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Is Overpopulation Still a Problem?

Should we worry about overpopulation or, as Elon Musk has argued, should we worry more about underpopulation? How many people could live on our planet and how close are we to reaching the “Limits to Growth”? In this video we … Continue reading →

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The Biggest Myth About Innovation

[…] The idea of the lone genius creating everything isn’t just misleading. It’s harmful and wrong. Innovation thrives when people work together, and rather than nice linear paths, new ideas come from chance events and unexpected connections. This video tells … Continue reading →

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Fish That Can See With Its Skin and Evolution of Alternative Vision

[…] Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about a strange fish that can see with its skin Links: https://www.nature.com/articles/s4146… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogfish Fish that can see with its skin: • Smartest Fish on Earth, … Continue reading →

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This Will Be My Most Disliked Video On YouTube | Climate Change

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The 2000-Year-Old Farmers Saving the Amazon Today

Thousands of years ago, indigenous farmers in the Amazon created exceptionally fertile soil. Today, scientists think it could restore the succession of rainforest plants and help reverse the effects of climate change. Hosted by: Stefan Chin (he/him) […]

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Prehistoric Worm Revived After 46,000 Years

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BBC Radio 4 – The Art of Relativity

Einstein’s theory of relativity revolutionised science. But how did it transform the arts? Einstein’s theory of relativity created a profound shift in human thought, overturning deeply held certainties about time and space, appearance and reality, stillness, movement and speed. It … Continue reading →

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The “Adjacent Possible” – and How It Explains Human Innovation | Stuart Kauffman | TED

From the astonishing evolutionary advances of the Cambrian explosion to our present-day computing revolution, the trend of dramatic growth after periods of stability can be explained through the theory of the “adjacent possible,” says theoretical biologist Stuart Kauffman. Tracing the … Continue reading →

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The Feynman point

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Why the empty atom picture misunderstands quantum theory | Aeon Essays

The concept of the atomic void is one of the most repeated mistakes in popular science. Molecules are packed with stuff Electronic and nuclear quantum clouds in an ammonia molecule. The molecule is approximately 400,000 femtometres wide. There are approximately … Continue reading →

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10,000 feet down, scientists find ‘enormous’ octopus colony | Mashable

By Mark Kaufman on August 23, 2023 The octopuses are drawn to this deep sea location. An octopus garden in the deep sea. Credit: MBARI In the lightless deep sea, an octopus settlement thrives atop a tranquil volcano. Scientists at … Continue reading →

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