The Big Think interview with Hugh Raffles changed the way I think about insects. I want to read his book, Insectopedia. Cool and interesting man with unique perspective on anthropology.
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I recently started listening to The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution, by Richard Dawkins. The audio-book is read by Richard Dawkins and Lalla Ward. It’s well written and the audio is like a fascinating night-time story, definitely worth reading or hearing.
Ancient Computer, recently released on NOVA, investigates in detail the Antikythera mechanism. This device is really stunning. Charles Babbage is usually credited with the first computer — his difference engine. However, the Antikythera mechanism shows that the first known computer was actually developed in ancient times. Perhaps even more ancient humans, like the Babylonians or Egyptians, had such machines, their devices lost or destroyed. YouTube link.
Carl Zimmer can really go into detail about the coolest topics in science while remaining clear and easy to understand. I learned a lot about viruses and evolution in this Big Think Interview with Carl Zimmer on YouTube.
Carl Zimmer lecture on evolution and Charles Darwin: Carl Zimmer – Evolution Speaker Series
More videos:
Our Viral Future – Carl Zimmer
A Planet of Viruses – Carl Zimmer
The Origin of Species: 1859 meets 2009 – the evolution of diseases – Carl Zimmer
Many videos are here: Carl Zimmer on Vimeo
YouTube Playlist with all these videos.
Ran across a website called Research Blogging. The site updates its main page with other user’s blogs. These blogs are all about research papers and opinions formed from them. Good place to find ideas.
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