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Birds Aren’t Real: The conspiracy theory that satirizes conspiracy theories
Sharyn Alfonsi meets the founder of Birds Aren’t Real, the conspiracy theory parodying conspiracy theories. “60 Minutes” is the most successful television broadcast in history. Offering hard-hitting investigative reports, interviews, feature segments and profiles of people in the news, the broadcast began in 1968 and is still a hit, over 50 seasons later, regularly making […]
121. Moreh Nevukhim 2:13 (part 1) – 3 Theories for the Origin of the Universe & the Meaning of Time
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The History of Atomic Chemistry: Crash Course Chemistry #37
How did we get here? Well, in terms of Atomic Chemistry, Hank takes us on a tour of the folks that were part of the long chain of other folks who helped us get to these deeper understandings of the world. From Leucippus to Heisenberg to you – yes, YOU – the story of Atomic […]
The fundamentals of space-time: Part 1 – Andrew Pontzen and Tom Whyntie
View full lesson: Space is where things happen. Time is when things happen. And sometimes, in order to really look at the universe, you need to take those two concepts and mash them together. In this first lesson of a three-part series on space-time, hilarious hosts Andrew Pontzen and Tom Whyntie go through the basics […]
What caused the Cambrian explosion? | The Economist
For most of the Earth’s history, life consisted of the simplest organisms; but then something happened that would give rise to staggering diversity, and, ultimately, life as complex as that which we see today. Scientists are still struggling to figure out just what that was. Subscribe NOW to The Economist: Get more The Economist Follow […]
The history of the world according to corn – Chris A. Kniesly
Trace the 9,000 year old history of the domestication of corn, or maize, and its effects on global agriculture. — Corn currently accounts for more than one tenth of our global crop production. And over 99% of cultivated corn is the exact same type: Yellow Dent #2. This means that humans grow more Yellow Dent […]
What DNA Says About Our Human Family Episode II, Ancient Relatives: Neanderthals and Denisovans
More info and downloads: In Episode 2, our study of human evolution continues with a look at our ancient ancestors, the hominins. Who were they and what did they look like? We will look at DNA evidence for how modern humans evolved from these ancient ancestors and spread around the globe—and why we are different […]
Lucid dreams as a bridge between realities | Chongtul Rinpoche | TEDxFultonStreet
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. By walking the line between the dream world and the waking world, we can train to access more of our own wisdom and our own consciousness. In this discussion, we learn about his mode of spirituality. Chongtul Rinpoche is a […]
Is math discovered or invented? – Jeff Dekofsky
Explore some of the most famous arguments in the ancient debate: is math a human construct or part of the fabric of the universe? — Would mathematics exist if people didn’t? Did we create mathematical concepts to help us understand the world around us, or is math the native language of the universe itself? Jeff […]