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BBC World Service – Discovery, The Origin of Stuff, Fork
Katy Brand explores the life of the unsung hero of the cutlery world – the fork. Listen: BBC World Service – Discovery, The Origin of Stuff, Fork
Taste-Changing Spoon Experiment | Dara Ó Briain’s Science Club | Earth Lab
The colour of food doesn’t just affect what it looks like, it affects what it tastes like in our mouth but what about what we eat it from? Taken from Dara O’Briain’s Science Club.
Seeing the Smallest Thing in the Universe
Beyond molecules and atoms, how far down can we see below the wavelength of visible light? What is the smallest possible scale in the universe?
The World’s First MRI of a SINGLE Atom Is Here, and It Could Revolutionize Imaging
Scientists recently captured the smallest MRI ever while scanning an individual atom. The technique successfully reached a breakthrough level of resolution in the world of microscopy, the detailed MRI can reveal single atoms as well as different types of atoms … Continue reading
What Does An Atom REALLY Look Like?
From orbital mechanics to quantum mechanics, this video explains why we must accept a world of particles based on probabilities, statistics, and chance. Electrons, protons, and neutrons don’t behave the same way that planets and billiard balls do.
‘Spooky’ quantum movements seen happening to large objects, scientists say | The Independent
Scientists have seen “spooky” quantum behaviour happening to objects at the human scale, according to a new paper. Researchers have seen quantum fluctuations “kick” large objects such as mirrors, moving them by a tiny degree but one big enough to … Continue reading
Everything You Wanted to Know About Animal Farts
Dani Rabaiotti is the co-author of a book that passes the smell test. It’s titled “Does It Fart? The Definitive Guide to Animal Flatulence.” A zoologist at London’s Zoological Society, Rabaiotti got interested in the stinky subject after her brother … Continue reading
What “defund the police” really means
JOIN SUBSCRIBED It’s not as radical as it sounds. Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-lab Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Among those protesting police brutality in the US, there is a slogan that’s taken hold: “defund the police.” The key … Continue reading
One of the most difficult words to translate… – Krystian Aparta
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/one-of-the-… As simple as it seems, it’s often impossible to accurately translate the word you without knowing a lot more about the situation where it’s being said. Krystian Aparta describes the specific reasons why it can be … Continue reading
Microbiologist Does Simple Demo to Show How Face Masks Are Effective
Sometimes having a visual is the best way to understand something. This is particularly true when it comes to science. And as wearing a face mask has become part of our daily routine, more and more people are questioning if … Continue reading
