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What Is This Debris Falling Off The Sides Of Rockets?

Many videos of Chinese Long March rockets show huge amounts of debris being shed immediately upon liftoff, and I often get asked whether that’s normal. These are of course foam insulation panels needed for temperature control and depending on the … Continue reading

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How the Sahara Desert has Turned into a Farmland Oasis GREENING THE DESERT PROJECT #2

In the African Sahel, a country called Bukina Faso bordering the Sahara Desert has stopped the advancement of desertification and turned degraded soil into a farmland Oasis in the desert. In the semi arid region of the Sahal the advancement … Continue reading

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Microchips beyond the Earth

In this video I discuss chips in space. What are the radiation hardened chips? Which chips are used in Space X and by NASA? What are the most powerful rad hard chips available nowadays? #SpaceX #radhard #microchips WATCH NEXT: ➞ … Continue reading

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The Neural System

Theo explains about the neural system of the Strandbeests

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John Conway: Surreal Numbers – How playing games led to more numbers than anybody ever thought of

T’S ALL ABOUT MATH! An ongoing series hosted by The Department of Mathematics of the University of Toronto How playing games led to more numbers than anybody ever thought of with DR. JOHN CONWAY, Princeton University Tuesday February 23, 4:00pm … Continue reading

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Surreal Numbers (writing the first book) – Numberphile

Donald Knuth coined the term “Surreal Numbers” and wrote the first book about them after lunch with the man who devised them, John Conway. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ More from this interview: https://youtu.be/gMuS8ckbdZE John Conway … Continue reading

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National Park Service Adds 16 New Underground Railroad Sites to Commemorative Network | The Smithsonian Magazine

Nora McGreevy The Commemorative at St. Mary’s College of Maryland honors the enslaved people who once lived and worked there. Bill Wood / NPS The recognitions honor the resistance and bravery of freedom seekers and their allies who risked their … Continue reading

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Man Wins $217M Lottery & Uses It to Start Environmental Foundation | My Modern Met

By Jessica Stewart on April 13, 2022 Photo: modesto3/Depositphotos “My dream has never been to acquire boats, castles, or other sports cars, it is to be useful and to give meaning to this money, with maximum positive impact.”   A … Continue reading

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빈방 THE EMPTY

Time is what the room has the most. Dust is what I have the most. 방 안에서 가장 많은 건 시간 나에게 가장 많은 건 먼지 Screenings & Awards 2016 Hiroshima International Animation Festival, Grand Prix 2016 Seoul International Cartoon … Continue reading

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BBC Radio 4 – Tax Me, I’m a Millionaire

Abigail Disney introduces a group of British millionaires demanding to pay more tax. The world’s ten richest men doubled their fortunes during the first two years of the Covid pandemic, while Britain is entering a cost of living crisis not … Continue reading

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