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5 Times Evolution Should Have Planned Ahead

Natural selection can lead to some pretty amazing adaptations, but sometimes the resulting traits aren’t the most efficient solutions to the problems at hand. With the bar set to “good enough,” here are some features that arose from evolution which … Continue reading

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Gene editing: should you be worried? | The Economist

From combating climate change, to curing disease, to creating designer babies, gene-editing technologies have the potential to transform lives. What risks do they pose? 00:00 – Gene editing: risk v reward 01:06 – Cavendish bananas are under threat 03:47 – … Continue reading

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The rotten core of the new IPCC report

The IPCC have finally released the Working Group 3 report, detailing how we can combat climate change. Unfortunately there is a rotten core to it… – Read the IPCC WG3 report: https://report.ipcc.ch/ar6wg3/pdf/IPC… – Miriam and Adam’s video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1d_-… – Drawdown: … Continue reading

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How Do We Read? It’s Magic (Almost)

[…] Reading. You’re doing it right now. I bet you don’t even have to think about it. But have you ever wondered what’s happening in your brain to turn all these weird symbols into meaning? This video will teach you … Continue reading

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5 Ancient Structures with Amazing Acoustics

Many ancient sites had some truly amazing effects on sound waves, suggesting that early cultures may have built spaces to evoke certain sensation. And by studying the acoustics of these structures, we can learn new things about the experiences people … Continue reading

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Spiders Don’t Have Ears, But They Can Boost Their ‘Hearing’ Through Giant Webs | Science Alert

DAVID NIELD 2 APRIL 2022 Steve Satushek/The Image Bank/Getty Images Cool. Spider webs are essential for capturing food – but they might also be used as giant hearing aidsfor the arachnids that spin them, according to new research. Spiders don’t … Continue reading

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Why Going Faster-Than-Light Leads to Time Paradoxes

Is faster-than-light (FTL) travel possible? In most discussions of this, we get hung up on the physics of particular ideas, such as wormholes or warp drives. But today, we take a more zoomed out approach that addresses all FTL propulsion … Continue reading

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99 Years Later… We Solved It

How do these rocks move on their own in the desert? […]

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How close is wireless power technology?

[…] Why can’t we send power wirelessly the same way that we send information, the way that you are most likely watching this video? Well, we can. The problem is, it’s not such a great idea to have a lot … Continue reading

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