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We Found the Earliest Evidence of Ancient Human Activity
Learn about ancient evidence of humans using fire; Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle; and your memory on social media. We just found the earliest…
4 years, 9 months ago
Looking Into Space Is Looking Back in Time
Learn why soccer players miss penalty kicks; how we estimate population sizes; and how space helps us look back in time. Pro soccer players miss p…
4 years, 9 months ago
Mammals Can Breathe Through Their Butts
Learn how mammals breathe through their butts; how babies remember their birth language; and your reflection in a spoon. Mammals can breathe throu…
4 years, 9 months ago
Bats Map the World By Time, Not Distance
Learn about whether you should fear AI; the science of a good selfie; and how bats map the world by time, not distance. Additional resources from …
4 years, 9 months ago
Why We Won’t Have “Robot Butlers” Any Time Soon (w/ AI Researcher Michael Wooldridge)
Learn about "iconic sounds" of language. Plus: artificial intelligence’s limitations, with AI pioneer Michael Wooldridge. Language may have starte…
4 years, 9 months ago
We Found the First Pregnant Mummy Ever Documented
Learn about a pregnant mummy; the three body problem; and why you should take off your shoes when you enter your house. A newly discovered pregnan…
4 years, 9 months ago
How to Manage Your Work-from-Home Paranoia
Learn 4 tips for managing WFH paranoia; flat-pack pasta; and how eye contact is affected by the shape of a dog’s face. 4 tips for managing your WF…
4 years, 9 months ago
Will Future Civilizations Get Oil From Human Fossils?
Learn the easiest way to forgive and forget; whether human fossils can produce oil; and what bees yell when surprised. The forgetting part of "for…
4 years, 9 months ago
What Does Your Digital Body Language Say?
Learn about “digital body language” guidelines and how scientists brought multiple molecules into the same quantum state. Additional resources fro…
4 years, 9 months ago
Pollen Is Not Actually Plant Sperm
Learn why your mom calls you your sibling’s name; why pollen isn’t just plant sperm; and what really causes sore muscles. If Your Mom Calls You Yo…
4 years, 9 months ago