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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
Let’s Travel to The Most Extreme Place in The Universe
[…] This time you can join us on a journey through the microcosm. Curious? Head over to our shop and get it while supplies last. Sources & further reading: https://sites.google.com/view/sources… The universe is pretty big and very strange. Hundreds of … Continue reading
What we found when we went looking for another Earth
n the last few years, scientists have discovered thousands of exoplanets – and a lot of them are surprisingly weird. Subscribe and turn on notifications 🔔 so you don’t miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Watch part 2, How to find a … Continue reading
Six recent discoveries that have changed how we think about human origins | The Conversation
Neanderthal adult male, based on 40,000 year-old remains found at Spy in Belgium. IR Stone/Shutterstock You may have heard science has reconsidered its view of Neanderthals but did you know human hybrid species played a key role in our evolution? … Continue reading
