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Why Runa Indigenous people find ‘natural parenting’ so strange | Aeon Essays
All photos courtesy and © the author In the eyes of the Runa people, Western kids grow up indulged, over-mothered and incapable of facing outward to the world Imata raun paiga? (‘What is she doing?’) – my husband’s grandmother, Digna, … Continue reading
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The Platypus is Missing This Major Organ
You might think you know why the platypus is a bizarre beast. Maybe you know that it lays eggs, that the males have venomous spurs on their ankles, and that it can sense electricity with its bill. But do you … Continue reading
Birds are Dinosaurs – How Taxonomy Works
We often get comments which argue that birds aren’t dinosaurs, or otherwise totally misunderstand how scientists research how animals are related to one another. That’s the process of taxonomy, where researchers look for different traits, run some statistical tests, and … Continue reading
Why are the monkeys descending from the trees? | EL PAÍS
MIGUEL ÁNGEL CRIADO OCT 25, 2022 – 12:42 GMT+ 40 years ago muriquis spent just 0.05% of their time on the ground, a percentage that has increased twentyfold in a quarter of a century. MARLON LIMA / PROJETO MURIQUI DE … Continue reading
‘QBism’: quantum mechanics is not a description of objective reality – it reveals a world of genuine free will | The Conversation
In a In a cubist painting, reality is more than a single perspective can capture. wikipedia, CC BY-SA According to a school of thought known as QBism, quantum mechanics is a guide to action. What does quantum mechanics, the most … Continue reading
The Statistics of Microwave Popcorn
Let’s use physics to ensure that we get the most out of our bag of popcorn. This video explains the science of popcorn kernels while introducing the normal distribution and the central limit theorem. We’ll also learn some techniques in … Continue reading
65,000 yrs – the great history of Australian Aboriginal Astronomy | Kirsten Banks | TEDxYouth@Sydney
Emus can’t fly, but there’s an Emu in the sky. People have been looking up to the stars for a long time, but for how long? Explore a different perspective of the night sky and learn about the great history … Continue reading
Susie Dent’s Foreign Words of The Week – The ‘Untranslatables’
Are there words that can’t be translated into English? Countdown star Susie Dent takes us through her top ‘Untranslatables’. Ever wanted a word for the friend that is always late despite saying they’ll be on time… Swedish is your language. … Continue reading
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