙂 https://www.patreon.com/upandatom Want to know more? Watch this video: Cantor’s Infinity Paradox – https://youtu.be/X56zst79Xjg

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The Green New Deal(s) | US and European Union

Ecosia is the search engine that plants trees: https://ecosia.co/info 00:00 Intro 00:20 1.5 degrees 01:46 What are the Green Deals? 02:53 US Green New Deal, explained 03:56 How to save the US GND 05:06 European Green Deal, explained 06:52 How … Continue reading →

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Quantum Mechanics: Schrödinger’s discovery of the shape of atoms

General theme I think it could be useful if I restate the central message of the video here, for clarity: The shape of hydrogen (and all atoms) is made up by the way the electron spreads itself, as a wave … Continue reading →

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How Quantum Mechanics Affects Your Life

While you might not think about quantum mechanics being part of your everyday life, it turns out that it might play a role in some of the most familiar things, from the sunlight in the trees to the nose on … Continue reading →

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