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Why can’t LIGO detect mergers of supermassive black holes?

LIGO detects ripples of gravitational waves, so why can’t it detect the biggest ripples? To learn more on the foundations of scientific thinking head to https://brilliant.org/drbecky

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There’s a Rectangle Galaxy?

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The Threat to Our Food Supply You Never Knew Existed

The European honey bees are crucial to our food systems, but they may soon be under threat from a microscopic pest. So what exactly is this threat? To learn more about other types of bees, make sure to check out … Continue reading

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News | Where Did Domesticated Horses Come From?

New information has helped us understand where domestic horses came from. And by counting some tree rings, researchers were able to find evidence of Norse presence in the Americas in 1021 CE. Hosted by: Hank Green

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TV From the Moon – Apollo’s Live TV cameras

[…] What would have been like if the Apollo moon landing hadn’t been televised live to about 600 million around the world, would it have had the same impact?. In fact it was touch and go as whether of not … Continue reading

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What If We Could Shrink Technology?

Today we travel to a future where we get really, really tiny so we can tinker with the human body.  Guests: Ainissa Ramirez — scientist, speaker, author of The Alchemy… More: What If We Could Shrink Technology?

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Forget Yellowstone – These EIGHT Supervolcanoes Could Destroy The World | Answers With Joe

[…] Supervolcanoes are bigger than you think, and there are more of them than you think. There are, in fact, eight supervolcanoes around the world that have changed the geography of continents and caused mass extinctions. What are these volcanoes? … Continue reading

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Battery Recycling is the Next Trillion Dollar Industry – Here’s Why

[…] Special Thanks to Li-Cycle: https://li-cycle.com/ & American Manganese: https://americanmanganeseinc.com/ We are in the early stages of the Electric Vehicle Revolution! In the next decade, the majority of new cars will be electric! One point that often gets forgotten, is … Continue reading

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Water, salt and music form a mesmerising visualisation of sound waves | Aeon Videos

Watch the mesmerising patterns that emerge from nature’s fundamental forces as sound waves meet salt and water Warning: this film features rapidly flashing images that can be distressing to photosensitive viewers. For the ABC Science series Phenomena, the Australian artist … Continue reading

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For Some Animals, The World Moves in Slow-Motion

Does your cat have a concept of time? Is it different from a snapping turtle’s? Scientists study how animals process sensory information to figure out how they experience time. Spoilers: human kids and adults might experience time differently too! Hosted … Continue reading

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