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Can You Make a Quantum Computer out of Olive Oil?
[…] Why on earth did Wikipedia say that olive oil performs spontaneous parametric down-conversion? In this video, we learn the basics of quantum mechanics and we use it to explain why extra virgin olive oil shines red with a green … Continue reading
Quick and Easy Blackberry Bramble Basket
25 Sept 2013 Update: I now have a video available showing how to use large-stemmed blackberry vines! • Himalayan Blackberry Bramble Bark Basket If you saw my Tidal Art video • Tidal Art , you know that I’m fascinated with … Continue reading
What Does IQ Actually Measure?
IQ is supposed to measure intelligence, but does it? Head to https://brilliant.org/veritasium to start your free 30-day trial, and the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription. If you’re looking for a molecular modeling kit, try Snatoms … Continue reading
The Solar Car That Drives For Months
In this episode we take a look at the company Lightyear. Their car, the Lightyear Zero was set to be the world’s first solar production car. It could drive for months without needing to be re-charged. It seemed like a … Continue reading
Elites, Counter-Elites and Indicators of Revolution: A book review of End Times by Peter Turchin
This video goes through the key arguments in Peter Turchin’s book End Times. This includes discussion of the Matthew Principal, the money pump, and the data science of history from his book. […]
An Offshore Wind Farm in England Hosts Hundreds of Potential Nests for Endangered Kittiwakes | Colossal
JULY 31, 2023 KATE MOTHES All images © Ørsted and Red7Marine With a little help from unique collaborators, kittiwakes can make use of three new structures installed along England’s East Coast. The name kittiwake, which describes two related species of … Continue reading
We must not forget what happened to the world’s Indigenous children | Aeon Essays
oys at Kamloops Indian Residential School, probably before the 1920s. All photos courtesy the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre at the University of British Columbia, except where noted Thousands of Indigenous children suffered and died in residential ‘schools’ … Continue reading
The insane potential of Pumped Storage Hydropower.
Pumped Storage Hydro had, until recently, been all but written off as a fully exploited dead-end for energy storage expansion. According to new research though, it turns nothing could be further from the truth! It could literally be the lynch … Continue reading
A very normal ball drop led me to infinity
[…] Hi! I’m Jade. If you’d like to consider supporting Up and Atom, head over to my Patreon page 🙂 https://www.patreon.com/upandatom Visit the Up and Atom store https://store.nebula.app/collections/… Subscribe to Up and Atom for physics, math and computer science videos … Continue reading
BBC World Service – People Fixing the World, Eating invasive species
When plants and animals invade new areas, can we ‘eat them to beat them’? All across the world, invasive species are on the march. These are plants and animals that take over new areas, throwing nature out of balance. If … Continue reading
