Portrait of a Nobel Laureate: Paul Modrich, 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Paul Modrich is awarded the 2015 #NobelPrize in Chemistry together with Tomas Lindahl and Aziz Sancar ”for mechanistic studies of DNA repair”.
Untangling the mechanics of knots
Researchers at MIT and Pierre et Marie Curie University in Paris have come up with a new theory that describes how a knot’s configuration, or «topology,» determines its mechanical forces. (Learn more:http://mitsha.re/RVIRY )
Star Size Comparison
With more stars than there are grains of sand on Earth it’s difficult to imagine that some are as big as a billion times the size of our sun.
When Black Holes Collide
When two supermassive black holes find each other, they can warp the fabric of space and time.
We’re Oversalting Our Food, And It’s Not What You Think
This video was supported in part by Leesa, an online mattress company. Use the offer code «EARTH75» for $75 off your purchase at https://www.leesa.com/earth
El cáncer de mama, camino de convertirse en enfermedad crónica gracias a los nuevos tratamientos
Los nuevos tratamientos contra el cáncer de mama, que elevan la supervivencia al 80 %, han permitido, junto a los cribados masivos, acorralar este tumor maligno, el más frecuente entre las mujeres, y convertirlo en una enfermedad crónica, según proclama la prestigiosa oncóloga valenciana Ana Lluch. La jefa del servicio de Hematología y Oncología Médica […]
Does Your School Matter?
Are elite schools actually the better choice? 9 Scientific Study Tips: https://youtu.be/p60rN9JEapg SUBSCRIBE (it’s free): This episode was inspired from the book «David and Goliath» by Malcolm Gladwell, which you can check out here: http://amzn.to/1ihFFU0
ScienceCasts: Worlds within Worlds
Visit http://science.nasa.gov/ for more. Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have discovered an immense cloud of hydrogen evaporating from a Neptune-sized planet named GJ 436b. The planet’s atmosphere is evaporating because of extreme irradiation from its parent star.
Raymond Kurzweil – El Hombre Trascendente. Subtitulado en español latino
Documental (2009) basado en el libro de Ray Kurzweil «La singularidad está cerca».
DeepMind: Space Invaders
This player is not a human, but an algorithm on a graphics processing unit programmed by DeepMind Read the full WIRED story here: http://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archi…
The war in Syria explained in five minutes | Guardian Animations
The war in Syria explained in five minutes Subscribe to the Guardian HERE: http://bitly.com/UvkFpD
Why It’s Impossible to Tune a Piano
Pianos can’t be perfectly tuned – it’s a mathematical fact! Thanks to http://www.audible.com/minutephysics for supporting MinutePhysics.
Alligator Snapping Turtle vs Common Snapping Turtle
TransMedics OCS-Heart
TransMedics has developed the world’s first commercial, portable, warm blood perfusion system that allows a new type of organ transplant, called a living organ transplant. This new technology, called an Organ Care System, is designed to maintain organs in a warm, functioning state outside of the body to optimize their health and allow continuous clinical […]