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G'day science lovers! Buckle up, because today we're diving into everything from bottom-end evolution to deliberately poisoning yourself and your child with a deadly jellyfish (yes, really). Here’s a recap of our recent escapade through intriguing science headlines.
From evolutionary hand-me-downs to jellyfish on holiday, brain-powered symphonies to space algae, science keeps proving that reality is wilder than anything we could make up. Next time someone tells you science is boring, show them this episode - or better yet, tell them about the anus evolution. That'll get the conversation flowing.
00:00 Welcome to A Little Bit Of Science
00:39 The Evolution of the Anus
01:30 Scientific Theories and Genetic Studies
02:54 Early Animal Anatomy
10:59 Cybercrime and AI
17:50 Tech Bro Tales
28:04 Tough Scientists and Dangerous Beaches
30:58 Introduction to the Jellyfish Story
31:07 The Painful Effects of the Jellyfish Sting
31:48 Historical Accounts and Investigations
33:31 Jack Barnes' Quest for Answers
36:45 The Discovery of the Tiny Jellyfish
38:00 The Experiment with the Jellyfish
44:42 Modern Implications and Climate Change
47:19 Art and Science: The Revivification Installation
54:17 Potential Signs of Life on K2-18b
Sources
- https://www.sify.com/ai-analytics/the-hilarious-and-horrifying-hallucinations-of-ai/
- https://www.theregister.com/2024/03/28/ai_bots_hallucinate_software_packages/
- https://socket.dev/blog/gmail-for-exfiltration-malicious-npm-packages-target-solana-private-keys-and-drain-victim-s
- https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1964.tb114424.x
- https://journals.lww.com/em-news/fulltext/2005/04000/the_amazing_and_bizarre_discovery_of_irukandji.37.aspx
- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-02/doctor-jack-barnes-discovered-irukandji-jellyfish-stinging-son/103541442
- https://www.vice.com/en/article/alien-abduction-conspiracies-and-antigravity-scams-the-joseph-firmage-story/
- https://futurism.com/tech-founder-anti-gravity-trouble
- https://www.newscientist.com/article/2473713-the-anus-may-have-evolved-from-a-hole-originally-used-to-release-sperm/
- https://futurism.com/neoscope/musician-resurrected-brain-new-music
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G'day science lovers! Buckle up, because today we're diving into everything from bottom-end evolution to deliberately poisoning yourself and your child with a deadly jellyfish (yes, really). Here’s a recap of our recent escapade through intriguing science headlines.
From evolutionary hand-me-downs to jellyfish on holiday, brain-powered symphonies to space algae, science keeps proving that reality is wilder than anything we could make up. Next time someone tells you science is boring, show them this episode - or better yet, tell them about the anus evolution. That'll get the conversation flowing.
00:00 Welcome to A Little Bit Of Science
00:39 The Evolution of the Anus
01:30 Scientific Theories and Genetic Studies
02:54 Early Animal Anatomy
10:59 Cybercrime and AI
17:50 Tech Bro Tales
28:04 Tough Scientists and Dangerous Beaches
30:58 Introduction to the Jellyfish Story
31:07 The Painful Effects of the Jellyfish Sting
31:48 Historical Accounts and Investigations
33:31 Jack Barnes' Quest for Answers
36:45 The Discovery of the Tiny Jellyfish
38:00 The Experiment with the Jellyfish
44:42 Modern Implications and Climate Change
47:19 Art and Science: The Revivification Installation
54:17 Potential Signs of Life on K2-18b
Sources
- https://www.sify.com/ai-analytics/the-hilarious-and-horrifying-hallucinations-of-ai/
- https://www.theregister.com/2024/03/28/ai_bots_hallucinate_software_packages/
- https://socket.dev/blog/gmail-for-exfiltration-malicious-npm-packages-target-solana-private-keys-and-drain-victim-s
- https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1964.tb114424.x
- https://journals.lww.com/em-news/fulltext/2005/04000/the_amazing_and_bizarre_discovery_of_irukandji.37.aspx
- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-02/doctor-jack-barnes-discovered-irukandji-jellyfish-stinging-son/103541442
- https://www.vice.com/en/article/alien-abduction-conspiracies-and-antigravity-scams-the-joseph-firmage-story/
- https://futurism.com/tech-founder-anti-gravity-trouble
- https://www.newscientist.com/article/2473713-the-anus-may-have-evolved-from-a-hole-originally-used-to-release-sperm/
- https://futurism.com/neoscope/musician-resurrected-brain-new-music
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