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Évad 2021
2021x1 Why Most New Species Are Discovered By Amateurs Episode overview
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2021 Feb 29
Most new species are discovered by amateurs because nowadays non-professionals are actually better suited to the requirements of new species “discovery.”
Most new species are discovered by amateurs because nowadays non-professionals are actually better suited to the requirements of new species “discovery.”
2021x2 How Wildfires Generate "Never-Ending" Storms Episode overview
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2021 Már 01
Under the right conditions, wildfires can form clouds and generate firestorms, which last far longer than normal thunderstorms.
Under the right conditions, wildfires can form clouds and generate firestorms, which last far longer than normal thunderstorms.
2021x3 Four Reasons Our Brains Suck At Pandemics Episode overview
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2021 Már 12
Certain cognitive biases cause humans to make unsafe decisions in a pandemic, making a terrible disease even worse.
Certain cognitive biases cause humans to make unsafe decisions in a pandemic, making a terrible disease even worse.
In order to truly understand differences among animal lifespans, we need to stop thinking about a specific number and start thinking about a distribution.
In order to truly understand differences among animal lifespans, we need to stop thinking about a specific number and start thinking about a distribution.
Null results often get a bad rap, sometimes characterized as a study "finding nothing," but there's a lot we can learn from studies whose results fail to support their hypotheses.
Null results often get a bad rap, sometimes characterized as a study "finding nothing," but there's a lot we can learn from studies whose results fail to support their hypotheses.
All over the world, giant wave breaks appear because of underwater geology that supercharges their wave energy.
All over the world, giant wave breaks appear because of underwater geology that supercharges their wave energy.
2021x12 Why We Faint (When Other Animals Don't) Episode overview
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2021 Jún 04
Humans are the only animals known to faint due to triggers like shock, fear, or pain; this is due to a combination of our massive brains and upright stance.
Humans are the only animals known to faint due to triggers like shock, fear, or pain; this is due to a combination of our massive brains and upright stance.
Because there are so many different types of penises among our evolutionary relatives, we didn’t know until a recent discovery whether they all had the same origin.
Because there are so many different types of penises among our evolutionary relatives, we didn’t know until a recent discovery whether they all had the same origin.
Optimal foraging theory means that turning down food is sometimes more efficient than eating it - but even then, what’s “wasted” doesn’t necessarily go to waste.
Optimal foraging theory means that turning down food is sometimes more efficient than eating it - but even then, what’s “wasted” doesn’t necessarily go to waste.
While the rest of the world’s megafauna are still foundering in the anthropocene era, these two big animals have used little animal strategies to bounce back. Way back.
While the rest of the world’s megafauna are still foundering in the anthropocene era, these two big animals have used little animal strategies to bounce back. Way back.
The current hurricane category scale doesn’t accurately convey the danger of a storm, because it doesn’t account for a hurricane's most destructive factors.
The current hurricane category scale doesn’t accurately convey the danger of a storm, because it doesn’t account for a hurricane's most destructive factors.
2021x27 Hyena Butter: Everything You Did And Didn't Want To Know Episode overview
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2021 Nov 12
Hyenas communicate via an information-dense physical medium (hyena butter) - and now MinuteEarth does too (book).
Hyenas communicate via an information-dense physical medium (hyena butter) - and now MinuteEarth does too (book).
The urushiol molecules in poison ivy have the ability to trigger a harmful immune response in most people because the immune system mistakenly labels them as a threat.
The urushiol molecules in poison ivy have the ability to trigger a harmful immune response in most people because the immune system mistakenly labels them as a threat.
The most cost-effective way to save a human life right now is to help give Vitamin A drops to certain groups of people, thanks to the health effects of the drops and the ease of their distribution.
The most cost-effective way to save a human life right now is to help give Vitamin A drops to certain groups of people, thanks to the health effects of the drops and the ease of their distribution.
