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We can still see these 5 traces of ancestor species in all human bodies today | The Conversation
Alice Clement Alice Clement is a Friend of The Conversation. Research Associate in the College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University Elia Pellegrini/Unsplash If we go far enough back in time, we all share an ancestor. And some of the … Continue reading
What is a mind? – with Philip Ball
Does a fly have a mind? What about a tree? Or a machine? How do we even begin to think about ‘minds’ that are not human? Watch the Q&A here: https://youtu.be/PdFhGKztmqU Buy Phillip’s new book ‘The Book of Minds’ here: … Continue reading
The Secret to a Happy Life — Lessons from 8 Decades of Research | Robert Waldinger | TED
The happiest and healthiest people are those who have warm connections with others, says psychiatrist Robert Waldinger, who leads the Harvard Study of Adult Development — one of the longest-running studies of adult life ever conducted. Exploring the crucial link … Continue reading
How big is the ENTIRE UNIVERSE?
[…] Curtis-Lake et al. (2022; GS-z13 discovery in JWST data, no paywall) – https://arxiv.org/pdf/2212.04568.pdf My video explaining the discovery of GS-z13 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VVVA… 00:00 – Introduction 00:48 – 28 billion light years (the Observable Universe) 02:29 – 93 billion light … Continue reading
BBC Radio 4 – The Life Scientific, Chris Elliott on fighting food fraud
How ‘fingerprinting’ technology could help prevent another horse meat scam. Professor Chris Elliott is something of a ‘food detective’. A Professor of Food Safety and Microbiology at Queen’s University Belfast and a founding director of its Institute for Global Food … Continue reading
How to identify the CROWS of the UK!
From Ravens to Magpies, Rooks to Carrion crows and Jackdaws to Jays, the corvids of the UK can sometimes be difficult to tell apart. In this video I will show you the best ways to identify every member of the … Continue reading
