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We Had Electric Cars in 1900… Then This Happened.
In this Our Changing Climate climate change video essay, I look at how the electric car was popular in the 1900s and then everything changed. Specifically, I look at how electric cars have been around multiple times and have failed … Continue reading
How Viruses Evolved
[…] Viruses are tiny and are often not even considered to be living but they still have a massive impact on life and life’s history, in fact they may be so historical that they predate cellular life. Sources: https://www.nature.com/scitable/topic… https://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/…
Prelude to a Revolution | Antibodies Series Part 1
You may have heard a lot of talk about antibodies lately, especially in relation to vaccines. We wanted to tackle this important subject, but these tiny objects are deceptively complex! So, this is the first of three episodes in a … Continue reading
Old Norse Influence on Northern English
Árni Leifsson and Andrew R (and possibly others) have pointed out that in the word ‘gymbr,’ the /-r/ ending is actually part of the stem! Seems I need to brush up on ON morphology a bit. However, I still don’t … Continue reading
When Is Now?
When is now? Seems like a pretty simple question… just look at your watch. But do you and I share the same “now”? Let’s journey from Einstein’s thought experiments about relativity to cutting edge neuroscience research to try and answer … Continue reading
Why didn’t this 2,000 year old body decompose?
It may not appear very lively six feet underground, but a single teaspoon of soil contains more organisms than there are human beings on the planet. From bacteria and algae to fungi and protozoa, soils are home to one quarter … Continue reading
The Genes We Lost Along the Way
Our DNA holds thousands of dead genes and we’ve only just begun to unravel their stories. But one thing is already clear: we’re not just defined by the genes that we’ve gained over the course of our evolution, but also … Continue reading
Identity Behind Secret Message Written on ‘The Scream’ Discovered | My Modern Met
Close up of “The Scream” with barely visible graffiti. (Photo: Borre Hostland/The National Museum) After over a century, the mystery is solved. Etched into the paint of one of the most famous paintings in the world, a haunting … Continue reading
17,000-Year-Old Kangaroo Painting Is Oldest-Known Australian Rock Art
By Livia Gershon SMITHSONIANMAG.COM FEBRUARY 23, 2021 The kangaroo painting, shown alongside an illustration giving a clear view of the lines drawn by the artist, is Australia’s oldest known rock art. (Nature Human Behavior) Researchers have discovered that a six-foot-long … Continue reading
White family embraces celebrated black ancestor
Celebrated Chicago photographer King Ganaway, an African-American, died in 1944 in anonymity. Now his white descendants are reclaiming him and trying to recover his lost work. Read the print story here: http://t.co/RKKjlDEL3r (John Owens/Chicago Tribune)
Dust Devil
A dream built on a whim in the middle of nowhere: how the New York ballerina Marta Becket made a theatre in the Mojave Desert Director: Poppy Walker (poppywalker.com/) More on this film: psyche.co/films/why-a-broadway-dancer-started-her-own-theatre-in-the-mojave-desert
600 years of Chinese bloodline in Kenya
According to legends,a team of Chinese sailors survived a shipwreck in the Indian Ocean waters and settled in Lamu Island. Historians contend the sailors were part of a fleet sent by the legendary Chinese navigator Zheng He. Six centuries later, … Continue reading
