Weekly Roundup (5/25/19-5/31/19)
Added 2019-05-31 22:25:56 +0000 UTCSciShow
Why Does Melted Cheese Taste So Much Better?
There actually seems to be a scientific reason why people like melted cheese more than solid cheese.
5 Periodic Tables We Don't Use (And One We Do)
There are more versions of the periodic table of elements than the one you're used to.
How Protein Shapes Help Us Make Medicine
A big part of perfecting drug design will be learning to predict how proteins get their shapes.
The Hardcore Crickets That Only Live on Bare Lava
Some animals live in pretty extreme conditions, but the lava cricket might be the most hardcore of them all.
Meet the Mad Haterpillar with Henry Reich from Minute Physics
Last time Henry faced Hank in SciShow Quiz Show, Hank didn't do so well. Let's see if he can redeem himself!
How to Find Thousands of Oceanic Fossils in... Ohio?
Modern-day Ohio is a long way from the Atlantic coast, yet it has thousands of ocean fossils that give us a glimpse at its past under a fishless sea!
A.I. Reveals Autism-Linked Changes in "Junk" DNA | SciShow News
A new study uses AI to uncover changes linked to autism in non-coding DNA
SciShow Space
5 Spacecraft That Got a New Lease on Life
When something breaks on a spacecraft, NASA scientists have to get creative.
How Origami Could Change Rocket Designs
Engineers are taking inspiration from origami to improve rocket designs.
SciShow Psych
Statistics Say Screens Aren't Destroying Today's Teens
Despite what catchy headlines have to say, screen time probably isn't ruining our lives.
Groups That Chant Together, Stay Together
Groups basking in the glow of coordinated activity can be better at cooperating, but the results of group synchronicity aren't always positive.
Comments
An interesting technology to help: Cooling into space. Original video: https://www.ted.com/talks/aaswath_raman_how_we_can_turn_the_cold_of_outer_space_into_a_renewable_resource?language=en Since then, new / cheaper / easier materials have been found: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/362/6412/315 , https://science.sciencemag.org/cgi/doi/10.1126/science.aau9101 and https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-07293-9
Aaron Digulla
2019-06-01 09:03:51 +0000 UTCMake that 2%. Numbers: Global GDP is $80 trillion. Fixing climate is estimated to cost $44 T over 30 years = $1.5 T/year which is about 1.9%.
Aaron Digulla
2019-06-01 08:55:32 +0000 UTC
