The “History” channel 😆
I simply adore this comic by Sketching Science #science #art
The “History” channel 😆
I simply adore this comic by Sketching Science #science #art
There are massive differences in the GHG emissions of different foods & "local" isn't always best for the environment.
This chart continues to be a great reference I return to in my work. Source: https://ourworldindata.org/food-choice-vs-eating-local #science #climate #food
I'm tired of sitting through #science talks where all plots are properly credited but artist's impressions and photographs aren't.
As a researcher and astrophotographer who works with super talented artists, this attitude really bothers me.
You study galaxies at the dawn of time. You look for biomarkers in the atmospheres of distant planets. You can most definitely find who made that cool image you just pasted in your slides.
To those who do credit #art : you're awesome 🤗
Earth has a lot of humans & cattle. But not too many wild animals. #science #data
Earth has more livestock than humans, wild mammals & birds combined.
Visualizing the Biomass of Life by scientific illustrator Mark Belan ⬇️ #science #art
@openscience And certain ones decide to reject #Science and become Republicans.
I've been listening to season 6 of NASA's Curious Universe podcast. So far there are 5 episodes, all of them really good!
https://www.nasa.gov/podcasts/curious-universe/
#NASA #podcast #science #space
“Man the Hunter has dominated the study of human evolution for nearly half a century & pervaded popular culture. [But] it was the arrival of agriculture that led to rigid gendered roles & economic inequality. Hunting belonged to everyone.”
The Theory That Men Evolved to Hunt & Women Evolved to Gather Is Wrong https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-theory-that-men-evolved-to-hunt-and-women-evolved-to-gather-is-wrong1/ #science #history
Mary Anning was born in 1799 in Great Britain. Her family lived in poverty, selling fossils to make ends meet.
Scientists of Anning’s day could not believe that a poor young woman could posses her knowledge & talent. She has been described as 'the greatest fossilist the world ever knew' yet many people are still unaware of her incredible contributions.
The majority of Anning’s discoveries ended up in museums & collections without credit. https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/anning.html #science #history
They've outdone themselves with this one!
4.5 Billion Years in 1 Hour | Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7TUe5w6RHo
#science #history #Hearth #animation
To Scale: TIME
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOVvEbH2GC0
#time #history #science
1. “Imagine we land a space probe on one of Jupiters’ moons, take up a sample of material, and find it is full of organic molecules. How can we tell whether those molecules are just randomly assembled goo or the outcome of some evolutionary process taking place on the planet?”
I love a science mystery, and this is a good one:
About once a year, a mysterious blue flash appears from a different part of the sky, then fades in a matter of days. Nobody knows what these things are. And the latest one, nicknamed "the Finch," may be the strangest one yet.
https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/nasas-hubble-finds-bizarre-explosion-in-unexpected-place #science #astronomy #astrodon
South Africa's Kruger National Park study: Animals fear human voices more than lions - BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-67023033
#conservation #wildlife #science
Maths, the answer is maths
Why Are We So Obsessed With X? | Be Smart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bq_ZgV4OURI
#science #mathematics #history #algebra
Alan Turing was a mathematician & cryptographer who was a leading code-breaker in the team that decrypted Nazi Germany’s Enigma machine during WWII. He inspired modern computing & what became AI.
Instead of being hailed as a genius & hero, Turing was convicted as a homosexual & forced to endure chemical castration. He died by suicide at 41 in 1954.
The British government didn’t apologize until 2009 & Queen Elizabeth II finally pardoned him in 2013. #history #science
In 1916, 23 yr old chemist Alice Ball discovered a breakthrough in treatment for Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease). She was the 1st woman & 1st Black chemistry professor at UHawaii.
Tragically, Ball passed away months after her discovery due to complications from a lab accident.
What happened next? Arthur Dean, head of her dept, continued the work publishing Ball’s process as “Dean’s method.”
Fortunately, a colleague spoke up & the name was changed to “Ball’s method.” #HistoryRemix #science #history
Evolution doesn’t look how it’s depicted in pop culture. We often picture the famous “March of Progress” illustration where a series of apes stand in line leading to a modern human.
But evolution is not linear. It branches & divides without an intended direction or endpoint through natural selection.
Your Cat’s Secret Life (as a Deadly Predator) 🐈 | PBS Terra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0N1BKZS0Rc
#science #pbs #documentary #cats #cat
There is a new series on PBS Terra, and the first episode is really interesting
How Rice is Preserving History and Rethinking Nutrition Science | PBS Terra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDifJdzFQUQ
#Nutrition #Science #Food #Rice #Anemia
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