Some of you might be interested in the new magazine, BrainFood, focused on interesting/educative videos that generate (scientific) wonder, curiosity, and/or understanding....
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....
A team of elite cavers led by 68-year-old explorer Bill Stone are in the depths of Cheve Cave, Mexico. At every step of the way, they use nature’s clues, following the wind and water within the cave, to navigate their next move. Underground it is a maze of twisting tunnels and dead ends in search of a passage that leads to the...
Explanation of The Selfish Gene, the gene's-eye view of evolution, which can be defined as the idea that the gene is the ultimate beneficiary of selection....
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....
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....
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
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...
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....
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....
Explorer: The Deepest Cave (www.youtube.com)
A team of elite cavers led by 68-year-old explorer Bill Stone are in the depths of Cheve Cave, Mexico. At every step of the way, they use nature’s clues, following the wind and water within the cave, to navigate their next move. Underground it is a maze of twisting tunnels and dead ends in search of a passage that leads to the...
Game of Life emulated in Game of Life (www.youtube.com)
A video of Conway's Game of Life, emulated in Conway's Game of Life....
What's a "selfish gene"? (www.youtube.com)
Explanation of The Selfish Gene, the gene's-eye view of evolution, which can be defined as the idea that the gene is the ultimate beneficiary of selection....
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....
Lenia - a continuous cellular automata (www.youtube.com)
Lenia is a system of continuous cellular automata, a form of artificial life....
How Do Bee Stingers Work? Stated Clearly (www.youtube.com)
Discover the fascinating complexity of honeybee stingers under an electron microscope...
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....
The Electromagnetic field, how Electric and Magnetic forces arise (www.youtube.com)
ScienceClic is an excellent #physics channel with visual explanations.
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
Recommended (science) video channels
Which are your favourite channels (related to BrainFood's theme)?
Fluent Aphasia (www.youtube.com)
A stroke survivor with fluent aphasia speaking with effortless speech but impaired meaning and poor comprehension....
History of Humankind - YouTube Channel (www.youtube.com)
Sister channel to History of the Universe channel https://www.youtube.com/@HistoryoftheUniverse/videos
Stereo smell | Deep Look (www.youtube.com)
Snake's tongue has two sensitive tips, called tines, which help the snake smell in stereo.
Richard Feynman - The World from another point of view (www.youtube.com)
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.
Earth from Orbit: von Kármán Vortices (www.youtube.com)
Von Kármán vortices streaming around Guadalupe Island.
When addition doesn't add up
Listened to an interesting programme about mathematics on the radio the other day....
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...
Walking shark (www.youtube.com)
Walking shark (Hemiscyllium Halmahera)...
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....