Have you ever wondered what happens when a star explodes? In this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson dives into the fascinating phenomenon of a star explosion in the constellation Corona Borealis, specifically... continue reading

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"... Have you ever looked at the front of a car and seen a face? Or an electrical outlet and seen a face? You definitely have. We all see faces everywhere we look thanks to a fun quirk of the human brain... continue reading

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Few of the monsters that evolution created have been so successful at hurting us as the variola virus, responsible for smallpox. The carnage it caused was so terrible and merciless that it compelled humankind,... continue reading

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Sam Harris speaks with Matt Ridley and Alina Chan about the origins of the COVID pandemic. They discuss the evidence of a lab leak from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, media and academic censorship of... continue reading

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From Youtube, "CREDITS: This video was made in collaboration with Benedikt Pleyer, who is a gifted microscopist and has a wonderful contagious passion for discovering the incredible worlds that exist... continue reading

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Conway's Game of Life is Turing complete, but many people don't realize what that actually entails. At around the 16:30 mark, Alan Zucconi shows a build which simulates the game inside of the game itself.

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NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) spacecraft has discovered “layers” and “rifts” in the electrically charged part of the upper atmosphere (the ionosphere) of Mars. The phenomenon... continue reading

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YouTube description: It's been a decade since the first hybrid victory in F1, at the 2009 Hungarian GP. How has hybrid technology evolved since then? Andy Cowell, Managing Director of Mercedes-AMG High... continue reading

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YouTube description: I got to see an Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola) up close and personal at the Monterey Bay Aquarium recently and I fell in love. These things are the superlative of superlatives. They... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 1,838 views • 3:58

Stupid brain ... YouTube: Scientists think that evolution may not have prepared our brains for donuts, and an international research team has found out that some of earth’s oldest, largest trees are... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 6 years 5 months 1 week ago • 436 views • 5:59

YouTube: "The giant anteater resembles a walking index finger with a mullet...and leg warmers."

posted by PlayhousePals 6 years 5 months 1 week ago • 1,239 views • 7:25

YouTube description: Reggaeton is one of the most popular music genres in the world. Its history is rooted in diaspora migration, censorship, poverty and the reclaiming of Afro-Caribbean identity. We... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 5 months 4 weeks ago • 704 views • 10:49

YouTube description: This is how we go from single cells to people. EVO-DEVO Huxley B. Mac. Oh Carroll, Carroll Gould, Stephen Jay yeah D-D-D-D-Davidson and Peter See One cell divide and... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 923 views • 4:46

YouTube: How does one species evolve into two within the same habitat? Discover the details behind a rare type of evolution: sympatric evolution.

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 5 months ago • 230 views • 4:21

YouTube: Do you like drinking milk or chatting with your friends? Well, you can enjoy those because of the evolution happened over the past million years, and we are still evolving. Let's find out what... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 23 views • 3:51

"Touch it or eat one and you're gonna have a bad time."

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 499 views • 5:21

Get to know your own body ...

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