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The Viruses That Shaped Humanity

You might get the impression that all viruses are terrible, awful, no-good things that just wreak havoc on humanity. But, surprise: The truth is way more interesting! Hosted by: Hank Green […]

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The Viral Origins of the Placenta

During an ancient viral infection, a protein was embedded into the human genome, allowing the placenta to develop as it has. This animation was produced by Diana Gradinaru, supported by the Genetics Society in celebration of their 100th anniversary in … Continue reading

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Will COVID-19 vaccines cause fertility problems? Are SARS-CoV-2 Spike and Syncytin identical?

Kenneth Witwer addresses the idea that COVID-19 vaccines may cause fertility problems. Specifically, a recent proposal says that the the endogenous protein Syncytin-1 (important for successful pregnancy and reportedly loaded into EVs) is identical or nearly identical to the COVID-19 … Continue reading

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How Did The States Of Brazil Get Their Name?

[…] SOURCES & FURTHER READING Federative Units Of Brazil: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federat… Brazil State Names Etymology: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of… Roraima: https://www.v-brazil.com/information/… Amapá: https://idictio.it/l.php?name=Amap%C3%A1 Amazonas: https://youtu.be/jiFYYhAIVRU Acre: https://www.britannica.com/place/Acre… Rondônia: https://www.v-brazil.com/information/… Pará: https://www.v-brazil.com/information/… Rio Grande Do Norte: http://www.citypopulation.de/en/brazi… Alagoas: https://www.britannica.com/place/Alagoas Sergipe: https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/… Goiás: https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Goi%C3… Rio De … Continue reading

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There’s a Lever in Your Ear and It Does Something Amazing

[…] Impedance mismatch is when there’s a difference in acoustic impedance between two mediums. When this happens sound is reflected at the boundary. There’s a mismatch between air and the water in your inner ear. If it wasn’t for a … Continue reading

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When did light skin appear in modern humans?

[…] Sources: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-… https://centerforhealthprogress.org/b… https://www.science.org/content/artic… https://www.independent.co.uk/news/sc… https://www.livescience.com/42838-eur… […]

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The Planets Are Weirdly In Sync

[…] You can also discuss this video on REDDIT: https://stvmld.com/m4fnhvcw Orbital Resonance Incredibly, three of the four largest moons of Jupiter (Ganymede, Europa and Io) have orbital periods that are whole number ratios with each other (1:2:4). The big gap … Continue reading

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Why the Earth exists because of Saturn | Migration of Planets

[…] Did you know that the places where the planets formed in the solar system aren’t necessarily where they’ve ended up today? Planets can MIGRATE. And it’s that migration that throws the rest of the Solar System into a complete … Continue reading

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See Cars Roll Uphill On Scotland’s Electric Brae | Atlas Obscura

On a quarter mile stretch of road in South Ayrshire, Scotland, objects are pulled in a direction that appears to defy gravity. Join Bridget Barbara from @The Curious World and Atlas Obscura as we explore the optical illusion of gravity … Continue reading

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These Move Faster than the Speed of Light

How is it possible for galaxies and objects in space to move away from us faster than the speed of light? Will we ever see those objects? […]

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