Dexplanations

Part two about Alan Turing! His work at Bletchley Park, more of his work work with computer science, and his tragic end.

Alan Turing, his early life and the Enigma Machine.

How the death of a star turns into the largest explosions we know of.

What causes volcanoes, types of volcanoes, and the effect of volcanoes on our atmosphere.

CRISPR is possibly the most radical world changing discovery/technology ever. How does it work? what can we do with it, and what are some of the ethical implications we should consider?

Sometimes that last things people say are poignant, humorous, or expected. Here's a chronological list of the last things people said.

A new round of things to distinguish between. Whats the difference between asteroids, comets, and meteors? Fur and hair? Soft and hard water? and more!

Hiccups causes, cures, and famous hiccupers.

Tons of group names for animals and groups of people. Happy holidays!

Don't bother trying to take stuff you don't like off the internet.

Why you tend to see faces in clouds or otherwise interpret something vague as something you are more familiar with.

In 1959 Russian Zoologist, Dmitry Belyayev started an ongoing experiment to domesticate foxes. The program continues today and the implications are vast and extraordinary.

Rogue Waves weren't thought to be real until 1995 because of assumptions in math, and that anyone who encountered them probably didn't live to tell the tale.

Weird ways to measure things.

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator would have you believe there are only 16 types of people.

All the the stuff in orbit around the earth presents a risk to itself and modernity.

Beached whales, exploding whales, and whale falls.

Dude changed science forever and saved millions of lives as a consequence.

What is blockchain? Besides cryptocurrency what are some other applications for it?

What exactly are constellations, and more specifically what are the zodiac constellations?