Is Every Electron In The Universe The Same Electron?
The One Electron Universe theory proposes that every electron in the universe is the same electron. Physicist John Wheeler suggested this idea to Richard Feynman in the 1940s. Feynman popularized the idea. The theory says if an electron was traveling backwards and forwards in
Why Do Animals Have Such Different Lifespans?
Elegans, a microscopic worm lives for just a few short weeks. But the bowhead whale can live to be two hundred years old. Why do these lifespans vary so much? And why do animals grown old anyway?
What Is Hidden Under The Greenland Ice Sheet?
In the Ted talk, Glaciologist Kristin Poinar discusses recent discoveries about the Greenland ice sheet. This ice sheet is massive and melting. Advanced technology is revealing its secrets. Find out what they’ve found hidden under the ice.
100 Million Year Old Dinosaur Discovered In Canadian Oil Field
A shovel operator working for Suncor discovers a 100 million year old dinosaur fossil in Alberta’s Millennium Mine. The remarkable find was well preserved. The video below is from Suncor and shows the recovery of the Ankylosaur fossil.
The Higgs Boson (How Small Is It Series #4)
In the final segment of the ‘How Small Is It’ series, David Butler covers Quantum Electrodynamics and Chromodynamics. He then discusses spin oscillation as the origin of mass for elementary particles that lead to the Higgs Field and the Higgs Mechanism. Series IntroThe MicroscopeThe