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Surprising Findings About Radiation on Mars During a Manned Mission

Posted on September 15, 2021 by agogo22

[…] Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about new discoveries about the dangers of radiation during a potential mission to Mars Links: https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/sa… https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.c… https://mepag.jpl.nasa.gov/topten.cfm… https://marspedia.org/Radiation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsar,… […]

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This Is Why Airplanes MUST Wait On The Runway

Posted on September 14, 2021 by agogo22

Ever wondered why there are traffic jams in the airports? (besides when it’s due to the weather). The fact of the matter is that airports are limited by how often they can launch and land aircraft due to wake turbulence. … Continue reading →

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How Psychoactive Plants Changed the World | News on Drugs

Posted on September 13, 2021 by agogo22

A lot of us are coffee-drinking drug addicts that turn into zombies without a morning caffeine fix. But what is the difference between coffee and opium, especially when they both come from a plant? Author Michael Pollan tells us why … Continue reading →

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Length Contraction and Time Dilation | Special Relativity Ch. 5

Posted on September 12, 2021 by agogo22

[…] Mark Rober’s youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/markrober This video is chapter 5 in my series on special relativity, and it covers how things that are moving (that is, moving relative to an inertial reference frame) at different speeds appear to be … Continue reading →

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The super bizarre quantum eraser experiment

Posted on September 12, 2021 by agogo22

The quantum eraser experiment is one of the weirdest phenomena that has ever been observed. It seems that quantum mechanics mixes past and future together. In this video, Fermilab’s Dr. Don take you through this quantum conundrum. Quantum mechanics and … Continue reading →

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David Rooney | A History of Civilization in Twelve Clocks

Posted on September 12, 2021 by agogo22

How has time been imagined, politicized, and weaponized over the centuries—and how it might bring peace? Horologist David Rooney tells the hidden story of timekeeping and how it continues to shape our modern world. From medieval water clocks to monumental … Continue reading →

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Why Gluggle Jugs Are So Weird

Posted on September 12, 2021 by agogo22

[…] The Gluggle Jug, or Glug Glug Jug has a really interesting mechanism. And it took way longer to work out how it works than I thought it would. You can also discuss this video on REDDIT: https://stvmld.com/wm_wtfek Mark Rober’s … Continue reading →

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BBC World Service – CrowdScience, Can we transfer electricity wirelessly?

Posted on September 12, 2021 by agogo22

Could power be beamed into hard to reach communities & might our homes become wire free? Source: BBC World Service – CrowdScience, Can we transfer electricity wirelessly?

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How should doctors consider race?

Posted on September 12, 2021 by agogo22

Race is not genetic. It’s a concept most of us are familiar with, and yet, we haven’t really questioned why race plays a crucial role in medicine and scientific research. It’s one of the first things your doctor asks when … Continue reading →

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Manipulating plant genes…through grafting!

Posted on September 11, 2021 by agogo22

If you plant a seed from your orange, you might have to wait as long as 15 years to get a tree with fruit, which is kind of a bummer for the impatient types among us. Fortunately, there’s an age-old … Continue reading →

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