The final three
We’re down to the top 3 scientists as voted for by the students, but who will make it to the top two?
Today’s highlights:
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Did you know that the Sun is 400x the size of the moon yet 400x further away? Image by Tdadamemd for Wikimedia
In the Indium Zone, some interesting eclipse facts:
dhynoable : How does a solar eclipse occur
christinapagel : it’s when our moon is exactly in the way of the sun… by coincidence the moon is 400 times smaller than the sun but the sun is 400 times further away so they look the same size to us!
dhynoable : So are we lucky that were in the right place for it to happen
christinapagel : yes we are! and eventually we won’t get them anymore as the moon as gradually moving further away from us
- Over in the Human Limits Zone they were talking about the future of computers:
- In the Quantum Zone, we learn how close we are to a zombie apocalypse:
emperor9271 : What is the possibility of a real zombie apocalypse?
davidfreeborn : There are some funguses that make animals like ants behave as “zombies” by manipulating their brain. I don’t think any affect humans though
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The kangaroo mouse has super efficient kidneys. Image by Poco a poco for Wikimedia
A fundamental science question in the Energy Zone:
- Genetic history talk in the Cells Zone:
How far back can people trace their genes?
- Plus kangaroo mouse kidneys in the Hormones Zone:
Which species of animal has the most efficient kidneys?