Some of you might be interested in the new magazine, BrainFood, focused on interesting/educative videos that generate (scientific) wonder, curiosity, and/or understanding....
25,000 neurons growing on a multi-electrode array form a living "brain," which is hooked up to a flight simulator on a desktop computer. Information on the aircraft's movements is processed by stimulating neurons with electrodes. The neurons then fire in patterns that control the aircraft's flight path....
The many-worlds interpretation is an interpretation of quantum mechanics that asserts that the universal wavefunction is objectively real, and that there is no wave function collapse....
An analog computer uses the continuous variation aspect of physical phenomena such as electrical, mechanical, or hydraulic quantities (analog signals) to model the problem being solved....
At the end of the last Apollo 15 moon walk, Commander David Scott performed a live demonstration for the television cameras. He held out a geologic hammer and a feather and dropped them at the same time. Because they were essentially in a vacuum, there was no air resistance and the feather fell at the same rate as the hammer, as...
A whale fall occurs when the carcass of a whale has fallen onto the ocean floor at a depth greater than 1,000 m (3,300 ft), in the bathyal or abyssal zones. On the sea floor, these carcasses can create complex localized ecosystems that supply sustenance to deep-sea organisms for decades. Wiki
After the right and left brain are separated, each hemisphere will have its own separate perception, concepts, and impulses to act. Having two "brains" in one body can create some interesting dilemmas....
Linguistics professor Daniel Everett explains the idea of "xibipiio," a way of life he encountered while studying the language of the Amazonian Piraha tribe. Everett, a former Christian missionary, was challenged to rethink his faith after learning the Piraha's concept of experiential liminality....
This video, a scientific visualization of the galaxies captured as a part of the CEERS (Cosmic Evolution Early Release Science) Survey, showcases a large undertaking by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. It flies by thousands of galaxies, starting with those nearby and ending with less-developed galaxies in the very distant...
4 days before reddit's 3rd party app shutdown, Lemmy daily active users has skyrocketed 1400% this month (lemmy.world)
From 3000 daily active users on June 1, 2023 to 47500 on June 26, 2023....
Any sci-fi with aliens where humans are not the less advanced race?
What the title says, I’m tired of the trope where humans are the least advanced in the universe....
BrainFood - new magazine for interesting/educative videos (kbin.social)
Some of you might be interested in the new magazine, BrainFood, focused on interesting/educative videos that generate (scientific) wonder, curiosity, and/or understanding....
Top 3 Prog metal albums?
Keen to hear about some progmetal albums to check out if anyone feels like sharing. My 3 would be pretty safe bets.
Rat Neurons Grown On A Computer Chip Fly A Simulated Aircraft (youtu.be)
25,000 neurons growing on a multi-electrode array form a living "brain," which is hooked up to a flight simulator on a desktop computer. Information on the aircraft's movements is processed by stimulating neurons with electrodes. The neurons then fire in patterns that control the aircraft's flight path....
Recommended (science) video channels
Which are your favourite channels (related to BrainFood's theme)?
Sean Carroll: Many-Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics (www.youtube.com)
The many-worlds interpretation is an interpretation of quantum mechanics that asserts that the universal wavefunction is objectively real, and that there is no wave function collapse....
Uchuu - the most realistic simulator of the universe ever created. (www.youtube.com)
Analog Computing (www.youtube.com)
An analog computer uses the continuous variation aspect of physical phenomena such as electrical, mechanical, or hydraulic quantities (analog signals) to model the problem being solved....
Fluent Aphasia (www.youtube.com)
A stroke survivor with fluent aphasia speaking with effortless speech but impaired meaning and poor comprehension....
Walking shark (www.youtube.com)
Walking shark (Hemiscyllium Halmahera)...
Stereo smell | Deep Look (www.youtube.com)
Snake's tongue has two sensitive tips, called tines, which help the snake smell in stereo.
Recreating a working camera in Blender (www.youtube.com)
Emulating optics of a real camera to create photographs in Blender.
Apollo 15 Hammer-Feather Drop (www.youtube.com)
At the end of the last Apollo 15 moon walk, Commander David Scott performed a live demonstration for the television cameras. He held out a geologic hammer and a feather and dropped them at the same time. Because they were essentially in a vacuum, there was no air resistance and the feather fell at the same rate as the hammer, as...
Earth from Orbit: von Kármán Vortices (www.youtube.com)
Von Kármán vortices streaming around Guadalupe Island.
Whale Fall Actively Devoured by Scavengers at Davidson Seamount | Nautilus Live (www.youtube.com)
A whale fall occurs when the carcass of a whale has fallen onto the ocean floor at a depth greater than 1,000 m (3,300 ft), in the bathyal or abyssal zones. On the sea floor, these carcasses can create complex localized ecosystems that supply sustenance to deep-sea organisms for decades. Wiki
The Electromagnetic field, how Electric and Magnetic forces arise (www.youtube.com)
ScienceClic is an excellent #physics channel with visual explanations.
Split-brain experiments (old) (www.youtube.com)
After the right and left brain are separated, each hemisphere will have its own separate perception, concepts, and impulses to act. Having two "brains" in one body can create some interesting dilemmas....
Amazonian Piraha tribe's concept of experiential liminality (www.youtube.com)
Linguistics professor Daniel Everett explains the idea of "xibipiio," a way of life he encountered while studying the language of the Amazonian Piraha tribe. Everett, a former Christian missionary, was challenged to rethink his faith after learning the Piraha's concept of experiential liminality....
Richard Feynman - The World from another point of view (www.youtube.com)
History of Humankind - YouTube Channel (www.youtube.com)
Sister channel to History of the Universe channel https://www.youtube.com/@HistoryoftheUniverse/videos
3D Visualization Highlights 5,000 Galaxies Revealed by Webb (www.youtube.com)
This video, a scientific visualization of the galaxies captured as a part of the CEERS (Cosmic Evolution Early Release Science) Survey, showcases a large undertaking by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. It flies by thousands of galaxies, starting with those nearby and ending with less-developed galaxies in the very distant...