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Post by Breakingchains on Jan 23, 2020 18:17:41 GMT -5
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Post by Thorn on Jan 23, 2020 19:13:11 GMT -5
I was already very intrigued but then I saw they want to try something like this with Lindow Man as well, and was even more excited! Bog mummies have long been a particular interest of mine (in relation to anthropology/archaeology, the fields I studied but have done nothing with- and particularly bioanth, my fave of the sub-disciplines.) I'm not sure how I feel about the British tendency to own and display so many bodies (and indeed artifacts) from other parts of the world, though. I'd have to look more into that to form a less hazy opinion. At least Lindow Man was a local.
I think these little things (like sounds, and facial reconstructions that have been done) help humanise people from the past, instead of just thinking of them as Distant Weird Figures. The idea that they might be able to get mummies to sing one day is very cool, I liked that part of the article and was fascinated with the bit about the possibility of recreating a tongue.
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Post by Breakingchains on Mar 24, 2020 13:47:53 GMT -5
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Post by Breakingchains on Feb 18, 2021 23:40:19 GMT -5
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Post by Celestial on Feb 19, 2021 7:34:53 GMT -5
Perseverance has landed on Mars! We've got yet another rover wandering around the Red Planet, hopefully sending us cool data about the ancient lake and rivers there. Stay tuned.
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Post by Carolyn on Feb 19, 2021 8:58:40 GMT -5
I'm so happy to see this old board still active! \o/ I need to find some exciting stuff to share here (and edit this post later haha)
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Post by Breakingchains on Mar 3, 2021 2:15:25 GMT -5
You might have heard of Stanford's marshmallow test, a classic experiment where they test whether kids can delay gratification for a better reward later. Well, they tried it on cuttlefish. Turns out they can last about 130 seconds before eating the marshmallow--er, shrimp meat.
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Post by Celestial on Mar 3, 2021 7:39:13 GMT -5
You might have heard of Stanford's marshmallow test, a classic experiment where they test whether kids can delay gratification for a better reward later. Well, they tried it on cuttlefish. Turns out they can last about 130 seconds before eating the marshmallow--er, shrimp meat. All gripes with the marshmallow test in humans aside, cephalopods are amazing creatures. If they could pass on their knowledge to their offspring, like creatures such as whales and apes including ourselves, they would have been able to build a civilisation. It does not surprise me that the cuttlefish were able to do this. Love them. <3
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Post by Gelquie on Jun 9, 2021 20:18:30 GMT -5
There's an annular solar eclipse tomorrow. Not a full one, but the (few) people who have a full view will see a Ring of Fire effect. Even if you're not in the full path, there's a chance you may be in the partial path. This page includes some common timetables. It's generally expected to start around 5am EDT, or 9am UTC. You can also check out this image, from Sky and Telescope, for an overview of where it'll be visible.
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