So what is the difference between you and a rock? This seems like an easy, even stupid question. But even the smartest people on earth have no idea where to draw the line between living and dead things. Which leads to mind-blowing implications. What is life after all? And is […]
A short speculative fiction story about a woman who thought she changed the world for the better. This story is not intended to be factually accurate or informative on the science of genetic engineering. Shop Pursuit of Wonder merch here: https://www.pursuitofwonder.com/store If you are interested in supporting the channel, you […]
Read the story: https://aperture.gg/blogs/the-universe/why-do-we-laugh Merch: https://aperture.gg/merch We know a lot about human behavior. We eat for energy to keep us moving. We breathe to bring more oxygen into our blood and to expel carbon dioxide. We blink to keep our eyes moist and sweep away dust particles.We yell to get […]
The Ethics of Crossing Humans with Animals | Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- Harvard bioethics specialist Glenn Cohen considers the complex question of whether humans should mix their genetic material with other animals to create chimeras.It is really, […]
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Let’s save our oceans! Donate here: https://teamseas.org/ You’d better mind your waste because it’s not piling up in landfills anymore. Today, we’re going to dump it all straight into the oceans. How much trash would that be? How soon would this change all marine life? Could this trash eventually displace […]
Imagine if all the Earth’s oxygen disappeared. Not forever, just for, say, an hour? Could you hold your breath that long? What would happen to the atmosphere? And could the Earth ever recover from this planet-wide suffocation? What will the lack of oxygen do to your inner ear? Will the […]
Do you ever think human evolution is a little slow? What if we cranked up the speed and had you evolve 1,000 years in one day? In what ways would your appearance change? How would new technology shape your life? How would it change the way you think? What would […]
This man survived the highest known accumulated radiation dose in any human – and he had no clue what was happening to him. “Albert Stevens (1887–1966), also known as patient CAL-1, was a house painter from Ohio who was subjected to an involuntary human radiation experiment and survived the highest […]
