Año: 2017

What Is The Shape of Space? (ft. PhD Comics)

What Is The Shape of Space? A collaboration with Jorge Cham and Daniel Whiteson, check out «We Have No Idea» at http://www.wehavenoidea.com Jorge’s PhDComics: http://www.phdcomics.com Numberphile video about sports in hyperbolic space: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6Got… Support MinutePhysics on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/minutephysics Link to Patreon Supporters: http://www.minutephysics.com/supporters/

Un mundo feliz

Jorge Pedraza Salinas Recordaremos este día al poeta, novelista y ensayista inglés Aldous Huxley, quien nació un día como hoy, 26 de julio (l894-l963). En su obra figuran los poemas de juventud y los ensayos que publicó después de la segunda guerra mundial. Sin embargo, es en la novela en donde logra trascender universalmente. Para […]

Mapean en 3D el núcleo de una supernova

Agencia SINC Un equipo de astrónomos de la Universidad de Valencia y del National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO-Virginia, EEUU) han determinado la estructura 3D de la emisión molecular de una supernova Los investigadores han podido observar en tres dimensiones los restos de la estrella tras su explosión, algo que no había sido posible hasta ahora. […]

Cockatoos use tools to make music

Cockatoos are already known for their wicked dance moves, but a new study reveals that they can create their own beat as well. Researchers observing 18 palm cockatoos (Probosciger aterrimus) in northern Australia discovered that, when courting a mate, male cockatoos grab a stick or a seedpod and start rhythmically whacking a hollow tree branch, […]

Why Are Cicadas So Good At Math?

Do periodical cicadas «know» how to calculate prime numbers? One of the strangest life cycles in all of biology, explained! Special thanks to Samuel Orr (www.motionkicker.com) for the beautiful cicada footage! Learn more about magicicadas at http://www.magicicada.org/

Beavers: The Smartest Thing in Fur Pants

Beavers have done more to shape North American landscapes than any animal beside humans. We don’t notice them much today because there aren’t many left, but before colonization, North America was home to hundreds of millions of these furry engineers. This week, we show you why Earth’s second largest rodent is more amazing than you […]

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