Every week I look something up on Wikipedia and explain it to my friend David.
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Part two about Alan Turing! His work at Bletchley Park, more of his work work with computer science, and his tragic end.Dexplanations által
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Alan Turing, his early life and the Enigma Machine.Dexplanations által
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How the death of a star turns into the largest explosions we know of.Dexplanations által
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What causes volcanoes, types of volcanoes, and the effect of volcanoes on our atmosphere.Dexplanations által
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CRISPR is possibly the most radical world changing discovery/technology ever. How does it work? what can we do with it, and what are some of the ethical implications we should consider?Dexplanations által
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Famous Last Words
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Sometimes that last things people say are poignant, humorous, or expected. Here's a chronological list of the last things people said.Dexplanations által
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Distinctions Between Things (5)
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A new round of things to distinguish between.Whats the difference between asteroids, comets, and meteors? Fur and hair? Soft and hard water? and more!Dexplanations által
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Hiccups causes, cures, and famous hiccupers.Dexplanations által
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Glossary of Collective Nouns
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Tons of group names for animals and groups of people.Happy holidays!Dexplanations által
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Don't bother trying to take stuff you don't like off the internet.Dexplanations által
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Why you tend to see faces in clouds or otherwise interpret something vague as something you are more familiar with.Dexplanations által
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In 1959 Russian Zoologist, Dmitry Belyayev started an ongoing experiment to domesticate foxes. The program continues today and the implications are vast and extraordinary.Dexplanations által
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Rogue Waves weren't thought to be real until 1995 because of assumptions in math, and that anyone who encountered them probably didn't live to tell the tale.Dexplanations által
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Unsual Units of Measure
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Weird ways to measure things.Dexplanations által
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Myers-Briggs and the Barnum Effect
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The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator would have you believe there are only 16 types of people.Dexplanations által
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Space Debris and Kessler Syndrome
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All the the stuff in orbit around the earth presents a risk to itself and modernity.Dexplanations által
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Beached whales, exploding whales, and whale falls.Dexplanations által
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Dude changed science forever and saved millions of lives as a consequence.Dexplanations által
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What is blockchain? Besides cryptocurrency what are some other applications for it?Dexplanations által
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What exactly are constellations, and more specifically what are the zodiac constellations?Dexplanations által
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How the process of impeachment works and where we are right now.Dexplanations által
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Its not part of the law but it is a consequence of the law.Probably don't listen if you really want to be on a jury.Dexplanations által
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The highest honor for the stupidest people who made the ultimate sacrifice.Dexplanations által
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International Space Law
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The Outer Space Treaty and addendums to it.Dexplanations által
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As a sequel to the prisoners dilemma we take a deeper dive into game theory.Dexplanations által
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Why don't people cooperate even though it is in everyone interest to do so?Dexplanations által
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Over the course of 30 years Dr. Irene Pepperberg studied and trained Alex. He became absolutely the smartest parrot ever studied, and solidified the fact that birds are, or can be extremely intelligent.Dexplanations által
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The birth of quantum physics, Max Plank, and what type of electromagnetic radiation things emit based solely on their temperature.Dexplanations által
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Why does catnip affect cats and how do Pop Rocks work?Dexplanations által
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The desk currently in the Oval Office has quite the history. A lost expeditions trying to find the northwest passage, tons of dead people, a gift from Queen Victoria, and the rest of the desks used in the Oval Office.Dexplanations által
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The origin of life.Dexplanations által
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The formation of the Wu, and sh!t ODB did.Dexplanations által
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The Dress and Yanny or Laurel
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Whats up with the dress, and why do you hear it that way?Dexplanations által
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How much water can be in the air and how do we measure it?Dexplanations által
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Theres a lotta crazy sh!t goin on down there in the animal kingdom.Dexplanations által
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The Dunning-Kruger and Mandela Effects
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How incompetence can lead to overconfidence, and why we are prone to having and sharing false memories.Dexplanations által
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All about the most cutest of all charismatic megafauna.Dexplanations által
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How state governments choose their voters.Dexplanations által
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What comes out a sperm whales butt is worth more than gold.Dexplanations által
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Distinctions Between Things (4)
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Half v HalveShrimp v PrawnCall v Well DrinksDe Jure v De FactoFaun v Satyr Stalactites v StalagmitesClouds and Precipitation typesAlge v PlantsPossum v OpossumImplosion v ExplosionDonkey v MulePlurality V MajorityCement v ConcreteLaterality Bison v BuffaloSeal v Sea LionSolution v MixtureDexplanations által
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The Dolphin House Experiment
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There was an attempt to teach dolphins to speak english. There was also LSD and hand jobs.Dexplanations által
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Gigantism and Island Gigantism
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First it's people who have a tumor behind their pituitary gland, then its species that get stuck on islands.Dexplanations által
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Scaling advanced civilizations by how much power they could harness and use.What could those civilizations do, and how would they gather so much energy?Dexplanations által
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A black cat walked past us and then another just like it.Dexplanations által
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As the world turns: Sniper rifles, pendulums, hurricanes, but not toilettes.Dexplanations által
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The scientist, the rebel, the survivor, the badass; Marie Curie.Dexplanations által
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How many times can we say penis in an episode?Dexplanations által
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Cracking Joints and Chiropractic
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After talking about what happens when you crack your joints, we talk about its link with arthritis(none). Then we talk a lot of *hit on chiropractic.Dexplanations által
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Depth Perception and Stereoscopy
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What makes depth perception possible. Then we talk about stereoscopy, View-Masters, the magic eye books, and other tricks that make you see 2D images as 3D.Dexplanations által
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Avast, collaborate and listen! This editions all about boat stuff and sailor jargon.Dexplanations által
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