Read the story: https://aperture.gg/blogs/the-universe/if-humans-suddenly-disappeared Shop: https://bit.ly/ApertureMerch Throughout the first day of our absence, all of the fossil fuel power plants around the world would shut down in rapid succession without humans around to re-fuel them with coal or oil. These shutdowns would lead to electrical blackouts across the globe, causing […]
Bill Nye’s Answer to the Fermi Paradox New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink Join Big Think Edge for exclusive video lessons from top thinkers and doers: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- It’s not unusual to hear someone openly say that they can’t do math at all; that they can’t figure out the percentage to tip […]
What do you know about the Moons of Mars? Nothing? They are super cool (and strange), promise. Moon May! One video about cool moon stuff every Mo(o)nday in May. Next: Plutos five Moons explained. Videos, explaining things. Like evolution, time, space, global energy or our existence in this strange universe. […]
If Neptune didn’t catch Triton we might have another Dwarf Planet in our Solar system — maybe even another Planet or double system. We show how this could have happened. Ok, Moon May is over. Did you like it? Should we do something like this again? With other topics? More […]
Keep exploring at https://brilliant.org/APERTURE. Get started for free, and hurry—the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription. Read the story: https://aperture.gg/blogs/the-universe/how-big-is-the-universe Merch: https://aperture.gg/merch Have you ever looked up at the night sky and pondered about your very own existence? Maybe you were camping out with some friends, […]
The coronavirus pandemic may have been the biggest science news story of 2020, but it wasn’t the only story. Discover three of the greatest space developments of the year and what 2021 may bring. PRODUCTION CREDITS: Digital Producer: Ana Aceves Production Assistance: Christina Monnen © WGBH Educational Foundation 2020
Planet Earth is this solid thing you are standing on right now. In your everyday life you don’t really waste a thought about how amazing this is. A giant, ancient, hot rock. How did it come into existence and how big is it really? You will be surprised. The ground […]
Neutron Stars are some of the strangest things in the Universe. Not quite massive enough to become black holes they are basically atoms as big as mountains with properties so extreme it’s mind-blowing. And if you get too close to a neutron star you are in big trouble… OUR CHANNELS […]
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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 […]
