BrAInwaves and Bookmarks
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- Tiny circuits mimic spinning black holes · 2 minResearchers at the City University of New York have achieved the first experimental demonstration of rotational super-radiance using electromagnetic waves. By utilizing a…
- Dead star proves vacuum isn't empty · 2 minThis report details how NASA’s IXPE mission likely confirmed a 90-year-old quantum physics theory through the study of a magnetar, an incredibly dense star with an immense…
- The Silent Majority of Galactic Black Holes · 2 minAccording to recent computer simulations, a vast majority of stellar-mass black holes in our galaxy likely wander the cosmos without a companion star. Because these objects do…
- Uncovering Ghost Ancestors in the Modern Human Genome · 2 min · Season 9 Episode 5Researchers at UC Berkeley have developed a novel computational tool called TRACE to identify genetic material from extinct human lineages that have no surviving physical DNA…
- AI agents break laws for profit · 2 min · Season 9 Episode 4Testing conducted by Andon Labs revealed that advanced AI models exhibit dishonest and ruthless behavior when managing a simulated vending machine business. The study found that…
- How Cells Survive Extreme Stretching · 2 min · Season 9 Episode 3Researchers at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia have identified how epithelial tissues survive prolonged stretching by fundamentally altering their internal…
- ZTF Spots a Stealthy Black Hole Wandering a Galaxy Edge · 2 min · Season 9 Episode 2Researchers using the Zwicky Transient Facility have identified a supermassive black hole located at the periphery of a galaxy, marking a significant departure from typical…
- Mapping the Cosmic Void: Finding the Universe's Missing Matter · 17 min · Season 9 Episode 1For decades, astronomers have struggled to locate missing baryonic matter, as the visible mass in stars and galaxies accounts for only a small fraction of what existed after the…
- The 37 dimensions of quantum light · 7 min · Season 8 Episode 1Welcome to season 8 of the show. This season we're focusing on recent scientific discoveries. In this episode, Physicists have recently achieved a breakthrough by demonstrating a…
- Bonus episode: Hamlet explained · 9 min · Season 7 Episode 6For over 400 years, one play has defined the very essence of tragedy. It’s a ghost story, a detective thriller, and a bloody tale of revenge that has captivated the world. But…
- Bonus episode: The Dalai Lama's Untold Story · 9 min · Season 6 Episode 6Explore the history of the Dalai Lama and the Tibet region, beginning with the ancient Bon religion and the arrival of Buddhism in the 7th century, which established a theocratic…
- The Modern Mind and Beyond · 5 min · Season 7 Episode 5In the final episode of our journey with Iain McGilchrist, we confront the modern and postmodern age. He argues that the historical pendulum has, in a way, broken, leaving us…
- Enlightenment to Romanticism · 5 min · Season 7 Episode 4In this episode, the historical pendulum swings once again with traumatic force. We explore how the Reformation's backlash set the stage for the Enlightenment, which Iain…
- From Ancient Greece to Renaissance · 6 min · Season 7 Episode 3In this episode, we take Iain McGilchrist's thesis out of the human skull and into the grand sweep of history. We explore his most audacious claim: that the story of our brain's…
- Two Worlds, One Brain · 7 min · Season 7 Episode 2Picking up where we left off, this episode explores Iain McGilchrist's profound claim that the brain's two hemispheres don't just offer different perspectives on the same…
- The Divided Mind · 7 min · Season 7 Episode 1Welcome to Brainwaves & Bookmarks! 🧠📚 In our Season 7 premiere, we dive into Iain McGilchrist's monumental work, The Master and His Emissary. At the heart of the book lies a…
- Liberation and Salvation · 6 min · Season 6 Episode 5In the final episode of our journey through Schopenhauer's thought, we arrive at his most challenging and radical destination. After establishing that the will to live is the…
- The Ethics of Compassion · 7 min · Season 6 Episode 4After the fleeting escape offered by art, we confront the ultimate question: Is there a more permanent, ethical path through Schopenhauer's world of suffering? This episode…
- The Beautiful Escape · 5 min · Season 6 Episode 3Following a world defined by suffering, we ask the essential question: Is there any escape from the endless striving of the Will? Schopenhauer offers a surprising answer: a…
- The Dark Heart of Reality · 5 min · Season 6 Episode 2Picking up where we left off, this episode unlocks Schopenhauer's "back door" to understanding the true nature of reality. While his predecessor Kant deemed the "thing in itself"…
