The Most Important Picture in the History of Science

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Bees learn to dance

From Science Magazine. The honey bee waggle dance communicates information about resource location from a foraging worker to nestmates. Research in Science shows that this complex dance is, in part, learned by young bees as they observe more experienced bees. Learn more: https://scim.ag/40qMQkk CREDITS: (FOOTAGE) ERIC NERI; (MUSIC) PODINGTON BEAR; (VIDEO PRODUCTION) K. MCLEAN/SCIENCE #Bees…

Plants Have Proprioception and That’s Weird

From SciShow. Thanks to Henson Shaving for sponsoring this video! Head to https://hensonshaving.com/scishow and use code scishow to receive 100 blades for free (2+ years worth). Just make sure both products are in the cart for the code to take effect. Plants need to sense light and gravity and themselves. But how? And when those…

Winter Sports Gear: Skiing, Skating, Curling & More! 🥌 | How It’s Made | Science Channel

From Science Channel. Find out how athletes’ skis, snowboards, speed skates, curling stones, and more are crafted in this Olympic-sized mashup of winter sports equipment! #HowItsMade #ScienceChannel Stream How It’s Made: https://www.discoveryplus.com/show/how-its-made About How It’s Made: Explore the fascinating world of how everyday items are manufactured and produced. From aluminum foil to contact lenses, discover…

The Shadow Illusion

From Veritasium. Cut any shape hole into a piece of cardboard and hold it up to the sunlight. When sunlight shines through this hole, it casts a circular image on the wall regardless of the shape of the hole. Why does this happen? The size of the hole also doesn’t affect the size of the…

There Are Two Types of Boredom

From SciShow. Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free for a full 30 days and get 20% off their annual premium subscription. If you ever complained about having nothing to do as a kid, our mom may have told you that being bored is good for you. And it turns out, she was…

How do busy bees avoid overheating from flying?

From Science Magazine. Bumble bees may look clumsy and goofy hovering above a flower, but don’t be deceived: They’re among the hot rods of the insect world and able to fly 22 kilometers per hour. Even while hovering, their powerful wing muscles generate a lot of heat. Like any high-performance vehicle, the bees have ways…

Large language models do science

From Science Magazine. When Google DeepMind unveiled its protein-structure predictor AlphaFold2 in 2020, it upended expectations for what AI could accomplish in science. Few imagined that general-purpose large language models (LLMs), trained on trillions of words and optimized simply to regurgitate humanlike text, might follow suit. That view is now shifting—tectonically—as LLMs scale up. Last…

Why We Still Don’t Have Hypersonic Flights

From SciShow. JMP offers a 30-day free trial for anyone, anywhere. Go to https://www.jmp.com/scishow to see the benefits of visual statistics for yourself. If you’re old enough to remember the Concorde (whether or not you ever flew in one), you might also be wondering why engineers haven’t gotten around to developing an even *faster* commercial…

7 Deadly Epidemics You Didn’t Know Existed

From SciShow. Head to https://www.squarespace.com/scishow to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using SCISHOW ! From the non-bubonic plague that killed a Welsh king, to the deadliest pestilence in 16th century Mexico, to a pandemic we’re currently in the middle of (No, it’s not coronavirus), here are 7 disease outbreaks…

This Paradox Splits Smart People 50/50

From Veritasium. Two boxes, one choice, and $1,000,000. Sponsored by Brilliant – To learn for free on Brilliant for a full 30 days, go to https://brilliant.org/veritasium. Our viewers also get 20% off an annual Premium subscription, which gives you unlimited daily access to everything on Brilliant. If you’re looking for a molecular modelling kit, try…

Chimpanzee drumming may give clues to the roots of rhythm

From Science Magazine. “Drumming” allows chimpanzees to communicate across long distances. Last year, two studies showed the animals also drum to a distinct beat, which varies across chimp societies. The research suggests chimpanzees can learn and develop different rhythms, suggesting this musical ability may have evolved in our shared common ancestor. Read more: https://scim.ag/47q5EE1 FOOTAGE…

Lotions and fragrances hamper the body’s protective oxidation cloud

From Science Magazine. Personal care products such as lotion and perfume can repress the human oxidation field—a beneficial chemical microenvironment formed around the body’s surface that helps protect it from volatile organic compounds (VOCs)—Science Advances research finds. The oxidation field consists of hydroxyl radicals, which effectively neutralize VOCs. The work involving four participants identified ingredients…

6 Times Scientists Were Wrong About the Periodic Table

From SciShow. Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free for a full 30 days and get 20% off their annual premium subscription. Mendeleev’s original, 1869 version of the Periodic Table featured 63 elements. Now, there are 118. But as scientists worked to extend the Table (and fill in a bunch of holes), not…

There’s Fresh Water Under the Ocean. Can You Drink It?

From SciShow. Did you know there is water at the bottom of the ocean? If you’re a fan of the band Talking Heads, probably. But back in the 1970s, scientists did actually discover an aquifer beneath the seafloor. So how much water are we talking about…and how drinkable is it, really? Hosted by: Madelyn Leembruggen…

You Can’t Feel Wet

From Veritasium. Put on a glove and dip your hand into icy water. You’ll notice it still feels wet? But the glove is waterproof, how does this work? That’s because wet isn’t a feeling, we use other sensory information to feel water…

The Internet Was Weeks Away From Disaster and No One Knew

From Veritasium. How a single hack infected the world’s most important operating system. Sponsored by NordVPN – Get exclusive NordVPN deal here: https://NordVPN.com/veritasium It’s risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee! If you’re looking for a molecular modelling kit, try Snatoms, a kit I invented where the atoms snap together magnetically – https://ve42.co/SnatomsV Sign…

Asbestos is a bigger problem than we thought

From Veritasium. How asbestos ended up everywhere, and why we’re still using it today. Sponsored by Ground News – Go to https://ground.news/Ve for 40% off the unlimited Vantage plan, to catch how major public health stories are covered across the political spectrum and spot media bias for yourself. If you’re looking for a molecular modelling…

Is dust really people?

From It’s OK to be Smart. Another YouTube #shorts from Dr. Joe! Subscribe for more fun science stories. Join us on Patreon! https://patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Facebook https://www.facebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs/

Rubber used to be useless…

From Veritasium. The strange natural material that reshaped the world. Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/AFXLZ7FEJc4?si=OaiAz42CzKGSPOYh Written by Sulli Yost and @casper_mebius Produced and Directed by Sulli Yost Hosted by Derek Muller and @henry.vandyck #science #veritasium #physics #engineering #experiment

The Intelligence Test Where Ants Beat Humans

From It’s OK to be Smart. Learn more about AnyDesk here: https://anydesk.com Support us on Patreon / itsokaytobesmart ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓ Ant bridges, bee hives, bird flocks, fish schools and more all demonstrate how intelligent behavior can emerge from pretty stupid animals, and how that strange intelligence can solve seemingly impossible…

The 8 Most Important Discoveries in Space

From Domain of Science. Showing exactly where our knowledge of the Universe comes from. Get yourself both a 30-day free trial and 20% off a Brilliant premium subscription here: https://brilliant.org/dos/ It’s amazing what we know about the Universe based on our observations, but I wondered exactly where our knowledge comes from. Literally. So here are…

Map of the Most Important Discoveries in Space

From Domain of Science. Showing exactly where our knowledge of the Universe comes from. Get yourself both a 30-day free trial and 20% off a Brilliant premium subscription here: https://brilliant.org/dos/ It’s amazing what we know about the Universe based on our observations, but I wondered exactly where our knowledge comes from. Literally. So here are…

This Common Substance Was Once Worth Millions

From Veritasium. The rise and fall of a forgotten frozen empire. Sponsored by Brilliant. To learn for free on Brilliant for a full 30 days, go to https://brilliant.org/Veritasium/. Our viewers also get 20% off an annual Premium subscription, which gives you unlimited daily access to everything on Brilliant. If you’re looking for a molecular modelling…

What time is it on Voyager 1? 🤔

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The Tiny Donut That Proved We Still Don’t Understand Magnetism

From Veritasium. What this strange quantum effect reveals about potentials. Sponsored by Planet Wild. Want to restore the planet’s ecosystems and see your impact in monthly videos? The first 150 people to join Planet Wild will get the first month for free at: https://planetwild.com/r/veritasium/join If you want to get to know them better first, check…