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Geneticist Talks 23andMe, Race Science Myths and Richard Dawkins | Ash Meets Dr Adam Rutherford
On the far-right, race science is making a screaming comeback. From “the 14 words” to scaremongering about “white genocide” in the face of changing demographics, the idea that race purity is under threat and must be violently defended is gaining … Continue reading
So, space isn’t a 4D Pringle… Maybe a donut?
pace might be infinite, it might wrap around, and it might even spit you out as your own mirror image. Now that we know the curvature of the Universe, let’s try to figure out it’s topology. This video is Part … Continue reading
The Boltzmann brain paradox – Fabio Pacucci
[…] How do you know you’re a person who has lived your life, rather than a just-formed brain full of artificial memories, momentarily hallucinating a reality that doesn’t actually exist? That may sound absurd, but it’s kept several generations of … Continue reading
Dendrites: Why Biological Neurons Are Deep Neural Networks
[…] My name is Artem, I’m a computational neuroscience student and researcher. In this video we will see why individual neurons essentially function like deep convolutional neural networks, equipped with insane information processing capabilities as well as some of the … Continue reading
Quantum Gravity theory with professor Erik Verlinde
Gravity theory with professor Erik Verlinde Credit @Erik Verlinde
Explore Hundreds of Exquisite Botanical Collages Created by an 18th-Century Septuagenarian Artist | Colossal
FEBRUARY 5, 2023. GRACE EBERT All images via The British Museum Known for her scientific precision, artist Mary Delany labeled all 985 of her collages that recreate plants and flowers. At age 72, Mary Delany (1700-1788) devoted herself to her … Continue reading
I Misunderstood the Greenhouse Effect. Here’s How It Works.
How does the greenhouse effect work? Greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, prevent infrared radiation from escaping to outer space. This warms the surface of earth. More greenhouse gas means more warming. Simple enough! Alas, if you look … Continue reading
The Agate Mystery: Why We Can’t Synthesize This Common Gem
If you know where to look, agates aren’t particularly hard to find, and people have been examining them for thousands of years — but yet, they’re one of the only major gemstones scientists can’t synthesize in the lab. Here’s the … Continue reading
Everything – Yes, Everything – is a SPRING! (Pretty much)
[…] Science Asylum video on Schrodinger Equation: JOIN our PATREON (Members help pay for the animations. THANK YOU so much!): https://www.patreon.com/arvinash RECOMMENDED READING: Schwartz, “Quantum Field Theory and the Standard model” https://amzn.to/3HmWdYt CHAPTERS: 0:00 The most important motion in the … Continue reading
How Rutherford Found the Age of the Earth with Alexis Dahl : A Bit of Historical Context
Alexis Dahl is a science communicator on a quest to understand and marvel at the world outside her door. Kathy will delve into the intersection of geology, theology, physics, and radioactivity in this fascinating story of how we learned how … Continue reading
A Famed Dolphin-Human Fishing Partnership Is in Danger of Disappearing | Scientific Anerican
Credit: Lars Mik Photography/500px/Getty Images A call for help sounds to ensure survival of a 140-year-old fishing partnership pairing cetaceans and humans People in Laguna proudly refer to their southern Brazilian city as the “national capital of fish-herding dolphins.” For … Continue reading
