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How astronomers got comfortable with ideas the human brain simply cannot picture | Michelle Thaller

[…] What if the universe was never designed to be understood? Astronomer Michelle Thaller makes a case that the human brain, despite its complexity, may be as poorly equipped to grasp ultimate reality as a grasshopper is to grasp calculus. … Continue reading

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Everything in the universe might be the same particle from the Big Bang | Michelle Thaller

[…] Astronomer Michelle Thaller walks through what a century of physics has actually dismantled: Our intuitions about space, time, and what it means to know something is true. Most people assume the big questions, the multiverses, the Big Bang, the … Continue reading

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Just a sneaky little cacti

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Aberystwyth University (@aberuni.bsky.social) | 😄 It’s time we take humour seriously – our academics say it plays a vital role in helping older adults cope with the challenges of ageing.

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NASA’s Mars rover has serious wheel damage after 14 years #space #astronomy #science #nasa #shorts

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Glowing Dinosaurs? The Cassowaries Secret #animals #birds #learning #evolution #science #birding

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Drunken elephants really do exist, and their chaotic behavior is hilarious. Thanks to fermented marula fruit (which has an alcohol content similar to that of beer), these gentle giants end up getting drunk.

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Why should we care about space science with Anu Ojha #shorts #spacescience #scienceshorts

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Currents beneath a frozen waterfall in British Columbia slowly sculpt chunks of ice into perfect ice balls, one of winter’s rarest phenomena.

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German climate activists stood on melting blocks of ice with ropes around their necks, warning that “time is running out.”

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