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Managing Our Criminal Nature with Mary Roach – Inquiring Minds – Omny.fm

Who among us hasn’t, at some point, wondered just what exactly a bear manager or a danger tree feller blaster does? Well, Mary Roach, America’s funniest science writer, TED 20 Most Watched list member, and increasingly frequent guest on this … Continue reading

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Surface Tension

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Photographer Captures Optical Illusion of “Three-Headed Deer” | My Modern Met

By Sara Barnes on January 3, 2022 “I was lucky to get them all looking at the camera all at once before they disappeared.” At first glance, photographer Renatas Jakaitis appears to have captured something straight out of science fiction. … Continue reading

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All 8 Species of Bear (+7 Subspecies You Haven’t Heard Of)

There are 8 species of bear found on 4 of the 7 continents. From the gigantic polar bears of the Arctic to the tiny sun bears of Southeast Asia, the Ursidae family also contains many interesting subspecies featuring a wide … Continue reading

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Melding Two Crafts, Caroline Harrius Embroiders Ceramic Vessels | Colossal

DECEMBER 31, 2021. ANNA MARKS All images © Caroline Harrius Stockholm-based ceramicist Caroline Harrius (previously) embroiders vases with floral patterns that explore the relationships between gender and craft and decoration and purpose. Distorting perceptions, the delicate pieces appear as though Harrius … Continue reading

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Original caretakers: Indigenous groups team up with conservationists to protect swaths of US | Guardian

Hallie Golden in Seattle Mon 3 Jan 2022 11.00 GMT North Cascade mountains in Washington state. Photograph: Gregg Brekke/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock   Environmental organizations and tribes have been coming together to protect the natural world, and a key part of … Continue reading

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BBC Radio 4 – Drama, Song of the Reed, Eel

Sophie Okonedo and Mark Rylance return in seasonal drama set on a Norfolk nature reserve. Eel DramaSong of the Reed Episode 3 of 4 Ian (played by Mark Rylance) has gone to work for neighbouring landowner Theo Buckhurst as Liv … Continue reading

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Why Extraterrestrial Life Might Not Be So Alien

On the website for the department of zoology of the University of Cambridge, the page for Arik Kershenbaum lists his three main areas of research, one of which stands out from the others. Kershenbaum studies “Wolves and other canids,” “Dolphins … Continue reading

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What Is The Future For Vaccines (and Trust)?

I asked myself why I’ve only made 3 COVID-related videos this year, and the answers made me worried about the future. This is my second video in a row that could be listened to as a podcast. So stop pestering … Continue reading

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r/Damnthatsinteresting – Goats go up a steep wall

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