The end of humanity: Nick Bostrom at TEDxOxford
Swedish philosopher Nick Bostrom began thinking of a future full of human enhancement, nanotechnology and cloning long before they became mainstream concerns. Bostrom approaches both the inevitable and the speculative using the tools of philosophy, bioethics and probability. Nick is Professor in the Faculty of Philosophy at Oxford University and founding Director of the Future […]
The Internet: 1997 – 2021 Contextual
The Internet is one of humanity’s most important creations. This video takes you through a journey of incredible engineering. Starting from the first routing table captures (provided by the University of Oregon’s RouteViews project) in 1997, we walk through the first Internet’s astonishing growth to 2021. This is a director’s edit to provide deeper context […]
The Internet: 1997 – 2021 Full Length
The Internet is one of humanity’s most important creations. This video takes you through a journey of incredible engineering. Starting from the first routing table captures (provided by the University of Oregon’s RouteViews project) in 1997, we walk through the first Internet’s astonishing growth to 2021. The dominant network names on the lower-left corner are […]
How to build a quantum internet
Entangling qubits across large distances to form a quantum internet could be one of the most exciting developments in quantum technology, and now a group of researchers claim to have taken one of the first steps to make this possible – the creation of a quantum repeater.
Deep-sea soft robots
Is the future of deep-sea exploration soft? Researchers have developed a new type of soft robot designed to cope with the crushing pressures at the bottom the ocean. Inspired by the skull of the Mariana Snailfish, the deepest living fish, the researchers distributed their robot’s electronics, creating a machine that can withstand extreme pressure.SHOW LESS
Illustris Simulation: Most detailed simulation of our Universe
The Illustris simulation is the most ambitious computer simulation of our Universe yet performed. The calculation tracks the expansion of the universe, the gravitational pull of matter onto itself, the motion of cosmic gas, as well as the formation of stars and black holes. These physical components and processes are all modeled starting from initial […]
The incredible ibex defies gravity and climbs a dam | Forces of Nature with Brian Cox – BBC
The spectacular sight of mountain goats defying gravity on a vertical dam wall in Italy, and all because they are have a craving for some of Earth’s elements essential to life. Professor Brian Cox combines some of the most spectacular sights on Earth with our deepest understanding of the universe to reveal how the planet’s […]
Scientists discover incredible self-decapitating sea slug
Researchers at Japan’s Nara Women’s University have discovered a new trait exhibited by the sacoglossan sea slug – it has the ability to decapitate itself, then regrow its body. The process, from shedding all of itself below the neck to regrowing a new body, takes less than a month, in an extreme example of a […]
Sea Slug Decapitates Itself
Two species of sacoglossan sea slugs can chop off its head and grow an entire new body, twice. It is one of the «most extreme» examples of regeneration ever seen. Read more about the research from Japan → https://www.livescience.com/decapitat…
¿Capitalismo o socialismo? – Curiosamente
¿Qué sistema económico es mejor? Conozca la breve historia del capitalismo, el socialismo y el papel que juega el comunismo en esta discusión. ¿Qué otros sistemas económicos existen?
¡Veganos contra carnívoros! – CuriosaMente 251
¡Presencia este encuentro a 4 rounds para saber si es mejor ser vegano o ser carnívoro! 0:00 Introducción 1:00 Primer round ¿estamos diseñados para comer qué? 2:17 ¿Cuál dieta es la más saludable? 4:56 ¿Cuál dieta es mejor para los animales? 6:11 ¿Cuál dieta es mejor para el medio ambiente? FE DE ERRATAS: 7:40 hay […]
¿Quién bailó primero? – CuriosaMente 263
Bailar es una alegría incomparable. Pero, ¿de qué sirve bailar? ¿Por qué bailamos? y quien fue la primera persona en bailar?
I Asked Bill Gates What’s The Next Crisis?
I got the chance to interview Bill Gates so I asked him: Will Covid-19 be the last pandemic? How does he deal with misinformation and conspiracy theories? And what is the next disaster? The Foundation Letter is here: https://ve42.co/BG21
How does your body know you’re full? – Hilary Coller
Hunger claws at your belly. It tugs at your intestines, which begin to writhe, aching to be fed. Being hungry generates a powerful and often unpleasant physical sensation that’s almost impossible to ignore. After you’ve reacted by gorging on your morning pancakes, you start to experience an opposing force: fullness. But how does your body […]