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Whale Songs and AI, for everyone to explore

xplore thousands of hours of humpback whale songs at https://g.co/patternradio Pattern Radio: Whale Songs is a website that lets anyone use AI to explore thousands of hours of NOAA’s underwater ocean recordings. It’s a new kind of tool that visualizes … Continue reading

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Abrupt global ocean circulation collapse. Time to start prepping?

An abrupt collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC, was the plotline for the 2004 hit movie ‘The Day After Tomorrow’. Thankfully the apocalyptic scenes depicted in that film are not going to happen, but the AMOC system … Continue reading

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The Passage of Time and the Meaning of Life | Sean Carroll

What is time? What is humankind’s role in the universe? What is the meaning of life? For much of human history, these questions have been the province of religion and philosophy. What answers can science provide? In this talk, Sean … Continue reading

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Timothy Snyder: The Making of Modern Ukraine. Class 23. the Colonial, the Post-Colonial, the Global

How does all this tie together? Class 23 brings the effects of the past century of imperialism into sharp focus. Timothy Snyder is the Richard C. Levin Professor of History at Yale University and a permanent fellow at the Institute … Continue reading

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The Southern Hemisphere is stormier than the Northern, and we finally know why | Phys.Org

by University of Chicago The Southern Hemisphere is stormier than the Northern, and we finally know why1 / 1A new study by the University of Chicago and University of Washington lays out for the first time why the Southern Hemisphere … Continue reading

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Soccer Player Gracefully Answers Question About Discrimination | My Modern Met

By Regina Sienra on December 5, 2022 He’s only 23 years old, but a consummate professional. Bravo to Tyler Adams . The World Cup is, conceptually, a joyful occasion for all nations to come together to celebrate the most popular … Continue reading

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She Noticed A Strange Smell On Her Husband. Ten Years Later, He Was Dead.

[…] In 2015, Joy Milne made waves when it was revealed that she had an amazing talent – she could smell Parkinson’s Disease. And now she’s helping develop tests that could diagnose Parkinson’s long before symptoms begin to show. […]

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Why Dirt and Microbes Could Be Good for Us – with B Brett Finlay

B Brett Finlay discusses whether we have taken our war on germs a step too far. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe “Let Them Eat Dirt: How Microbes Can Make Your Child Healthier” by B Brett Finaly is available now … Continue reading

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Who pronounces foreign words like PASTA right? 🇺🇸 or 🇬🇧?

A discussion of the different ways American and British English pronounce loanwords from other languages. The Harry Potter logo is Ukrainian Гаррі, not Russian Гарри. Ой. Thanks to @Teverell for Vigo, Kent, another Spanish placename in the UK. Various commenters … Continue reading

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