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Flat Earth rising: meet the people casting aside 2,500 years of science
Though not a new phenomenon, flat Earth theory has enjoyed a huge resurgence recently. A YouGov poll indicated that a third of Americans aged 18 to 24 were unsure of the shape of our planet, in spite of scientific proofs from Pythagoras to Nasa. Why has this happened now, and what does it tell us […]
Destroying Flat Earth Without Using Science – Part 3: Airplanes
I’ve crushed the flat earth into smithereens more times than I can count, twice now without using any science at all, but how about one more? There are lots of commercial airline flights that prove conclusively that the earth is a sphere, and not a flat pancake. This is because the Southern Hemisphere exists. Let’s […]
What If Earth Was Shaped Like a Donut?
More Earths, including Cubic, Flat and Hollow Earth: On our hypothetical journey, we’ve already tested out living on a flat Earth, a cubical Earth, even a hollow Earth. What do you say we try to survive on an Earth with a giant hole in the middle? Would a planet like this even have a chance […]
Chris Hadfield: The astronaut's guide to flat Earth theory | Big Think
Chris Hadfield: The astronaut’s guide to flat Earth theory New videos DAILY: Join Big Think Edge for exclusive video lessons from top thinkers and doers: ———————————————————————————- To the average person, there appears to be a growing number of people who believe — somehow — that the world is actually flat and that we are all being “lied” […]
Why flat-Earth theory & anti-vax conspiracies exist | Michio Kaku | Most Talked About 2019
Why flat-Earth theory and anti-vax conspiracies exist Watch the newest video from Big Think: Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: ———————————————————————————- If you see animals when you look at clouds or see faces in pieces of wood, that’s called pareidolia: the phenomenon of making familiar objects from vague stimuli. Humans evolved to be superstitious, […]
B.o.B's Flat Earth Conspiracy Explained (And Obviously Debunked)
There has been a lot of talk about Flat Earth Theory recently due to the beef between Neil Degrasse Tyson and rapper B.o.B., but what do Flat Earthers actually believe? Read more about Flat Earthers: MASHABLE ON YOUTUBE Subscribe to Mashable: MASHABLE ACROSS THE WEB Mashable.com: Facebook: Twitter: Tumblr: Instagram: Google+: Mashable is a leading […]
God’s word, flat-earth, and inerrancy; What is the Bible allowed to get wrong?
What do we do when the Bible says something that is simply factually incorrect? In this episode, Dave explores one example and looks at how different people (Latter-day Saints or otherwise) might approach those scenarios. Video transcript and additional notes: Latter-day Saint bible scholar Ben Spackman tirelessly provides excellent resources that help both members and […]
3 proofs that debunk flat-Earth theory | NASA's Michelle Thaller | Big Think
3 proofs that debunk flat-Earth theory | NASA’s Michelle Thaller | Big Think New videos DAILY: Join Big Think Edge for exclusive video lessons from top thinkers and doers: ———————————————————————————- Hey flat Earthers, it’s time to put your theory to bed once and for all! “There are so many proofs that the Earth is round, […]
What If the Earth Was Hollow?
What Earth do you live on? A round one? Flat one? Maybe your world is resting on the back of a huge cosmic turtle? What about a hollow Earth? Just a planet’s shell levitating around absolutely nothing. How would the laws of physics work on that hollow Earth? Transcript and sources: Watch more what-if scenarios: […]