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Why are Aboriginal children still being removed from home?

National figures suggest Indigenous children are being removed from their parents at a rate greater than any other time in recorded Australian history. What’s in the best interest for Aboriginal kids at risk?

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The Origin of Worms

Where did the worms come from? These animals have been around since long before the time of the dinosaurs and their origins are actually pretty fascinating. More Worm Week: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list…

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Is This The End Of Capitalism? | Answers With Joe

It’s a term you’ve probably heard a lot. Late Stage Capitalism. People use it to describe the absurdities and wild inequalities of the world today. But what is it exactly, and are we really living in it? And if so, … Continue reading →

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How Does Life Come From Randomness?

David Kaplan explains how the law of increasing entropy could drive random bits of matter into the stable, orderly structures of life.

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To Pay Attention, the Brain Uses Filters, Not a Spotlight | Quanta Magazine

We can pick out a conversation in a loud room, amid the rise and fall of other voices or the hum of an air conditioner. We can spot a set of keys in a sea of clutter, or register a … Continue reading →

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What Is Universality?

Quanta’s In Theory video series returned with an exploration of the mysterious mathematical pattern found throughout nature. Read about the season debut here: https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-un… Directed and animated by Emily Driscoll for Quanta Magazine

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Wireless device makes clean fuel from sunlight, CO2 and water

University of Cambridge researchers have developed a standalone device that converts sunlight, carbon dioxide and water into a carbon-neutral fuel, without requiring any additional components or electricity. The device is a significant step toward achieving artificial photosynthesis – a process … Continue reading →

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Intertemporal Communication

There’s a plausible chance that we may be alone in the galaxy right now. But the odds that the galaxy has never, and will never, host other civilizations is far less likely. Today we explore the possibility of communicating through … Continue reading →

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Horse eyeballs and bone hammers: surprising lives of the Neanderthals

Josie Glausiusz Rebecca Wragg Sykes’s book paints a vivid portrait of our adaptable ancient relatives. Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art Rebecca Wragg SykesBloomsbury Sigma (2020) A quarter of the way through Kindred, I was longing to meet a … Continue reading →

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The Koto (13 string Japanese traditional instrument)

Koto Master Tokiko Kimura shows us how to play Japan’s 13 stringed national instrument. Tokiko Kimura: https://www.instagram.com/mirerara and her translator, Keiko Takenaka’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/milkytak… Super-subscribe on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/RobScallon The electric guitar is my signature model with Chapman Guitars 🙂 … Continue reading →

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