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Age of Audio: The Future of Podcasting (and 20k) — Twenty Thousand Hertz – The stories behind the world’s most recognizable and interesting sounds.

Art by Jon McCormack.   This episode was written and produced by Casey Emmerling. After making Age of Audio, a feature documentary about the history of podcasting, filmmaker Shaun Michael Colón sat down with Dallas for a revealing conversation about … Continue reading →

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Spinning a black hole as fast as possible

7 Sept 2023 Go to https://brilliant.org/drbecky to get a 30-day free trial and the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual subscription! This summer, I published two research papers with my collaborators about the growth of supermassive black … Continue reading →

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These Tree Branches Become Paper That Lasts 1,000 Years 😳

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A Fusion Company Just Applied to Power 65 Million People

31 May 2026 Check out shortform and get 25% off your subscription https://www.shortform.com/DrBen US energy company Commonwealth Fusion Systems just filed the first ever application to connect a fusion reactor to the US power grid. The catch? They haven’t actually … Continue reading →

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We’ve never seen an atom. But we know what they look like.

28 May 2026 The first 100 people to join ‪@planet-wild‬ with the code SMART5 will get the first month paid for: https://planetwild.com/r/besmart/join If you want to get to know them better first, check out their mission stopping ocean plastic: https://planetwild.com/r/besmart/m34 … Continue reading →

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Lab-made Cocoa – Part 4 of 4

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This ornithopter actually flies by flapping its wings like a giant mechanical bird

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After Turkey introduced vending machines for stray cats, some seagulls started imitating cat sounds too

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Using an $225 device called a Ferrous to create horror movie sounds. Description in comments.

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Swedish AirForestry has developed a 6.2-meter (20 feet) diameter drone designed for sustainable forestry by pruning, felling, and transporting trees without requiring forest access roads. The drone lowers a tool to delimb the tree via gravity, then cuts and carries the trunk away, protecting soil.

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Is TIMING the reason we haven’t found aliens? #shorts

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The Real Legacy of Chernobyl Isn’t What You Think

23 Apr 2026 The World, the Universe and Us It’s been 40 years since the world’s worst nuclear disaster unfolded. Since the explosion at Chernobyl in 1986, the world has feared nuclear power – and the widespread damage it can … Continue reading →

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