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Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale
This video shows that humans have a universal appreciation and understanding of music. In this live demonstration, musician Bobby McFerrin uses audience participation to show that, when given two notes, the other notes of the pentatonic scale can be reliably elicited. That everyone automatically understands this...
A Brief History of Tomorrow | Yuval Harari
With his trademark blend of science, history, philosophy and every discipline in between, Harari investigates the projects, dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first century – from overcoming death to creating artificial life.
From Homo sapiens to homo deus-Quest Sunday special
In his new book, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow, Harari examines what might happen to the world when these old myths are coupled with new godlike technologies such as artificial intelligence and genetic engineering. What will happen to democracy if and when Google and Facebook come...
The Mind After Midnight: Where Do You Go When You Go to Sleep?(Quest Sunday special)
The World Science Festival gathers great minds in science and the arts to produce live and digital content that allows a broad general audience to engage with scientific discoveries. Our mission is to cultivate a general public informed by science, inspired by its wonder, convinced of its value,...
Spooky Action: The Drama of Quantum Mechanics
In 1935, Albert Einstein and two colleagues published a landmark paper revealing that quantum mechanics allows widely separated objects to influence one another, even though nothing travels between them. Einstein called it spooky and rejected the idea, arguing instead that it exposed a major deficiency in the quantum...
Transforming everyday objects into musical Instruments
Bruno Zamborlin is a technologist, researcher, musician and designer. He’s been working on a joint PhD in computational technologies between Paris and London, exploring new methods for gestural interaction and its applications in performing arts and the creation of new musical instruments. Bruno is interested in the topic...
How does a black hole form?
Albert Einstein never believed that black holes could be formed. Yet, his theory of general relativity paves a path for understanding black hole formation. Learn about this very interesting subject in this week’s installment of “A Moment of Science with Brian Greene.”
