The Holographic Universe Explained
We live in a universe with 3 dimensions of space and one of time. Up, down, left, right, forward, back, past, future. 3+1 dimensions. Or so our primitive Pleistocene-evolved brains find it useful to believe. And we cling to this intuition, even as physics shows us that this view of reality may be only a […]
When We Tamed Fire
The ability to make and use fire has fundamentally changed the arc of our evolution. The bodies we have today were, in many ways, shaped by that time when we first tamed fire.
Yet More Evidence That Vaping Is Probably Terrible | SciShow News
Did you know that your body’s fight-or-flight response to danger may, in part, come from inside your bones? Plus, another study suggests that vaping may impair to your ability to fight off lung infections.
Your Muscles Do Remember… But Not The Way You Think
Did you know that if you start working out, your body will kind of «remember» what it’s like to be strong, even after you take some time off? How are your muscles able to do that?
Hubble Finds Water Vapor On Distant Exoplanet
With data from the Hubble Space Telescope, water vapor has been detected in the atmosphere of an exoplanet within the habitable zone of its host star.
The Truth About Space Debris
Space debris on Earth
Carbon Capture – Humanity’s Last Hope?
Carbon capture to save the planet.
Are Electric Cars Really More Environmentally Friendly?
Some people say that buying an electric car is a great way to fight climate change – but if they use electricity that is made by burning fossil fuels, are they really more environmentally friendly than gas powered cars?
If You Can – Animated Short Film
Graduation film directed and designed by Hanna Rybak based on Winston Churchill’s quote Artistic supervision Joanna Polak Voice Dave Luukkonen
Where’s my robotic construction crew? Advances in collective robotic construction
One day we may need robot construction crews to keep up with the demands of building here on Earth and on extraterrestrial missions. This video walks through the many questions associated with this technology, where we are now, and researchers’ hopes for the future.
Snippet: Larva devour a pizza in 2 hours
Watch a maggot ‘fountain’ devour waste food. Findings could help grub farmers using human food waste to produce larvae-based chicken feed.
Suicide attempts are hard to anticipate. Tracking teens’ cell phones may change that
Researchers hope mobile devices can capture signs of imminent risk that a doctor’s questionnaire can’t.
What is Farthest Away?
The edge of everything used to be the edge of the map. But now, thanks to what we know about astrophysics and the universe, the edge of everything might not even exist…
Abilities Evolution Took From Us
A common misconception is that evolution is a long chain of progress, where organisms gain cool, new features over time. However, if a trait doesn’t help with survival or reproduction, eventually it can disappear. Here are a few abilities humans’ distant ancestors had that have been lost to natural selection! Hosted by: Michael Aranda