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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
Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains Nothing
In this StarTalk video, we’re talking about nothing. Not in the Seinfeldian sense, but in the science sense. What is nothing? Neil explains how our usual definition of something being “nothing” is dictated by our senses. What if you wanted … Continue reading
Something Is Causing Mysterious Vibrations On Earth Every 26 Seconds
[…] Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about an unsolved mystery of a strange pulsation known as a microseism that comes from a certain part of our planet for unknown reasons. Original … Continue reading
MinuteEarth Explains: Stuff That…Isn’t
[…] n this collection of classic MinuteEarth videos, we find out that lots of what we thought we knew about the world around us isn’t quite right. We originally created the videos in the “MinuteEarth Explains” series for another project. … Continue reading
The Life Scientific, Clifford Johnson on making sense of black holes and movie plots | BBC Radio 4
Clifford Johnson’s career to date has spanned some seemingly very different industries – from exploring quantum mechanics around string theory and black holes, to consulting on some of Hollywood’s biggest movies; but it makes sense once you understand his ambition … Continue reading
Genetic Selection is Happening Already. Here’s How it Works.
[…] Just what genes you pass on to your baby has so far been mostly up to chance, but this is no longer the case. We now have the possibility to choose what traits our children will inherit. In this … Continue reading
Where do we go when the seas rise? – BBC World Service
After learning how long it will take the Earth’s ice sheets to melt in the previous episode, we continue our journey in Greenland. Listener Johan isn’t too optimistic about governments’ ability to curb greenhouse gas emissions and get a handle … Continue reading
Re-imagining Animal Consciousness | Stephanie Theodorou | TEDxCapeMay
After receiving her PhD from Temple University in philosophy of religion, Stephanie Theodorou focused her attention to the study of consciousness and the role of symbolism in cognition. Her interest in animal consciousness evolved from her research in phenomenological accounts … Continue reading
The hidden world of animal consciousness – with David Peña-Guzmán
Do animals dream? Join David Peña-Guzmán as he explores behavioural and neuroscientific research on animal sleep with philosophical theories of dreaming. Watch the Q&A here: https://youtu.be/LpI7zNHUFRQ David’s latest book ‘When animals dream: the hidden world of animal consciousness’ is available … Continue reading
Humans and wild apes share common sign language, study finds – BBC News
Humans share common sign language with wild apes, a study has found. The research revealed that humans are capable of understanding many of the gestures wild chimps and bonobos use to communicate with one another. The video-based study was carried … Continue reading
