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Why Are Conspiracy Theories So Appealing? | Dr David Grimes and Liv Boeree
It seems like many conspiracy theories — even the most extreme ones — are growing in popularity. To understand why, I chat with Dr David Grimes, physicist, cancer researcher and author of The Irrational Ape about the science behind belief-building … Continue reading
How Trolls on Reddit Try to Manipulate You (Disinformation & How We Beat It) – Smarter Every Day 232
GET SMARTER SECTION 2017 Reddit Security Report: https://www.reddit.com/r/announcement… Link to Banned Accounts https://www.reddit.com/wiki/suspiciou… Link to iDrama Lab https://idrama.science/ Link to Jeremy’s Papers: “The Web Centipede: Understanding How Web Communities Influence Each Other Through the Lens of Mainstream and Alternative News … Continue reading
An Astronaut’s Cosmic Visions
A former Detroit Lions wide receiver and NASA astronaut (take a moment to let that combination sink in) takes us on a journey into his magical space-induced dreamscape – where vivid colors and explosions of light are an every night … Continue reading
Large Hole in the Arctic Ozone Layer Is Now Closed
This is a huge win for the planet. By Jessica Stewart on April 29, 2020 In a victory for the planet, a large hole in the ozone layer has closed up on its own. Located over the Arctic, it first … Continue reading
New device simulates feel of walls, solid objects in virtual reality – ScienceBlog.com
Today’s virtual reality systems can create immersive visual experiences, but seldom do they enable users to feel anything — particularly walls, appliances and furniture. A new device developed at Carnegie Mellon University, however, uses multiple strings attached to the hand and … Continue reading
Coronavirus: Good for the environment? | Covid-19 Special
Animals have begun reclaiming the empty streets and without us humans in the way nature is thriving. The lockdowns have caused nitrogen dioxyde pollution levels to dive in Italy and China. From a climate perspective, the coronavirus pandemic is not … Continue reading
Deserted Venetian lagoon
Italy’s efforts to limit the spread of the coronavirus disease has led to a decrease of boat traffic in Venice’s famous waterways – as captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission. The Italian government imposed a nationwide lockdown on 9 March … Continue reading
The weird history of the “sex chromosomes” | Molly Webste
Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. The common thinking on biological sex goes like this: females have two X chromosomes in their cells, while males have one X and … Continue reading
30 Years of Science with the Hubble Space Telescope
On 24 April 1990 the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope was sent into orbit aboard the space shuttle Discovery, the first space telescope of its kind. It offered a new view of the Universe and has, for 30 years, reached and … Continue reading
Intrusive Clowns, Preserved Cats, and Centuries-Old Hair: Museums Are Sharing Their Creepiest Objects
If you’re not into clowns, taxidermied creatures, or centuries-old piles of hair, you probably should avoid the #CreepiestObject hashtag on Twitter. In recent days, museums worldwide have been digging into their nightmare-inducing archives to uncover the most disturbing pieces their collections … Continue reading
