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It is always fascinating to learn how our minds work, even small things like imagination can be such a totally different experience for each person.

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What *is* a photon?

youtube.com/watch?v=Z8Fo2xZjpiā€¦

This was actually a pretty good explanation of how light works.

#Youtube #Educational #Quantum #Physics

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Human Nature, Hope & Ice Cream

youtube.com/watch?v=_yl0LJH-nFā€¦

Nice to see a new #PopCultureDetective video after a while.....

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How Does Television Stone Work?

youtube.com/watch?v=1O56KD8nSvā€¦

Its always fascinating to see these cool things existing in nature, all it takes is for a curious observer to stumble upon them to reveal something new about our world that we didn't know before.

#YouTube #ActionLab #Educational #Science

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Why Democracy Is Mathematically Impossible

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When we're talking about the flaws of democracy I think this is a big one, when our entire system of electing leaders has such fundamental flaws this will affect all aspects of politics.

#YouTube #veritasium #educational

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We Discovered Unseen Dolphin Species in Mediterranean Sea

youtube.com/watch?v=PXOdpxgaIUā€¦

Another amazing video by @sober_pirate šŸ™‚ His channel is highly underrated, so if you're interested in things like #environmental protection and #nature conservation please consider subscribing.

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Damn we don't even have an Invidious instance anymore and YouTube still banned our server IP?! šŸ˜
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Yes they are hyper aggressive now. Happened with @TILvids and others too...


Throughline: The Ghost in Your Phone

npr.org/2024/04/25/1198908739/ā€¦

It's hot. A mother works outside, a baby strapped to her back. The two of them breathe in toxic dust, day after day. And they're just two of thousands, cramped so close together it's hard to move, all facing down the mountain of cobalt stone. Cobalt mining is one of the world's most dangerous jobs. And it's also one of the most essential: cobalt is what powers the batteries in your smartphone, your laptop, the electric car you felt good about buying. More than three-quarters of the world's cobalt supply lies in the Democratic Republic of Congo, whose abundant resources have drawn greed and grifters for centuries. Today on the show: the fight for control of those resources, and for the dignity of the people who produce them.

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Stuff You Should Know: Atomic Clocks, Ahoy!

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> The only thing more complicated than an atomic clock is researching how they work and then figuring out how to explain it to other people. But believe us, they are fascinating. Even if you donā€™t care about clocks or atoms youā€™ll still like this episode.

This was a fun one to listen to.

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YouTube "Ad Injections" Are Breaking Ad Blockers - youtube.com/watch?v=OzKA0UzSo6ā€¦

So #YouTube is now going to inject #ads directly into the videostream to break ad-blockers šŸ˜‘

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Ich glaube die machen sich gerade ihre Server kaputt, seit kurzem hab ich bei vielen Videos, vor allem aktuelle mit viel Klicks, das Problem das das Bild massiv stottert bis zum einfrieren. Der Ton lƤuft weiter. Hat angefangen mit den Meldungen Ć¼ber dieses Addgelumpe.


99% Invisible: The Lost Subways of North America

99percentinvisible.org/episodeā€¦

Los Angeles actually used to have a massive electric railway system in the early 1900s, called the Red Car. Jake Berman, the author of The Lost Subways of North America, tells us about how, time after time, when North American cities seemed just inches away from having a robust, utopian future of fast, reliable, and convenient public transportation systems, something gets in the way. That thing is sometimes dysfunctional local politics, sometimes itā€™s bureaucracy. Sometimes itā€™s the way our infrastructure favors cars over mass transit, and too often, itā€™s racism.

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99% Invisible: Towers of Silence

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Situated right in downtown Mumbai, India is an area of about 55 acres of dense, overgrown forest. In one of the most populous cities in the world, this is a place where peacocks roam freely -- a space out of time. This forest is protected by a religious community. It has survived in a relatively undeveloped state in the middle of this gargantuan city. Importantly, itā€™s also home to an ancient tradition in crisis -- one that is central to the lives (and deaths) of a particular population.

Thereā€™s a certain point in this forest beyond which almost no one can step -- only special caretakers of these grounds can go any further. They go by many names: khandia, nassassalar, pallbearer, corpse bearer. Their work here is holy. They carry dead bodies to their final resting place ā€“ atop stone structures that stand gray against the lush green. These buildings are called Towers of Silence.

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What Jumping Spiders Teach Us About Color - youtube.com/watch?v=nfAqTSjMBJā€¦

It's amazing to see the scientific process in action, from how we figured out ways to test the color vision of these spiders to what that teaches us about their evolution. Nature is full of mind blowing adaptations! šŸ˜

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Throughline: Ralph Nader, Consumer Crusader - npr.org/2024/04/18/1198908720/ā€¦

Whether it's pesticides in your cereal or the door plug flying off your airplane, consumers today have plenty of reasons to feel like corporations might not have their best interests at heart. At a moment where we're seeing unprecedented product recalls, and when trust in the government is near historic lows, we're going to revisit a time when a generation of people felt empowered to demand accountability from both companies and elected leaders ā€” and got results. Today on the show, the story of the U.S. consumer movement and its controversial leader: the once famous, now infamous Ralph Nader.

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@bigworldsmallsasha has finally released her new book that she had been working on for the last couple of years! I'm really excited to read her memoir because I know she has had one of the most interesting lives, if you're unfamiliar with Sasha I recommend taking a look at her website - bigworldsmallsasha.com

She has been traveling around the world for more than a decade with little to no money and has gained an extensive understanding about our world through these experiences.

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Thanks very much @Rokosun šŸ˜Š I hope you enjoy my book! šŸ™‚

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TROM II: The many ways we are destroying this planet

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We all know that humans are wreaking havoc on the natural ecosystems of our planet, but it's astonishing to see the actual scale of it all. Go ahead and watch the TROM II documentary if you haven't yet, because it's full of such amazing facts about our world.


TROM II: The many ways we are destroying this planet


Watch the entire documentary here - tromsite.com/documentaries/troā€¦


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When Billionaires Fund Science Education

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I will definitely be more skeptical of data sourced from ourworldindata.org after watching this video. And I'm honestly a bit concerned about how ubiquitous they are, their data often gets cited by a lot of other publications so it's worrisome to see how skewed they can be.

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lpeproject.org/blog/social-medā€¦

I was reading this article by @Mer__edith, the president of Signal messenger app. There's a lot of insightful information there so I recommend giving it a read. I'm glad to see someone openly speak out about this and raising concerns about the increasing centralization of power and control in the hands of a few, both in the digital space and in the offline world.

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yeah, it's true. Usually to count any species you need a lot of people. And even if there is a funding for some researches it's never so large that it can include every person who are participating. That's why they all rely on a group of volunteers. Which is great, because people are motivated by the science, nature, animals and many other reasons. They really want to do it. And in turn it's very interesting and fun. That's why I try to show, that's its quite cool thing to do. And every one can do it too !

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Yeah it looks quite fun to be honest :blobcatgiggle: I hope you inspire more people to do these things through your videos! šŸ™‚

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Why It Was Almost Impossible to Make the Blue LED

youtube.com/watch?v=AF8d72mA41ā€¦

This man is the definition of determination, huge respect for the guy! šŸ™

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