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Does Your Mind Create The Universe? | Answers With Joe
In 2005, Robert Lanza introduced the theory of Biocentrism to the world. Using quantum mechanics and tests like the double-slit experiment, he argues that consciousness creates the universe and not the other way around.
Coffee’s Natural Creamer
Coffee beans are filled with oils that emerge from coffee grounds under high pressure. These oils form the crema—the frothy stuff on top of an espresso. In the last installment of Science Friday’s series on coffee, food-science writer Harold McGee, … Continue reading
The surprising history of hand-washing – BBC REEL
Until the mid-1800s, doctors didn’t wash their hands. They believed diseases were spread by bad smells. This is the story of doctor Ignaz Semmelweis, who in the 19th Century fought to convince his fellow doctors that washing their hands could … Continue reading
How Plants Caused the First Mass Extinction
Check out Journey to the Microcosmos: https://youtube.com/microcosmos In the middle of the Cambrian, life on land was about to get a little more crowded. And those newcomers would end up changing the world. The arrival of plants on land would … Continue reading
Tree planter, Nobel Prize laureate, revolutionary: Prof. Wangari Maathai at 80
Wangari Maathai would have been 80 years old today. She was the first African woman to win the Nobel Prize, and the first Eastern African woman to receive a PhD. She died in 2011, but her legacy is very much … Continue reading
Steampunk science: true tales of innovation in a steam powered age | Brandy Schillace | TEDxCLE
Steampunk is fiction…or is it fact? Dr. Brandy Schillace takes the audience along a fascinating investigation into the true tales of Steampunk Science in her 2015 TEDxCLE talk. Historian and author Dr. Schillace writes about intersections of medicine, history, and … Continue reading
Scientists Just Fit Our Universe in a Box…Wait What
Dark matter, supermassive black holes, galaxies, stars, magnetic fields—The Next Generation’s project, called Illustris or IllustrisTNG, has managed to fit the entire universe into a cube. This impressive feat is the most advanced simulation of the universe and its evolution … Continue reading
Preview: Frog Friday Live 4 — FROG BLOG MANCHESTER
Tune in this Friday – 15th of May, for our latest instalment of Frog Friday Live from Manchester Museum, live at 1pm on our Twitter and Periscope channels. Watch the video below for a highlight of what we will be … Continue reading
The Race to Develop a Coronavirus Treatment in 60 Days
As the novel coronavirus outbreak switched from epidemic to global pandemic, and COVID-19 continued to sweep across the globe, a team launched back in 2017 by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has been working tirelessly toward safely developing … Continue reading
The Messy Story Of The Evolution Of Life On Earth
In an evolutionary tree, neat branches link the paths of different species back through time. As you follow the forking paths, you can trace common ancestors, winding down the trunk to see the root organism in common.[…] More: https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/dna-evolution-earth/
