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How Do Pineapples Eat Us Back?

The pineapple. Sweet, juicy, and kind of painful. What is it about this tropical fruit that seems to bite us back? Hosted by: Hank Green

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Healthy sleep and how to get it.

Sleep is a non-negotiable biological state required for the maintenance of human life. Much like how we need water, food, oxygen, we also need sleep. But why, what happens when we sleep, what is good sleep health and what strategies … Continue reading

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BREAKTHROUGH: Scientists Reverse Blindness [CRISPR Technology]

[…] Sources: https://theconversation.com/what-is-c… https://www.newscientist.com/definiti… Research paper: https://journals.lww.com/retinajourna… https://futurism.com/neoscope/gene-th… https://www.vox.com/2018/7/23/1759486… https://www.npr.org/sections/health-s… […]

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Mental Phenomena Don’t Map Into the Brain as Expected | Quanta Magazine

Familiar categories of mental functions such as perception, memory and attention reflect our experience of ourselves, but they are misleading about how the brain works. More revealing approaches are emerging. Neuroscientists have tried to map various categories of mental function … Continue reading

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Karaoke Lemurs and the Evolution of Music

[…] By giving some fossils a dental exam, we’ve learned more about how tusks first evolved. And humans aren’t the only primate that can get down at karaoke night. Hosted by: Hank Green […]

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Is green hydrogen the answer to the climate crisis? | DW Documentary

Green hydrogen produces zero emissions and many believe it holds the key to limiting global warming. So is it the big hope for the future or a multi-billion euro mistake? Many believe green hydrogen could provide a miracle solution for … Continue reading

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Seaweed-eating sheep could hold the key to reducing methane emissions

Animals on a remote Scottish island have a habit of munching on seaweed and it has inspired scientists that are tackling climate change. By Doloresz Katanich with AFP  •  Updated: 31/10/2021 Sheep on the remote Scottish island of North Ronaldsay have a unique diet consisting … Continue reading

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The Zombies That Live Among Us

[…] Credits: Narrator/Writer: Stephanie Sammann Editor: Dylan Hennessy (https://www.behance.net/dylanhennessy1) Illustrator/Animator: Kirtan Patel (https://kpatart.com/illustrations) Animator: Mike Ridolfi (https://www.moboxgraphics.com/) Sound: Graham Haerther (https://haerther.net) Thumbnail: Simon Buckmaster (https://twitter.com/forgottentowel) Producer: Brian McManus (https://www.youtube.com/c/realenginee…) Imagery courtesy of Getty Images References: [1] https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/… [2] https://www.researchgate.net/figure/3… [3] … Continue reading

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The 3 ‘demons’ that haunted legendary scientists | Jimena Canales | Big Think

The 3 ‘demons’ that haunted legendary scientists, with Jimena Canales Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ►► https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink Up next ►► Why It’s So Hard for Scientists to Believe in God? https://youtu.be/pINptKQYviQ If one opens any dictionary and you go … Continue reading

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Speech: Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados at the Opening of the #COP26 World Leaders Summit

Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados, makes a speech at the Opening of the #COP26 World Leaders Summit of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26). UNFCCC on Twitter: twitter.com/UNFCCC UNFCCC on Instagram: instagram.com/UNclimatechange UNFCCC on Facebook: facebook.com/UNclimatechange Watch more … Continue reading

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