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Monthly Archive: February 2017
SYMPHONY OF SCIENCE – WAVES OF LIGHT(Quest science month special)
A musical celebration of light and how it tells the story of our universe. Featuring Brian Cox. [wpdevart_youtube width=”640″ height=”385″ autoplay=”0″ theme=”dark” loop_video=”0″ enable_fullscreen=”1″ show_related=”0″ show_popup=”0″ thumb_popup_width=”213″ thumb_popup_height=”128″ show_title=”0″ show_youtube_icon=”0″ show_annotations=”1″ show_progress_bar_color=”red” autohide_parameters=”1″ set_initial_volume=”true” initial_volume=”57″ disable_keyboard=”0″]5FiNZvuOkzY[/wpdevart_youtube]
Demarcation and Pseudoscience-(Quest science month special)
(From the book Thinking About Science, Massimo Pigliucci Skeptical Inquirer Volume 38.1 A collection of essays (Philosophy of Pseudoscience, University of Chicago Press) on what philosophers call “the demarcation problem,” the issue of what exactly separates sound science from bad science and pseudoscience. It’s the kind of somewhat arcane issue of...
The best stats you’ve ever seen | Hans Rosling
With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, statistics guru Hans Rosling uses an amazing new presentation tool, Gapminder, to present data that debunks several myths about world development. Rosling is professor of international health at Sweden’s Karolinska Institute, and founder of Gapminder, a nonprofit that brings vital...
Shots of Awe-The Hidden Truth About Technoolgy
“The human mind incorporates all kinds of non-biological props and scaffoldings.” [wpdevart_youtube width=”640″ height=”385″ autoplay=”0″ theme=”dark” loop_video=”0″ enable_fullscreen=”1″ show_related=”0″ show_popup=”0″ thumb_popup_width=”213″ thumb_popup_height=”128″ show_title=”0″ show_youtube_icon=”0″ show_annotations=”1″ show_progress_bar_color=”red” autohide_parameters=”1″ set_initial_volume=”true” initial_volume=”50″ disable_keyboard=”0″]Ty9KCZwY4gg[/wpdevart_youtube]
Pseudo-scientific and Paranormal Claims-James Randi(Quest Science month special)
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Tuesday with Bill-What Technology Can We Expect to Have 50 Years From Now?
If we could jump 50 years into the future, what will our world look like? Flying cars? Hologram phones? Bill Nye sees two technological paths ahead – and we’re in the fork between them at this very moment. Transcript Sailmen: Hey Bill. My name is Sailmen. I’m an...
Ode to the Brain!-(Quest science month special)
Through the powerful words of scientists Carl Sagan, Robert Winston, Vilayanur Ramachandran, Jill Bolte Taylor, Bill Nye, and Oliver Sacks, it covers different aspects the brain including its evolution, neuron networks, folding, and more. The material sampled for this video comes from Carl Sagan’s Cosmos, Jill Bolte Taylor’s...
