Plimpton 322 is the name given to a 3,800-year-old clay tablet discovered in Iraq in the early 20th Century by archeologist Edgar J Banks, the man believed to have inspired Indiana Jones. Over time this... continue reading
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I gave a talk on my Masters Thesis Project in Architecture focusing on Altering Soundscapes in Exterior Environments using Helmholtz Resonators in Ceramic Bricks to absorb Low Frequency Traffic Noise. ... continue reading
posted by newtboy 4 months ago • 80 views • 34:05Using math to prove women are problems
posted by newtboy 8 months 2 weeks ago • 70 viewsSam 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
posted by eric3579 1 year 2 months 3 weeks ago • 273 views • 58:27From YouTube, "Here in the Kurzgesagt labs, we test very important ideas to see what happens when you blow things up or play with black holes. Many of you suggested that we look into an idea that sounds... continue reading
posted by w1ndex 1 year 6 months 1 week ago • 89 views • 10:55the takeaways from this video...when it was posted; the slogan 'x matters'; a simple healthcare measure still unavailable for many and how control of a women's life, or the most humane way to prevent abortions,... continue reading
posted by luxintenebris 2 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 126 views • 2:53In this video, I help a Labrador mix, Jet. Jet has been having aggressive problems. It is important to pay attention to what the dog is telling you through its energy and body language. A dog... continue reading
posted by BSR 2 years 5 months ago • 46 views • 4:55From Youtube, "A general solution to the cubic equation was long considered impossible until we gave up the requirement that math reflects reality. Thanks to Dr. Amir Alexander, Dr. Alexander Kontorovich,... continue reading
posted by w1ndex 2 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 68 views • 23:29This is why word inflation is a problem: You can try to change reality by redefining words, but it won't work – it just stops you from dealing with it.
posted by BSR 2 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 390 views • 8:08Bee swarms solve problems by adhering to psychophysical laws, and make decisions democratically.
posted by newtboy 2 years 8 months ago • 93 views • 15:50From Youtube, "The Orkney Islands, off the northern tip of Scotland, have so much electricity that it's actually a problem. Here's why: and here's what they're doing about it."
posted by w1ndex 2 years 8 months 4 weeks ago • 337 views • 5:29The Collatz Conjecture is the simplest math problem no one can solve — it is easy enough for almost anyone to understand but notoriously difficult to solve.
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