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Producing food while restoring the planet – a glimpse of farming in the future | Aeon Videos

Posted on August 5, 2022 by agogo22

  It’s time for a new agricultural revolution. How can conservation-oriented farming work with the environment to feed us all? The agricultural revolution that began around 10,000 years ago marks a turning point in human history: the dawn of civilisation. … Continue reading →

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Could we ACTUALLY grow potatoes on Mars? | OVERTHINKING The Martian

Posted on August 5, 2022 by agogo22

[…] 00:00 – Introduction 01:07 – Is it possible to grow crops in Martian soil? 03:23 – Is human waste as a fertiliser a good idea? (NOPE) 07:16 – What about Mars’ different gravity? 11:30 – Outro 11:52 – Brilliant … Continue reading →

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Amazon River Dolphins: Pink Freshwater Dolphins That Eat Piranhas

Posted on August 5, 2022 by agogo22

The scariest fish in the world are afraid of the cutest apex predator of the Amazon. | Go to https://bit.ly/3Ogssd8 and use code ANIMALOGIC to get 15% off ClickUp’s massive Unlimited Plan for a year! Start reclaiming your time for … Continue reading →

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Distant Volcanoes Collapsed Dozens of Empires

Posted on August 1, 2022 by agogo22

[…] Volcanoes, climate change, and Chinese history may seem like three phrases spit out of a random word generator, but the three things are more inherently linked than one may assume. Hosted by: Hank Green […]

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8 Intelligences: Are You a Jack of All Trades or a Master of One? | Howard Gardner | Big Think

Posted on August 1, 2022 by agogo22

8 Intelligences: Are You a Jack of All Trades or a Master of One? Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think+ for exclusive videos: https://bigthink.com/plus/ ———————————————————————————- What does it mean when someone calls you smart or … Continue reading →

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Why Does Caffeine Exist?

Posted on July 30, 2022 by agogo22

[…] Today, billions of people around the world start their day with caffeine. But how and why did the ability to produce this molecule independently evolve in multiple, distantly-related lineages of flowering plants, again and again? […]

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BBC Radio 4 – BBC Inside Science, Heatwave: the consequences

Posted on July 29, 2022 by agogo22

What are the consequences of the recent UK heatwave for us, plants and our energy supply. The severity of last week’s heatwave is changing the narrative. Gaia Vince talks to Simon Evans, deputy editor of the climate publication Carbon Brief, … Continue reading →

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Watering crops with the night condensation | the best of science

Posted on July 28, 2022 by agogo22
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New Phase of Matter Opens Portal to Extra Time Dimension | Scientific American

Posted on July 26, 2022 by agogo22

By Zeeya Merali on July 26, 2022 Credit: sakkmesterke/ Getty Images Physicists have devised a mind-bending error-correction technique that could dramatically boost the performance of quantum computers When the ancient Incas wanted to archive tax and census records, they used … Continue reading →

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How Kenya is flooding in a drought | It’s Complicated

Posted on July 22, 2022 by agogo22

For more than 10 years, Kenya’s great lakes have been flooding, displacing hundreds of thousands of people as rising water levels leave towns and villages almost completely submerged. Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/subscribegdn Flooding is also affecting … Continue reading →

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