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Podcast | Science | Knowledge - Existing to create interest and intrigue in the world around us.👇👇Ep 28: Chris Grant👇👇

Vrijeme pridruživanja: ožujak 2018.

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    25. pro 2019.

    "The United States of America was Horrified" - Chris Grant discussing the dramatic effect the launching of Sputnik had on America. Episode 28 with Chris Grant, a Science Historian specialising in the Space-Flight Era. 👇Listen Now👇

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  2. 2. velj

    A Woodpeckers Tongue is so long, it wraps around the skull of the bird.

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  3. 31. sij

    The Head Stabilization of a Hawk.

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  4. 29. sij

    Organised Chaos within the Port of Amsterdam - Via Drone Addicts.

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  5. 28. sij

    Wildlife Photographer Valentin Pacaut Capturing a Group of Lions After a Kill.

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  6. 26. sij

    Leandro Ehrlich: Swimming Pool. An Art Installation that Makes it Look Like People are Underwater.

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  7. 25. sij

    Pangolins are used for their meat, and like a lot of other endangered species, are traded due to nonsense and pseudo-scientific health claims within Asia and Africa. It is believed that their ground-up scales can stimulate lactation, or can cure cancer and asthma. (4/4)

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  8. 25. sij

    Sadly, Pangolins are fighting extinction as they are considered the most trafficked mammal in the world. In fact, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature estimates that a Pangolin is taken from the wild every 5 minutes. (3/4)

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  9. 25. sij

    They have tongues that can be 50cm long (1.5ft) and are so long that they begin within their chest cavity. They eat approximately 70 million insects a year, and do not have teeth, but inside have specialised spikes within their stomachs that break down food. (2/4)

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  10. 25. sij

    A Pangolin Procuring its Food. ⠀ Pangolins are covered in Kertatin scales (same compound that makes human nails), which are used as a defense system. When attacked, Pangolins curl up, using these scales for protection, and can also release a noxious spray -similar to skunks(1/4)

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  12. 23. sij

    The Macabre Seed Pods of the Snapdragon Plant.

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  13. 21. sij

    A Rolling Crash Test Highlighting the Importance of Seat-Belts.

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  14. 20. sij

    A Centipede Mother Holding Its Babies.

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  15. 19. sij

    The Maneuverability of Octopuses.

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  16. 17. sij

    The Human Endeavour and the Importance of being First.

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  17. 16. sij

    The Fluid Dynamics of a Sheepdog Herding the Flock.

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  18. 14. sij

    The boy faced a different death that could've indicated struggle or a different burial process. The boy was very tightly bound, and had dislocated hips and ribs and it appears he died under stress as the clothing contains both vomit and blood. Suffocation is the likely cause(4/4)

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  19. 14. sij

    ⠀ The deaths occurred by drugging with alcohol and coca, then placing them in the tomb where they died in their sleep. Hair samples dictated that the children had extremely rich diets leading up to their deaths and the tomb was adorned with elaborate dress and trinkets. (3/4)

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  20. 14. sij

    ⠀ These mummies are so well preserved due to their position atop a mountain within the extremely dry Atacama Desert. They are so well preserved, that their internal organs are intact, individual hairs on can be seen and even one of the heart's still contains frozen blood. (2/4)

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  21. 14. sij

    This is the Maiden of Llullaillaco, an Incredibly Well-Preserved Child Sacrifice from the Incan Empire ~500 years ago. ⠀ ⠀ The Maiden of Llullaillaco, sacrificed at around 15, was discovered with the "Children of Llullaillaco" which includes a 6yr old girl and a 7yr boy(1/4)

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