Can you outsmart the slippery slope fallacy? - Elizabeth Cox
AdultsEducationHumanSciencePsychologyDig into the slippery slope fallacy, which assumes that one step will lead to a series of events that lead to an extreme— often bad— scenario.
The Longest-Running Evolution Experiment
AdultsData ScienceEducationScienceSpecial thanks to Prof. Richard Lenski and team for showing me around the lab — it is an honor to be able to witness and document such a historic science experiment.
How Many People Did Nuclear Energy Kill? Nuclear Death Toll
AdultsEducationEnvironmentHistoryEnergyHealthScienceNuclear energy creates an uneasy feeling of danger for many people: ancient and dangerous minerals are concentrated to awaken seemingly unnatural powers, creating toxic elements that, if they escape, can and have killed people in horrible ways. How many people has nuclear energy killed and how?
Why no one has measured the speed of light
AdultsData ScienceEducationSciencePhysicsPhysics students learn the speed of light, c, is the same for all inertial observers but no one has ever actually measured it in one direction.
How to Start a Fire in a Survival Situation | Basic Instincts | WIRED
AdultsEducationNatureHumanSurvivalHow-toDr. Bill Schindler, a professor of archeology and anthropology at Washington College, demonstrates a couple of the most effective methods for starting a fire in the wilderness with limited resources.
Is life meaningless? And other absurd questions - Nina Medvinskaya
AdultsEducationScienceWorldPhilosophyDive into Albert Camus’ philosophy of the absurd, and explore the question: if the world is meaningless, could our lives still hold value?
Why Don’t Sheep Shrink In The Rain?
AdultsAnimalsEducationScienceBiologyGetting wet isn’t REALLY what makes wool shrink; it merely exacerbates the friction between the wool fibers, which is stronger in one direction than another, so when agitated in the washer or dryer, they migrate in relation to each other in a process called “felting.”
The Odd Number Rule
AdultsData ScienceEducationScienceMathMicheal teaches us about the "Odd Number Rule".