Tyson’s biggest problem, IMO, is his tendency to weigh in on matter that are science-related, but that are way outside of his area of expertise. He’s been hilariously wrong about biology, for instance, on several occasions, but speaks as though he has authority.
Keep that the hell away from me!
Looks like something from Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
Apparently my foreskin has been spotted several times since 1970 using that same mode of locomotion, although what it was seeking was not clear.
jpinard
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I could have used that when running wires through my basement’s drop ceiling panels.
Matt_W
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Veritasium did a video on those robots a couple of weeks ago.
Warning: graphic photos of JMJ’s foreskin below
Menzo
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Wow, it seems like even if the only practical solution is intubating patients it’ll end up saving tons of lives.
But there could be myriad other applications of that tech. Very cool.
On the topic of science maybe being empowered to be more awesome, Eric Lander is currently testifying in front of the senate. He’s in general an excellent speaker/storyteller, so I always find him both brilliant and comforting to listen to. If you care about what direction the US is going to go in science in the future, and what we need to do to get there, this may be of interest.
Lol, the video says “Water Wiggly” but the actual name is “Water Weenie.”
This is incredible.
What cells and tissues actually look like:
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Stolen from Facebook. Tl;dr - system Japanese bakery developed to identify bread can also identify cancer cells. But the backstory is a fun read.
For anyone as curious about this as I was, here’s the referenced New Yorker article:
That’s just… awesome.
If you’re in to that sort of thing, Broad institute has been doing that for years. Here’s a 22 minute primer given by a really great PI on cell imaging and how to combine imaging with morphology to answer complex biological questions.
The analysis uses lots of machine learning, but you don’t need to understand that to appreciate some of the work if you’re already interested in this. Plus, some of the imaging is really cool.
A few examples from one slide:
Story reminds me the most biological scientific findings came from places that you least expected. Like penicillin or the fact that CRISPR has its origin from Danisco’s yogurt:
Goddamn that Japanese Bakery story is uplifting as all hell! Put a shine on my morning :)
