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WEB3 days ago · What Research Shows About Smartphone Bans In Schools. Researchers, educators, and parents discuss smartphones in school. Plus, why research on how social media affects teens defies easy answers. Science Friday is your trusted source for news and entertaining stories about science. It's brain fun for curious people.
How Sexual Intercourse Was Invented, 385 Million Years Ago
WEBJun 3, 2022 · Our oldest evidence of penetrative intercourse is about 385 million years old and comes in the form of fossilized remains of the way too aptly named Microbrachius dicki. I know. I know! But believe it or not, M. dicki got its rather pointed moniker from Scottish baker-turned-botanist Robert Dick in the nineteenth century. Mr.
Podcasts - Science Friday
WEBScience Diction. From the people who make Science Friday, we bring you Science Diction, a bite-sized podcast about words—and the science stories behind them.Hosted by SciFri producer and self-proclaimed word nerd Johanna Mayer, each episode of Science Diction digs into the origin of a single word or phrase, and, with the help of historians, etymologists, and scientists, reveals a surprising ...
Seeing The Patterns In Sound - Science Friday
WEBNov 7, 2016 · Vibrations of D. Credit: Louviere + Vanessa. In the late 18 th century, German physicist and musician Ernst Chladni demonstrated how vibrations could be used to create striking imagery. By spreading fine sand across the top of a metal plate and running a violin bow alongside, Chladni showed that the sand would settle into distinct patterns, depending on the frequencies of the sound waves ...
The Science Behind Cryptid Sightings - Science Friday
WEBOct 29, 2021 · This segment is part of the Spine-Chilling Science spotlight. People around the world have long been fascinated by the idea that there are strange creatures out there, ones that may or may not exist. Tales circulate about cryptids–animals whose existence can’t be proved—like Bigfoot hiding out in American forests, or sea serpents lurking ...
How Five Elements Define Life On Earth - Science Friday
WEBNov 3, 2023 · Credit: Shutterstock with added elements. Over 99% of a human cell is made up of just five elements: carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus. That same elemental mix exists, with minor variations, in every other living thing on Earth. In his new book, Elemental: How Five Elements Changed Earth’s Past and Will Shape Our Future ...
How Did ‘Prehistoric Planet’ Make Dinosaurs Look So Real?
WEBMay 20, 2022 · The much-anticipated docuseries “ Prehistoric Planet ” dives into the most recent research about dinosaurs and their environment and illustrates what the world might have looked like 66 million years ago. The show uses hyper-realistic computer imaging to make the most realistic dinosaurs seen on film yet.
Remembering Henry Molaison, the Man Who Kept Forgetting
WEBAug 12, 2016 · For decades, Henry Molaison was known to the world only as “Patient H.M.,” the man who could not form new memories. In 1953, surgeon William Beecher Scoville had performed an experimental surgery to cure Molaison’s epilepsy, removing, among other things, a large part of his hippocampus and surrounding structures.
How Many Digits Of Pi Do We Really Need? - Science Friday
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A Squid's Eye View - Science Friday
WEBJun 21, 2019 · This video is part of the Cephalopod Week spotlight. They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder—but for squid, it’s in the lens. “A squid lens is infinitely more elegant than our eye,” says Alison Sweeney, associate professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Pennsylvania. “The resolution of their eyes is ...