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Pythagoras twisted squares: Why did they not teach you any of this in school?
A video on the iconic twisted squares diagram that just about anybody who knows anything about mathematics has been familiar with since primary school. Surprisingly, there is a LOT more to this diagram than even expert mathematicians are aware of. … Continue reading
How will our beloved reefs survive in the oceans of the future? | Aeon Essays
Healthy hard corals in a shallow-water reef. Will this be a rare sight in the near future? Photo © K M Stiefel A warming planet and acid oceans will radically transform marine ecosystems. How will our beloved reefs survive? It … Continue reading
The Rosetta Stone and what it actually says with Ilona Regulski | Curator’s Corner S7 Ep6
he Rosetta Stone is one of the most famous objects in the British Museum. But what is it? What does it actually say? And did you know that since the discovery of the the Rosetta Stone in 1799, another 27 … Continue reading
How Language Shapes Thought | Lera Boroditsky
Do the languages we speak shape the way we think? For example, how do we think about time? The word “time” is the most frequent noun in the English language. Time is ubiquitous yet ephemeral. It forms the very fabric … Continue reading
How language shapes the way we think | Lera Boroditsky
There are about 7,000 languages spoken around the world — and they all have different sounds, vocabularies and structures. But do they shape the way we think? Cognitive scientist Lera Boroditsky shares examples of language — from an Aboriginal community … Continue reading
What If the Galactic Habitable Zone LIMITS Intelligent Life?
Check Out Matt on Fate & Fabled Here: https://youtu.be/utJZ8YmXOnc PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to:http://to.pbs.org/DonateSPACE Sign Up on Patreon to get access to the Space Time Discord! https://www.patreon.com/pbsspacetime Our solar system … Continue reading
The hard problem of consciousness is a distraction from the real one | Aeon Essays
Beast-machines. The City Rises by Umberto Boccioni (1910). MOMA. Photo courtesy Wikipedia It looks like scientists and philosophers might have made consciousness far more mysterious than it needs to be What is the best way to understand consciousness? In philosophy, … Continue reading
Nima Arkani-Hamed: The End of Space-Time
Nima Arkani-Hamed, theoretical physicist from the @Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton gives the talk “The End of Space-Time” at the public event “What holds the world together?” The event is part of the @European Research Council grant AMPLITUDES (www.scattering-amplitudes.com) … Continue reading
5 Problem Invasive Species In Japan
In this video I will be focusing on the beautiful country of Japan. Japan is a mountainous volcanic country home to many beautiful animals unique to this area. Japan is a very elongated country so the climate and landscape can … Continue reading
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