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9/21/2025 5:44:21 PM EDT
[#1]
Interesting video and papers on Theia and it's impact with Earth.



Papers:
Dynamical origin of Theia, the last giant impactor on Earth

Time of proto-Earth reservoir formation and volatile element depletion from 53Mn-53Cr chronometry


Did Giant Impact With Theia Kickstart Life on Earth? Exciting Evidence
Did Giant Impact With Theia Kickstart Life on Earth? Exciting Evidence


0:00 Giant impact hypothesis and Theia
1:10 Early Earth and how the Moon was formed
3:05 Problem with carbonaceous materials
3:40 Theia as a delivery truck - new study
5:20 Another study discusses water delivery
6:15 Why this matters and what mysteries this solves
7:28 Implications on the origins of life
9:20 Conclusions
9/21/2025 6:55:36 PM EDT
[#2]
Video that goes over the new evidence given at a NIST meeting on the Champlain Towers South collapse.



Miami Condo Collapse Shocking NEW Evidence, Prior Damage
Miami Condo Collapse Shocking NEW Evidence, Prior Damage




NIST Meeting 9 Sep 2025 - Video of meeting at the second link
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2025/09/champlain-towers-south-investigation-nears-completion-technical-work

https://www.nist.gov/disaster-failure-studies/champlain-towers-south-collapse/public-meeting-videos#Sept9


NIST Meeting 23 June 2025 - Video of meeting at link
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2025/06/nist-releases-extensive-video-update-champlain-towers-south-investigation
9/21/2025 7:13:02 PM EDT
[#3]
Interesting Gamma Ray Burst theory of a black hole ripping apart a white dwarf.


Sources and other videos are in the video description.


Record Breaking Cosmic Explosion Was Over a Day Long and Nobody Knows Why
Record Breaking Cosmic Explosion Was Over a Day Long and Nobody Knows Why



0:00 Strangest GRB ever found: GRB 250702B
0:52 What are gamma ray bursts?
2:35 Strange explosions seen before
4:10 New explosions from 2025 surprised everyone
5:30 What we know so far and why it's so strange
7:00 Potential explanations
10:20 Conclusions
9/21/2025 7:24:49 PM EDT
[#4]
Interesting video/paper on a butterfly with 229 chromosome pairs (compared to 46 Human ones).


Paper:  Constraints on chromosome evolution revealed by the 229 chromosome pairs of the Atlas blue butterfly

Butterfly With 229 Chromosome Pairs Breaks Animal Kingdom Record
Butterfly With 229 Chromosome Pairs Breaks Animal Kingdom Record



0:00 Bizarre chromosome discovery
0:49 What are chromosomes (in case you forgot)
3:30 Number of chromosomes and species
5:00 Butterfly with a record number of chromosomes
5:45 Other records and how they differ
7:00 How and why this happened?
8:35 Why this matters and conclusions
9/21/2025 7:38:51 PM EDT
[#5]
NIST
9/21/2025 7:39:35 PM EDT
[#6]
Interesting video on the hypothesis that life being random is too mathematically improbable.


Sources and videos are in the video description.


Formation of Cells on Early Earth Was Mathematically Improbable According to New Study
Formation of Cells on Early Earth Was Mathematically Improbable According to New Study



0:00 Origins of life and unanswered questions
1:45 How it all probably started - primordial soup and early experiments
3:30 How did cells start though?
4:20 Information theory study and how it applies to life
5:30 Problem with early Earth - melting library
7:30 Random chemistry may have been unlikely
8:25 Potential explanations - chemical bias
8:55 Catalytic molecules?
9:20 Evolution is abrupt
10:00 Exotic explanation - panspermia and directed panspermia
11:10 Why this is a difficult problem
12:40 Overall conclusions
9/21/2025 7:51:46 PM EDT
[#7]
Short video on how humans reached Australia before someplace in Europe.


Paper:  Resolving out of Africa event for Papua New Guinean population using neural network

...the weirdest thing with out of Africa
...the weirdest thing with out of africa
9/21/2025 8:09:39 PM EDT
[#8]
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I first read about project in the late 90's. Crazy project!
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Go read Footfall, if you haven't already.
9/21/2025 8:10:17 PM EDT
[#9]
Interesting video on the predynastic Egyptian peoples.



Before the Pharaohs and Pyramids: The People and Cultures of Predynastic Egypt (c. 5000-3000 BC)
Before the Pharaohs and Pyramids: The People and Cultures of Predynastic Egypt (c. 5000-3000 BC)



00:00 - Introduction: Beyond the Pharaohs and Pyramids
03:13 - The Agricultural Revolution
03:55 - The Faiyum and Merimde Cultures
06:26 - The Badarian Culture: Seeds of a Civilization
08:31 - The Naqada Periods and The Narmer Palette
14:36 - Conclusion: A New View of History
14:57 Thank You and Patrons
9/21/2025 8:52:23 PM EDT
[#10]
Documentary on Human origins.  Nothing that hasn't been said before, but lot of nice visuals.



Human: Origins | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS
Human: Origins | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS
9/22/2025 5:05:23 PM EDT
[#11]
Interesting find of a planet around a pulsar that has a rich carbon atmosphere.


Papers:
A carbon-rich atmosphere on a windy pulsar planet

PSR J2322–2650 – A low-luminosity millisecond pulsar with a planetary-mass companion


JWST Examines Planet With Never Before Seen Carbon Atmosphere
JWST Examines Planet With Never Before Seen Carbon Atmosphere



0:00 Strange object observed by JWST
1:00 What is a pulsar planet?
3:10 What this new object is - black widow planet
5:00 Why this exoplanet is so strange
8:00 Additional discoveries about the atmosphere and the wind
9:45 Why this is important
10:30 Mysteries still remain
12:05 Conclusions
9/23/2025 8:08:04 AM EDT
[#12]
Interesting video on the Great Eastern ocean liner which ended up being a cable laying ship.  The work on the plans that they show is pretty crazy for 150 years ago.



Engineering the Impossible: The Story of Great Eastern
The INSANE Engineering Behind SS Great Eastern
9/23/2025 12:17:37 PM EDT
[#13]
Interesting theory that they may be black hole stars


Sources are in the video description.

Little Red Dots May Be Strange Cocoon Objects After All
Little Red Dots May Be Strange Cocoon Objects After All


0:00 JWST mystery - Little Red Dots
0:58 What we know about them
2:20 Previous explanations and why they didn't make sense
7:20 New proposition that explains this well
8:30 Black hole star hypothesis
10:00 Evidence
11:30 Conclusions and implications
9/23/2025 2:04:50 PM EDT
[#14]
Covers a lot of non-weather related stuff (volcanos, things falling from the sky, etc), but some are interesting.

The Bhola Cyclone was a crazy one.


The Craziest Weather Stories I’ve Ever Heard
The Craziest Weather Stories I’ve Ever Heard
9/24/2025 12:31:58 PM EDT
[#15]
Short video on the hunt for Cleopatra's tomb.


Sources are in the video description.

The Hunt for Queen Cleopatra's Tomb
The Hunt for Queen Cleopatra's Lost Tomb



00:00 - Start
01:13 - Our Sponsor - AncientCyprus.com
02:19 - Historical context
05:20 - What do we know about the tomb?
07:14 - Modern searches and discoveries
08:25 - Possible Location #1 - Promontory of Lochias
10:45 - Possible Location #2 - Island of Antirhodos
13:24 - Possible Location #3 - Taposiris Magna
18:04 - What might be inside the tomb?
20:47 - Conclusion
9/25/2025 10:05:04 AM EDT
[#16]
Good video on the Harrison clocks.  


The Longitude Problem - Improving Navigation with the Harrison Clocks
The Longitude Problem - Improving Navigation with the Harrison Clocks



AI Enhanced version of the 2000 movie Longitude.  The channel has a lot of older movies enhanced.

Longitude (2000) - Episode One of Two - 4K AI Remaster


Longitude (2000) - Episode Two of Two - 4K AI Remaster
9/26/2025 1:18:46 PM EDT
[#17]
Interesting discussion around atomic and nuclear clocks.



What Optical Atomic Clocks Tell Us About Space-Time | Jun Ye
What Optical Atomic Clocks Tell Us About Space-Time | Jun Ye



00:00 - Intro
01:17 - Why Haven't Optical Clocks Replaced Cesium Clocks?
10:45 - Fundamentals of Optical Atomic Clocks
17:34 - History of Atomic Clocks
30:18 - What is JILA?
35:01 - What brought Jun to JILA?
39:33 - What does it take to get a PhD in Physics?
42:40 - Jun Ye's PhD work
44:36 - Limitations of Laser Stabilization
50:38 - How Do We Make the Most Stable Lasers?
57:28 - How to Measure Laser Coherence Times
1:04:24 - Building Atomic Clocks from First Principles
1:08:59 - Jun's Notable Accomplishments
1:14:00 - Magic Frequencies for Optical Traps
1:21:04 - Can AI Improve Atomic Clocks?
1:24:00 - How Does Quantum Entanglement Affect Clocks?
1:30:29 - Development of Quantum Computers
1:34:23 - Pros and Cons of Nuclear Clocks
1:43:49 - What Would Jun Do With Unlimited Research Funding?
1:47:09 - Lessons from China's Cultural Revolution
9/26/2025 3:24:39 PM EDT
[#18]
Short video on Euclid's proofs.



What was Euclid really doing? | Guest video by Ben Syversen
What was Euclid really doing? | Guest video by Ben Syversen



0:00 - About guest videos
0:54 - Why ruler and compass?
2:38 - Diagrams as part of the proof
8:08  - Geometry as philosophy
15:21 - Mistakes in diagrammatic reasoning
19:07 - The parallel postulate
28:34 - Letting go of the ruler and compass
9/26/2025 4:20:26 PM EDT
[#19]
Short video on the Tank Museum restoring the King Tiger V2.



King Tiger V2 - Inside The World's Oldest Tiger II
King Tiger V2 - Inside The World's Oldest Tiger II



00:00 | Introduction
02:37 | Is it a Porsche?
06:15 | Krupp Gets Lucky
12:52 | V2 Today and Tomorrow
17:34 | V2: The Future
9/26/2025 5:15:55 PM EDT
[#20]
Some interesting history on the features.



5 Amazing Ship Design Features That Changed History
5 Amazing Ship Design Features That Changed History



00:00 How Anchors Actually Work
15:04 Why Are Ships Painted Red?
24:40 The Evolution Of Lifeboats
39:46 The Surprising Engineering Of Portholes
54:00 Where Does the Sewage Go On A Ship?
9/27/2025 7:29:27 AM EDT
[#21]
Update on 3I/Atlas comet.


Updated Paper:  JWST detection of a carbon dioxide dominated gas coma surrounding interstellar object 3I/ATLAS


3I/ATLAS Update: JWST Reveals Its Composition | with Martin Cordiner
3I/ATLAS Update: JWST Reveals Its Composition | with Martin Cordiner



00:00 – Introduction
02:15 – What makes 3I/ATLAS unique among interstellar objects
07:40 – How JWST was able to capture its spectrum
14:20 – A carbon dioxide–dominated coma and what it means
20:55 – Dust, ices, and the surprising chemistry of 3I/ATLAS
27:10 – Comparing 3I/ATLAS with ‘Oumuamua and Borisov
34:50 – A relic of “cosmic noon” and planetary formation
42:30 – What interstellar comets teach us about habitability
50:05 – Future missions and how spacecraft could study 3I/ATLAS
56:30 – Final thoughts on interstellar visitors and what comes next
9/27/2025 8:21:40 AM EDT
[#22]
The last 20 minutes is worth listening to about the parallels between today and ancient Rome.



Hallmarks of Civilizational Decay, Old and New
Hallmarks of Civilizational Decay, Old and New


Description: In this episode VDH and Jack cover Trump's immigration policies and missing migrant children, Claudine Gay attacking her successor at Harvard, and the alarming parallels between modern America and ancient Rome.
9/27/2025 10:21:17 AM EDT
[#23]
Interesting short video on a possible underwater impact crater off the coast of the UK.


Paper:  Multiple lines of evidence for a hypervelocity impact origin for the Silverpit Crater


Super Rare Underwater Impact Crater Found Close to the British Coast
Super Rare Underwater Impact Crater Found Close to the British Coast



0:00 Massive crater near the UK
0:50 Craters on Earth
1:30 Craters under water
3:40 New crater in the North Sea - Silverpit Crater
4:50 Previous explanations and new evidence
6:30 When this happened and the tsunami
7:15 Was there a climate influence?
8:30 Conclusions
9:30 What's next?
9/27/2025 10:38:09 AM EDT
[#24]
Short video on Odd radio circles.


Paper:  Deep polarimetry study reveals double ring ORC-like structures

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odd_radio_circle


Never Before Seen Double Rings 2 Million Light Years Across. What Made This?
Never Before Seen Double Rings 2 Million Light Years Across. What Made This?



0:00 Odd Radio Circles
0:50 What we know so far
3:00 First breakthroughs
5:15 New discovery of a double ring
7:20 Possible explanations
9:10 Still unexplained
9:50 Conclusions and what's next?
9/27/2025 4:01:36 PM EDT
[#25]
Interesting technology for drilling deep holes.  Hopefully they will get it to work at full power and full depth.



The Most Advanced Drill in Human History
The Most Advanced Drill in Human History


9/27/2025 4:13:57 PM EDT
[Last Edit: DaGoose][Edited] [#26]
Will be interesting if they can get this past trials.


Paper:  Implantation of engineered adipocytes suppresses tumor progression in cancer models

Scientists Just Discovered How to Starve Cancer
Scientists Just Discovered How to Starve Cancer



0:00 We Finally Found a Way to Starve Cancer
1:16 The History of Cancer and its Hunger
5:03 Ad Read
6:03 Can We Starve Cancer and Destroy it?
10:04 How We Found Fat Can Compete with Cancer
13:33 Starving Cancer For the Very First Time
9/27/2025 5:55:29 PM EDT
[#27]
Interesting video around humans affecting the evolution of animals.


Sources are in the video description.

Animals Are Evolving to Survive in the Human World But Often in a Weird Way
Animals Are Evolving to Survive in the Human World But Often in a Weird Way


0:00 Weird Japanese crabs and accidental evolution
1:20 Bio Evolutionary Anthropocene Hypothesis
2:50 Artificial selection
3:20 Story of dogs
3:50 Corn
4:30 Farm animals
5:00 Unintentional evolution - forest animals
7:00 Salmon and other fish - genetic changes
8:30 Elephants and ivory
9:20 Lizards in cities
10:05 Foxes and domestication syndrome
11:20 Cultural evolution in animals
12:20 Conclusions and what this means
9/28/2025 7:01:47 AM EDT
[#28]
New Einstein cross that appears to be created by dark matter.


Paper:  HerS-3: An Exceptional Einstein Cross Reveals a Massive Dark Matter Halo


Bizarre Einstein Cross Can Only Be Explained With Dark Matter
This Einstein Cross Shouldn't Be Possible, Can Only Be Explained With Dark Matter



0:00 Gravitational lensing
2:20 How this works
3:20 Different types of gravitational lensing
5:00 Einstein crosses and how they are produced
6:55 This cross doesn't make sense
8:55 Explanations - dark matter halo
10:50 What this image is showing us
11:30 What's next? Conclusions
9/28/2025 10:11:40 AM EDT
[#29]
Worth watching.  


Dennis Prager’s First Public Appearance Since His Injury | Real Talk | PragerU
Dennis Prager’s First Public Appearance Since His Injury | Real Talk | PragerU



00:00 Dennis Prager’s First Public Appearance Since His Injury
02:00 “Thrilled To Be Alive”: Happiness, Luck, And Suffering
05:40 Pain, The Mind, And Staying Sharp
10:45 What Dennis Has Been Watching (And Why Charlie Kirk Stood Out)
16:05 Charlie’s Visits, Shabbat—And Dedicating His Last Book To Dennis
21:50 Grief, Denial, And Vivid Dreams Of Moving Again
25:40 Afterlife, Justice, And Sanity
28:55 Sabbath Conversations With Charlie: Morality Over Politics
33:40 Slander, Nazism Accusations, And The Danger Of Libels
38:10 Antisemitism Confusion: “There’s No Such Thing As ‘The Jews’”
44:30 Free Speech Vs. “Hate Speech” After Charlie’s Murder
49:55 What Charlie Died Speaking About: The Transgender Debate
56:40 Truth, Labels, And Why Disagreement Is Called “Hate”
1:01:30 Is America Reviving Spiritually—Or Unraveling?
1:08:00 Islam & The West; Immigration And Values
1:12:50 Courage, Judeo-Christian Values, And Dennis’s New Book
9/29/2025 12:28:38 PM EDT
[#30]
Short video on different types of deception used before and during D-Day.



Deception at D-Day | Deceiving Hitler
Deception at D-Day | Deceiving Hitler



Three Types of Military Deception: 5:31
Military Deception (MILDEC): 5:41
Tactical Deception (TAC-D): 7:06
Ambiguity Increasing/Decreasing: 8:33  
Deception in Support of Operations Security (DISO): 16:08
Deception Means: 21:22
Administrative Means: 21:49
Magruder’s Principle: 22:25
Physical Means: 23:54
Jones’ Dilemma: 24:38
Technical Means: 26:08
Credits: 30:27
9/29/2025 3:10:01 PM EDT
[#31]
Interesting video on the pre-planning of D-Day.



D-Day: Planning the Impossible | WWII Normandy
D-Day: Planning the Impossible | WWII Normandy


3:52 Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP), Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield (IPB), and the Sustainment Preparation of the Operational Environment
4:35 IPB definition
5:01 Four Steps of IPB
5:13 Sustainment Preparation of the Operational Environment  
5:28 Three Steps of Sustainment Preparation of the Operational Environment
5:44 MDMP, IPB, and Sustainment Preparation of the Operational Environment
7:24 Step One of IPB and Sustainment Preparation of the Operational Environment
12:01 Step Two of IPB and Sustainment Preparation of the Operational Environment
24:29 Step Three of Sustainment Preparation of the Operational Environment  
37:03 Step Three of IPB
43:17 Step Four of IPB


There are already numerous films about the actions of the Allied forces on 6 June 1944.  That is why this documentary is focused on what happened in the days, months, and years leading up to the Normandy invasion.  Allied planners spent years analyzing changing tides, perilous terrain, and German fortifications along the Atlantic Wall to figure out the best time and place to come ashore.  Even basic logistics were a nightmare.  Over a million soldiers had to be shipped to the United Kingdom, and then equipped and fed.  Paying heed to Allied leadership from COSSAC to SHAEF, our film examines how the plan for one of the largest invasions in history was changing clear up to D-Day.  

Created in collaboration with the Combined Arms Support Command (CASCOM), the film outlines important Army doctrine such as the Military Decision Making Process (MDMP), the Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield (IPB), and the Sustainment Preparation of the Operational Environment.
9/29/2025 4:53:37 PM EDT
[#32]
Presentation on women as members of the Philippine Resistance during the Japanese occupation of WW2.



The Women of the Philippine Resistance | Desiree Benipayo
The Women of the Philippine Resistance | Desiree Benipayo



When Japan occupied the Philippines during World War II, brutal punishments, loss of freedoms, and widespread violence spurred the growth of the resistance. Many women joined the fight, serving as nurses, commanders, spies, couriers, and organizers. Historians estimate that one in ten Filipino guerrillas was female—though many more went unrecognized. Despite their vital contributions, women’s role in the resistance remains largely overlooked.
    To help preserve this history, Desiree Benipayo co-founded the Philippine World War II Memorial Foundation in 2017. She also serves as VP of Research and Education for the Foundation, Secretary of Memorare Manila 1945, and Philippine Tour Manager for the National World War II Museum’s Victory in the Pacific Tours.

    Des's book: HONOR: The Legacy of Jose Abad Santos won the 2019 National Book Award for Nonfiction Prose and was adapted into a film rated “A” by the Philippine Cinema Evaluation Board.
9/29/2025 5:42:20 PM EDT
[#33]
Has some footage that may not have been seen before of attack on the Japanese or by the Japanese during WW2 in the Pacific.



Analysis of U.S. Archival Film Footage | Yusuke Orita
Analysis of U.S. Archival Film Footage | Yusuke Orita


    Our speaker, Mr. Orita, graduated from Kochi University in 2009 with a major in Japanese History and has spent over a decade meticulously collecting and analyzing motion picture records from the U.S. National Archives. Since 2012, he has identified and published details on more than 400 filming locations across the Pacific theater, connecting dates, places, and the military units involved.
    In this webinar, Mr. Orita will share insights from his extensive research, revealing how Japanese and American reports provide context to archival footage and deepen our understanding of the Pacific War. Attendees will gain a greater appreciation for the role of film as both a historical record and a tool for piecing together untold aspects of wartime events.
9/29/2025 7:56:48 PM EDT
[#34]
Interesting presentation around how the atomic bombings were perceived in Japan.



37th Admiral Nimitz Conference - 2024 | Franziska Seraphim
Shock and Awe in Japan | Franziska Seraphim | Admiral Nimitz Conference - 2024


If the atomic bombs were meant to "shock and awe" the Japanese into surrender in August
1945, they didn't. Much more was needed to break the political stalemate in Tokyo and allow the
Emperor to call it quits. The Japanese public, outside the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, was
hardly aware of how the "new weapon" was any different from the fire bombs they were suffering
from. In the affected cities, the sheer grotesqueness of the dying shocked many people into
abandoning victims with symptoms they could not understand. The medical profession was awed into measuring, recording, and trial-and-erroring unprecedented challenges. These are classic trauma responses, trauma referring not to the event but to the human system's inability to grasp and integrate an overwhelming experience. In broad strokes, this talk traces how shock and awe
manifested in Japan, on Ground Zero and for the nation. It is a story mainly of the 1950s, thanks
to strict censorship of discussion of the bombs under American military occupation. As such, shock and awe in Japan was almost entirely about the dawn of the nuclear age, from its shocking
inhumanity to the awesome promise of nuclear energy.

Speaker Bio:
    Franziska Seraphim teaches modern Japanese and global history at Boston College, where she also directs the Asian Studies Program. Among other courses, she teaches the Asia Pacific War as
transnational history, Hiroshima in history and memory, as well as memory of World War II globally
and comparatively. She is the author of War Memory and Social Politics in Japan, 1945-2005 (Harvard Asia Center, 2006), and is finishing a monograph entitled "Geographies of Justice: Japanese and German War Criminals in the Postwar World, 1940s-60s." Her research has received funding from the SSRC, ACLS, NEH, the National Humanities Center, and other prestigious institutions. Born and raised in Germany, she holds a PhD in History from Columbia University.
9/30/2025 5:05:27 PM EDT
[#35]
Interesting proto-writing that pre-dates Sumerian.


Sources are in the video description.


The Mysterious Vinča Symbols: The World's First Writing?
The Mystery of the Ancient Vinca Symbols



00:00 Vinča symbols
02:01 Sponsorship
03:32 The World of Old Europe
08:18 The Tărtăria tablets
09:39 Other tablets and signs
12:04 What is proto-writing?
15:18 A world of symbolic expression
17:08 Potters marks
17:43 Tally marks
18:18 Ritual symbols
20:54 The Lady of Tărtăria
9/30/2025 7:50:12 PM EDT
[#36]
To think we could have had gunships in WW2.



The Man Who Forced the Airforce to Make Gunships - Ron Terry
The Man Who Forced the Airforce to Make Gunships - Ron Terry
10/1/2025 12:19:57 AM EDT
[#37]
This one is pretty fascinating about guys carving millstones.

I'd always thought they were roughed out then smoothed to millstones/grind stones in use to be flat.  These guys are wizards to get 3 sides _flat_ with picks ready to be put into production.    I didn't see them cutting lines for grain to follow and be distributed by but that might be something that is decided at the mill house depending on what is going to be ground and the speed it is run at.

WATCH Stone Masons Create a Millstone by Hand in 1966!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lscs5ZgNQrE

The person who complains most, and is the most critical of others has the most to hide.

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.
10/1/2025 3:51:40 PM EDT
[#38]
Interesting concept to image planets around other stars.


Paper:  The case for a rectangular format space telescope for finding exoplanets


This Insane Pizza Slice Shaped Telescope Obliterates JWST Resolution
This Weird Pizza Slice Shaped Telescope Obliterates JWST Resolution



00:00 Intro
01:50 The challenge of resolving Earth-like planets around Sun-like stars
09:57 Rectangular telescope
23:21 Hunting for exoplanets
31:01 Update on the DICER telescope
36:39 Current obsessions
45:10 Final thoughts
10/1/2025 3:52:24 PM EDT
[#39]
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Originally Posted By brass:
This one is pretty fascinating about guys carving millstones.

I'd always thought they were roughed out then smoothed to millstones/grind stones in use to be flat.  These guys are wizards to get 3 sides _flat_ with picks ready to be put into production.    I didn't see them cutting lines for grain to follow and be distributed by but that might be something that is decided at the mill house depending on what is going to be ground and the speed it is run at.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lscs5ZgNQrE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lscs5ZgNQrE

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Yeah, I've watch some other videos from that channel.  Some very interesting methods they used back then to do everything by hand.
10/1/2025 5:37:57 PM EDT
[#40]
History of the German E-boats.


Sources are in the video description.


Schnellboote - From Origins to Dunkirk
Schnellboote - Speedboats at war (1920's-1940)
10/2/2025 6:59:37 AM EDT
[#41]
Short video on the origins of equations.


Equations and their origins: 1 + 1 = 2
Our number system (1 + 1 = 2)
10/2/2025 2:23:18 PM EDT
[#42]
Short video on the Phaistos disc.


Sources are in the video description.


The Minoan tablet we still can't solve
The Minoan tablet we still can't solve



1:51 hoax?
6:18 the first printed document
9:47 An Etruscan prayer
13:22 death on the Nile
18:48 translations
10/2/2025 2:42:13 PM EDT
[Last Edit: DaGoose][Edited] [#43]
Discussion around the chance of life around certain types of stars.


Solar Hegemony: Life Around Sun-like Stars Only Explains a Lot
Why Intelligent Life May Be Impossible Around Most Stars



0:00 Two Existential Puzzles
3:20 Incogni
5:11 Possible Explanations
7:05 Bayesian Modeling
9:50 Results
12:05 No Luck
13:52 Interpretation
15:17 Lies & Statistics
18:11 Final Thoughts
20:09 Outro + Credits
10/2/2025 3:33:05 PM EDT
[#44]
Update on 3I/Atlas


Lot of sources in the video description.


Comet 3I/ATLAS Turned Green But We Don't Know Why + Other Updates
Comet 3I/ATLAS Turned Green But We Don't Know Why + Other Updates



0:00 3I/ATLAS Updates!
1:25 Coma and tail discoveries
3:30 Composition and surface is strange
5:30 No dicarbon found, this matters
6:10 It's green! But why though?
7:00 Media hype is wrong again
8:25 Polarization strangeness
9:20 Plutoid chunks
10:00 Where did this come from and how old is it?
11:05 Shift in the color profile
11:50 Collision with a coronal mass ejection
12:30 What's next?
10/2/2025 3:44:49 PM EDT
[#45]
Interesting hypothesis.


Sources are in the video description.


Evaporating Black Hole Near Us May Explain 2023 Neutrino Event
Evaporating Black Hole Near Us May Explain 2023 Neutrino Event


0:00 2023 Neutrino mystery - KM3-230213A
1:10 Neutrinos and detecting them
3:00 2023 Event and how bizarre it was
5:10 Previous propositions and explanations
6:05 Exotic new explanation - primordial black holes
8:10 Could it be in the solar system?
9:00 Additional study and assumptions
9:50 What this would mean
11:00 Conclusions and what's next?
10/2/2025 4:02:03 PM EDT
[#46]
Short video about the granaries in the American Southwest.



The Truth About Granaries
10/2/2025 4:11:33 PM EDT
[#47]
Interesting history around the Puukko.


The Finnish Puukko: Over 2,000 Years of Steel, Wood, and Craftsmanship
The Finnish Puukko: Over 2,000 Years of Steel, Wood, and Craftsmanship
10/2/2025 8:35:54 PM EDT
[#48]
Interesting findings from the Juno mission.



We've Finally Seen Jupiter's Core | Juno Year 8 Update II
We've Finally Seen Jupiter's Core | Juno Year 8 Update II



0:00 What’s Inside Jupiter’s Core?
1:08 Core Theories
3:52 Juno’s Unexpected Discovery
7:32 How Did Jupiter Form?
9:33 Saturn’s Core
13:03 Jupiter’s Magnetic Field
10/3/2025 3:05:26 PM EDT
[#49]
Interesting discussion around climate alarmism.



An End To Climate Alarmism




Last week at the United Nations, Donald Trump called the climate change movement a ‘con job,’ a view now broadly accepted by the Republican Party. Gerry Baker speaks to Breakthrough Institute Founder Ted Nordhaus, who explains how he has learned to accept the limited cost of climate change.
10/3/2025 5:38:59 PM EDT
[#50]
Interesting breakdown on the NASA news release earlier this month.


Announcement:  NASA Says Mars Rover Discovered Potential Biosignature Last Year

Paper:  Redox-driven mineral and organic associations in Jezero Crater, Mars


Potential Biosignature on Mars: NASA’s Kevin Hand Explains
Potential Biosignature on Mars: NASA’s Kevin Hand Explains



00:00 – Introduction
01:00 – Perseverance’s success in Jezero Crater
02:30 – Discovery at Bright Angel and why it matters
05:30 – The context: an ancient Martian riverbed
08:00 – Organics, reduction-oxidation gradients, and biosignatures
11:30 – Leopard spots and poppy seeds explained
15:00 – Phosphorus and why it’s essential for life
18:00 – Could abiotic chemistry explain these features?
22:30 – How Perseverance samples rocks and what SHERLOC found
25:30 – Why Mars Sample Return is essential for confirmation
28:30 – Could this be evidence of protolife or prebiotic chemistry?
31:00 – Vivianite and why it strongly suggests biology on Earth
34:30 – Hematite, concretions, and other mineral clues
38:00 – Exploring beyond Bright Angel: other targets of interest
42:00 – Rover challenges, wheels, and engineering lessons learned
44:30 – What’s next for Perseverance

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