All right! Damn Interesting blog is back! And here’s a doozey: The humble banana. Didn’t know it was a sterile hybrid, sort of a mule fruit. I thought God designed it for us (haha). The banana plant is a hybrid, originating from the mismatched pairing of two South Asian wild plant species: Musa acuminata and […]
No. Stop being stupid! Darryl Cunningham Investigates: The Moon Hoax
Finally, a good show about a bad universe. Starring everyone’s favourite bad astronomer, Phil Plait. YouTube – Bad Universe – Sneak Peek | New Series
Another excellent bit with Carl Sagan. YouTube – Carl Sagan: Consider Again That Pale Blue Dot
Interesting talk on how to fight cancer with strawberries and red wine (and other things). William Li: Can we eat to starve cancer? | Video on TED.com
A beautiful speech. Brings out the emotional atheist in me. YouTube – The Pale Blue Dot – full speech
“It’s me, Norm and Sam and Sadie’s boy” Researchers have produced human embryos containing DNA from three people, a biotechnological proof-of-principle with profound medical and ethical implications. To accomplish this, chromosomes were taken from one zygote — the single cell formed when sperm and egg fuse — and put into a zygote stripped of its […]
Another awesome video from Thunderf00t. YouTube – Evolution for IDiots (remix)
Math is really hard. I mean really. YouTube – Look Around You – Playlist
Or can there be? Yes there can. YouTube – It’s so Cold, there can’t be Global Warming
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