The Higgs boson is a wave, ripple or disturbance in an invisible, all-permeating field called the Higgs field. In the year 1964, Peter Higgs, François Englert and four other scientists proposed a rather unique idea to explain why certain...

Dark matter is an invisible matter that occupies more than half of the space of the observable universe but cannot be detected directly as it doesn’t interact with electromagnetic radiation, like visible light and gamma rays. One of the...

A Boltzmann brain is not real, but what’s fascinating about it is that it thinks it’s real, and all the memories and experiences it has are real. But, of course, this brain is not real. But how would such a brain know that its...

A mysterious energy field present across the entire known Universe, which accounts for 70% of its mass-energy.
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The most widely accepted theory for the origin and development of our Universe.
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Darwin's theory of Natural Selection reveals an intense struggle for existence: a constant fight between individuals, species, and their physical environment, where only the fittest survive. Biology - Adaptation And Evolution - Learning...

The Fermi Paradox refers to the apparent contradiction between the high probability of extraterrestrial life in the universe and the lack of evidence or contact with such civilizations. Named after physicist Enrico Fermi, the paradox...

We don’t find as many human remains as dinosaur fossils because dinosaurs lived on the planet for millions of years, while humans have only been around for 200,000 years. Additionally, dinosaurs were not just one species but had...

Explore how human activities like extraction, climate change, mass extinction, and environmental injustice impact the planet. Learn about the devastating effects of mining, fossil fuel consumption, and habitat destruction, and discover...

Explore the various drawbacks and challenges associated with Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) in the digital art market, including authenticity concerns, copyright infringement, energy consumption, and marketing...

The Big Idea is called Maglev, which stands for Magnetic Levitation. A wheel-less vehicle on a magnetic track is powered by electrical linear motors. This method has the potential to be faster and quieter than most conventional trains,...

Can animals recognize themselves in a mirror? Why do some animals sleep standing up? Explore the cognitive abilities and unique sleep adaptations of various species, from domestic pets to wild giraffes. This segment highlights the...

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This clip is from the chapter "The Visible Computer" of the series "CompTIA A+ Certification Core 2 (220-1102)".This section explains the common safety procedures and hardware...

We just introduced continental philosophy, so let's take a look at the analytic tradition that arose around the same time, as the modern era was drawing to a close. Of the two schools, this was the one more concerned with philosophy of...

Creation, transformation, and the quest for self-knowledge – these are universal themes that appear across world mythology. But there’s another common thread within these tales: gender fluidity. It’s not only commonplace in many...

Across multiple mythologies, the term “mother of monsters” is used frequently on the likes of women such as Echidna, Lamia, and Angrboda. But in Mesopotamian mythology, the mother of monsters is Tiamat, who’s less of a woman, and more of...

The tentacle-faced creature Cthulhu is H.P. Lovecraft’s most enduring eldritch creation. But while Lovecraft may be Cthulhu’s inventor, this monster has outgrown its creator, impacting both horror fiction and the real world in...

Deep within the Amazon rainforest lurks a mysterious creature called the Mapinguari. Notoriously elusive, this cave-dwelling giant leaves a trail of broken trees and trampled ferns in its wake. Massive, hairy, and pungent, this beast...

This video explores the potential advantages of psychotic experiences, such as enhanced creativity and the capacity for deep introspection. For Dara Sanandaji, this introspection led to profound personal growth, a renewed sense of...

The Konar Sandal archeological site in the Jiroft area of southeastern Iran, is a Bronze Age urban settlement revealed after flooding in 2001. This site has challenged conventional understanding of ancient civilizations, with some...

Clayton Alderfer created a variation on the best-known needs theory of motivation: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. Alderfer's model is known as ERG Theory. ERG stands for the three primary needs that Alderfer identified:



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We've learned about rationalism and empiricism as the two important movements in early modern philosophy, and the most important one that followed was idealism, which was an attempt to adapt and synthesize these previous two schools....

We've covered early medieval philosophy, so let's move forward to the later part of this era, which is called the Scholastic period. This is marked by a strong Aristotelian influence, as well as the rise of universities as we know them...

In rural Minnesota, a fringe Heathen group known as the Asatru Folk Assembly has purchased a local church – and membership is strictly whites-only. They worship Nordic, pre-Christian gods and they call themselves a 'folk religion' that...