Fighting Ant Foes
Ants may seem, at first look, to be cooperative—or even harmonious—with their fellow ants. However, here the legendary evolutionary biologist E.O. Wilson shares footage of ant-war, showing just how aggressive and hostile ants can be, and explaining how they determine who is friend and who is foe.
By: World Science Festival.
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The Ant Cemetery
After checking the pulse or the brain activity, the doctor officially pronounces a person dead; and then that person is buried. But what do ants do with their dead comrades? How do they know when their fellow ants are dead? Would an ant ever bury his brother alive? Evolutionary botanist E. O. Wilson explains his observations of how ants treat their dead.
By: World Science Festival.
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Order out of Chaos: Ant Communication
An ant colony is a frenzy of activity. Somehow, in the midst of what appears to be a sea of chaos, the ants manage to work together to create an orderly home. Does this coordination require communication? If so, what would an ant’s “words” be like? How many words are in the ant vocabulary? Here, evolutionary biologist Edward O. Wilson is translator and guide on a tour through the ant vernacular.
By: World Science Festival.
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What Biodiversity Really Means
At the present rate of extinction, some biologists predict that we could lose half of the species on the planet by 2100. Every individual’s very existence, every single day, is fueled by the plant and animal diversity on Earth. However, this is not always obvious, especially for those of us living in concrete “jungles,” far removed from clear examples of biodiversity. Here, evolutionary biologist Edward O. Wilson explains what the loss of biodiversity means for our own existence on Earth, and what we can do to improve our outlook.
By: World Science Festival.
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The Heartbeat of Science
Science is about the methodical understanding of the world around us using experimentation and evidence. But does this knowledge bereft the natural world of mystery and surprises? Psychologist Nina Azari and Monsignor Lorenzo Albacate don’t think so. Pulling from their unique backgrounds, they express their insights on where this sense of mystery comes from.
By: World Science Festival.
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Cool Jobs: The Cave Microbiologist
Cool Jobs: Meet the people with the coolest jobs in the world. Microbiologist Hazel Barton goes spelunking in sticky mud, camping underground, and rope climbing in a atrium—all for the sake of her research on the tiniest creatures on Earth.
By: World Science Festival.
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Cool Jobs: The Medical Ecologist
Cool Jobs: Meet the people with the coolest jobs in the world. Medical ecologist Dickson Despommier describes the Vertical Farm Project, a movement to promote urban renewal while producing a sustainable food supply. The project is a result of his years studying the microbial worm trichinella, the creativity of his ecology students, and the contributions of strangers from around the world.
By: World Science Festival.
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The Weird Mental Reason Why We Love Cheetos
A lot of people love Cheetos – the greasy, crunchy cheese-like snack — but the reason why might have NOTHING to do with taste, according to some researchers.
Are there any snack you love, despite its grosser qualities?
Kim Horcher and John Iadarola (Think Tank) discuss!
By: Nerd Alert.
Cool Jobs: The Amphibian Biologist
Cool Jobs: Meet the people with the coolest jobs in the world. Amphibian biologist Tyrone Hayes describes the development of frogs from eggs into tadpoles into fully grown adults, explains how chemical fertilizers like atrazine give these frogs reproductive abnormalities, and shows how his research on frogs helped discover a cause for breast cancer.
By: World Science Festival.
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Cool Jobs: The Art Historian
Cool Jobs: Meet the people with the coolest jobs in the world. The art historian Maurizio Seracini describes how he uses infrared, ultraviolet, and X-radiation to uncover previously invisible puppy dogs, elephants, and churches in masterpiece paintings by artistic geniuses including Leonardo da Vinci.
By: World Science Festival.
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