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Muons Can Now Be Used to Predict Volcanic Eruptions, Here’s How It Works
[…] Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about a new study that explains how muons were used to successfully predict several volcanic eruptions Links: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/do… https://www.nature.com/articles/natur… […]
BBC Radio 4 – The Language Exchange, Daljit Nagra & Erica McAlister
Meetings between poets and scientists who share language & ideas and create new work. This week Daljit Nagra meets Erica McAlister. One of Daljit Nagra’s earliest poetic memories was reading ‘The Fly’ by William Blake. Here he goes to the Natural … Continue reading
Are Viruses Alive? – with Carl Zimmer
Are viruses alive or are they lifeless packages of protein and nucleic acid? Watch the Q&A: https://youtu.be/-LUQTjdHYNo Carl’s book “Life’s Edge: The Search for What It Means to Be Alive” is available now – https://geni.us/zimmer Countless scientists around the world … Continue reading
How Our Brains Learn Consciousness
[…] Neuroscience is abound with debates over the nature of consciousness. Which makes sense, because it’s a very abstract idea. We know we are conscious, but theories of why, how and what brain activity causes it are still simply that: … Continue reading
Octopuses, Lobsters, and Crabs Seen as Sentient Beings in New UK Law | My Modern Met
By Arnesia Young on November 24, 2021 Photo: Diane Picchiottino “The science is now clear that decapods and cephalopods can feel pain and therefore it is only right they are covered by this vital piece of legislation.” Though octopuses … Continue reading
Skin Hunger
An interactive theatre performance explores what touch means in an age of lockdown, and what we lose when we don’t touch. Film by Dante or Die (danteordie.com/skin-hunger-on-film) Created by: Daphna Attias, Terry O’Donovan Director: Pinny Grylls (pinnygrylls.co.uk/) Producer: Sophie Ignatieff … Continue reading
How animal uses of fire help to illuminate human pyrocognition | Aeon Essays
Far from being hardwired to flee fire, some animals use it to their own ends, helping us understand our own pyrocognition Japanese macaques surround a bonfire on a cold winter’s day. Photo courtesy Raquel Costa Ivo Jacobs is a … Continue reading
Most People Think the Big Bang Happened Here
Where is the universe expanding into? Where did the big bang happen? […]
Plants May One Day Provide Nickel for Your EV Battery
Agro-mining is the process of growing plants that absorb metals from the ground. The science is solid, but will this innovation ever be scalable enough to reduce traditional, destructive mining practices? Presented by Sabic. […]
