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How Elephants Grieve as One of the World’s Smartest Animals | My Modern Met

Posted on February 3, 2025 by agogo22

By Eva Baron on February 2, 2025 Photo: Ikiwaner (via Wikimedia Commons, GNU Free Documentation License) Of the entire animal kingdom, perhaps elephants most mirror the human grieving process. Many animals have been proven to express some form of grief. … Continue reading →

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This open problem taught me what topology is

Posted on February 3, 2025 by agogo22

24 Dec 2024 The inscribed square/rectangle problem, solved using Möbius strips and Klein bottles. Playlist with more neat proofs: • Puzzles with beautiful solutions Instead of sponsored ad reads, these lessons are funded directly by viewers: https://3b1b.co/support An equally valuable … Continue reading →

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An ordinary person tries to conduct an orchestra.

Posted on February 2, 2025 by agogo22
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Democracy doesn’t exist in the United States: Chris Hedges | UpFront

Posted on February 2, 2025 by agogo22

As Donald Trump returns to the White House, many are raising concerns about the possible decline of liberal democracy. What then would a second Trump term mean for the next four years for the United States? And what impact will … Continue reading →

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The Copernican Principle: the foundation of ALL of cosmology

Posted on January 31, 2025 by agogo22

The Copernican principle states that the Earth is not in a special place in the Universe. Us humans are not privileged observers, we’re seeing the same Universe as everyone else; and the observations we make from Earth are representative observations … Continue reading →

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Chains used for slaves including children and babies

Posted on January 29, 2025 by agogo22
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LBC (@lbc.co.uk) | All it takes is for good men to say nothing

Posted on January 27, 2025 by agogo22
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The secret mistake embedded in the speed of light

Posted on January 25, 2025 by agogo22
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The Problem With Science Communication

Posted on January 24, 2025 by agogo22

[…] Huge thanks to Carlo Rovelli: https://t.co/FF5ohRQB8R And Geraint Lewis: https://www.geraintflewis.com/ ▀▀▀ Images and references: Holographic wormhole, via Nature – https://ve42.co/Holographic ‘Did physicists create a wormhole in a quantum computer?’ by Davide Castelvecchi, via Nature – https://ve42.co/NatureWormhole Traversable Holographic Wormhole … Continue reading →

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This award-winning video deserves all the attention.

Posted on January 22, 2025 by agogo22
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