Tag Archives: Life

The Entire Human Genome Finally Sequenced! Here’s What This Means

[…] Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about the revelation in regards to human genome project T2T: https://github.com/marbl/CHM13#telome… Paper: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.11… […]

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REWIND

Film de seconde année 2020/2021 – PROMO ASA 2022 – réalisation : Maelle Horellou, Clémentine Lejeune – Court métrage réalisé en 4 semaines sous la houlette de Soizic Mouton et Alexandre Heboyan

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This Is Your Brain on Language

You have a lot of choices if you’re looking to learn a new language, from Spanish to coding, or even whistling! And there are some broad similarities and patterns in the ways our brains process these different forms of communication. … Continue reading →

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Why You Always Have Room for Dessert, and Other Common Experiences Explained | Compilation

Did you know we have a whole channel dedicated to the human mind, people and interactions between people? It’s called SciShow Psych! And here is a compilation of five videos from that channel explaining some common experiences you may have … Continue reading →

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Essential Functions of Sleep: Learning, Memory and Changing Your Mind – with Gina Poe

Sleep is vital to our wellbeing. The stages of deep and dreamless slow wave sleep and vivid dreaming REM sleep both have important traits. They each have their role to play in cleaning, up, putting away, and integrating new items … Continue reading →

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Give Yourself Permission to be Creative

At TED2020, Ethan Hawke gave a remote talk about the benefits of being creative. As someone who often struggles to find meaning in whatever it is I do here, this bit was especially good to hear: Do you think human … Continue reading →

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Japanese director went deep into one of the poorest area in China丨Beyond the Mountain

About THE REASONS I LIVE HERE This is a documentary series featuring Chinese people who are living abroad and foreigners in China. We are currently working on our English subtitles and looking for volunteers! Please feel free to add subtitles … Continue reading →

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Asking Hunter-Gatherers Life’s Toughest Questions

The Hadza Tribe or Hadzabe are a remote African Tribe of Hunter-Gatherers in African country of Tanzania. A few months ago, I was lucky to enough to be able to join them on a hunt to baboons. We didn’t catch … Continue reading →

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Whale super-group caught on camera – BBC News

When a drone pilot captured footage of an enormous group of whales off the coast of Australia last year, it sent scientists into a frenzy. A pod of that size, known as a super-group, and the “bubble-net” feeding behaviour they … Continue reading →

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The Circles of Friendship | Kottke

This chart caught my eye yesterday: It’s from Robin Dunbar’s recent book, Friends: Understanding the Power of Our Most Important Relationships. You might recall the author’s name from his concept of Dunbar’s number:that on average people can maintain about 150 … Continue reading →

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Sci-Fi Short Film: “ARK ” | DUST

Captain Mira Bernhard is finally home after a lengthy mission to the new planet, GAIA – humanity’s last hope. But what’s only been a 5-year trip for her, has been 45-year wait for her husband. “ARK” by Soma Helmi Connect … Continue reading →

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Slim Pickins

This is Jahmicah Dawes and Slim Pickins Outfitters. He and his wife Heather run the first Black-owned outdoor outfitting shop in the country – in Stephenville, TX of all places. But more than that, they are telling a story of … Continue reading →

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