NASA’s Gold Box Will Make Oxygen on Mars
NASA’s next rover mission has a special device aboard that’ll do something revolutionary: make oxygen on Mars for the first time.
The Doubly Warped World of Binary Black Holes
A pair of orbiting black holes millions of times the Sun’s mass perform a hypnotic dance in this NASA visualization. The movie traces how the black holes distort and redirect light emanating from the maelstrom of hot gas – called an accretion disk – that surrounds each one. Read more: http://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2…
Space Debris
On 20 April 2021, ESA will host the 8th European Conference on Space Debris from Darmstadt, in Germany. Scientists, engineers, industry experts and policy makers will spend the virtual four day conference discussing the latest issues surrounding space debris. They will exchange the latest research, try to come up with solutions for potential problems and […]
Time to Act
The launch of Sputnik, humankind’s first satellite, in 1957 marked the dawn of a new era for the people of the ‘Pale Blue Dot’.
GameStop: what it reveals about the US stockmarket | The Economist
The frenzied rise of GameStop’s share price baffled Wall Street and panicked the US Treasury. What does the GameStop story reveal about American stockmarkets? Our experts answer your questions.
Can flying go green? | The Economist
Covid-19 has caused the worst crisis in aviation’s history. Is this the industry’s moment for a green reset—and which technologies offer the best hope?
Can vaccine passports kickstart the economy? | The Economist
Vaccine passports are likely to become a feature of everyday life as lockdowns are lifted across the world. But as “green passes” kick-start economies, what are the potential drawbacks?
Monster Group (John Conway) – Numberphile
The Monster Group explained. Conway playlist: http://bit.ly/ConwayNumberphile
Let’s BUILD a COMPUTER in CONWAY’s GAME of LIFE ⠠⠵
A short documentary on Conway’s Game of Life, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its original publication on the October 1970 issue of Scientific American.
Life, Death and the Monster (John Conway) – Numberphile
Acclaimed mathematician John H. Conway speaks about the mystery he’d most like to solve. Conway playlist: http://bit.ly/ConwayNumberphile
Inventing Game of Life (John Conway) – Numberphile
John H Conway on the creation of his Game of Life. Conway playlist: http://bit.ly/ConwayNumberphile More at: http://youtu.be/E8kUJL04ELA More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Including the indirect roles of John von Neumann and Martin Gardner. Support us on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/numberphile
Stephen Hawkings The Meaning of Life (John Conway’s Game of Life segment)
Fragment about John Conway´s Game of Life
“Cómo crear un ser humano”: Moisés Naím conversa con el científico Philip Ball
Unos investigadores tomaron un pedazo de piel del hombro del escritor científico Philip Ball y lo convirtieron en un “mini cerebro”. Este peculiar experimento al que se sometió Ball lo llevó a escribir su más reciente libro titulado Cómo crear un ser humano. En esta entrevista, Philip Ball nos cuenta de primera mano cómo es […]
Nick Bostrom: Why Our Brains Themselves May Be Simulated
Brains may be simulated Taken from JRE #1350 w/Nick Bostrom: https://youtu.be/5c4cv7rVlE8