Showing results for "The seekers" in Science & Engineering

Why can humans alone invent? In The Pattern Seekers, Cambridge University psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen makes a case that autism is as crucial to our creative and cultural history as the mastery of fire. Indeed, Baron-Cohen argues that autistic people have played a key role in human progress for 70,000 years, from the first tools to the digital revolution. How? Because the same genes that cause autism enable the pattern seeking that is essential to our species' inventiveness.

Human brains are the powerhouse of the body - complex, intricate, and reactive. Explore fascinating features of our brains including how they're organized, how different sicknesses, and feelings affect them, and more.

Learn all about the chemistry of alcohol, the science of psychedelics, and the truth about weed in The Seeker Under the Influence Collection!

Learn all about dinosaurs, dogs, marine life and more in The Seeker Animals Collection! Includes Everything You Know About Dinosaurs Might Be Wrong, Why Dogs Are So Amazing, Under the Sea: A World Like No Other.

Learn all about the science behind climate change, endangered species, and the tech advances powering our future in The Seeker Climate Activist Collection!

Truth Seekers: Where Data Meets Reality Tired of sensational headlines and conflicting health advice? Join Alex Barrett and Bill Morrison as they cut through the noise to uncover what scientific research actually says about the claims flooding your social media feed. Each week, Alex and Bill tackle a different health, nutrition, or wellness claim that everyone's talking about. From "blue light ruins your sleep" to "seed oils are toxic," they dig into the actual studies, examine the methodologies, and translate the data into plain English. No agenda. No sponsors to please. No credentials to ...

I am an atheist who is logically looking for truth.

How often do we find ourselves lost in though while gazing into the empty yet brilliant night skies, wondering what all there is to life... and after? That there has to be so much more than what we experience on a day to day basis. Everyone loves a good ghost story, one they have experienced or one they've heard from a family member or a friend. I have a few stories to share as well, some mine, and some from family and friends. I want to share those stories with you, as well as find the answers to the question, "why?" "what?" "how?"My mission and purpose for this channel and other social sites...

Our podcast is intended to inspire people to find their true purpose and follow their bliss. They say that 87% dislike what they do and 10% of people hate what they do. So, that means only 3% of people are actually doing what they love. Through our journey and the stories of others who had the courage to discover their purpose and follow their true passions in life, we hope to inspire others to do the same. They say when a person finds their purpose, they come alive. Join us in helping others to find their purpose, live fulfilled and come alive!

Black holes are some of the most mystifying and mysterious parts of our galaxy. How big can a black hole get? Do black holes ever die? What does it sound like when black holes smash into each other? Learn the answers to all of these questions and more in this fascinating look into the phenomena scientists are learning more about every day.

Lions, tigers, and bears are some of the largest, most ferocious animals in the world, but did you know that we all pee for the same amount of time? In this best of Seeker collection, you’ll learn the answers to questions like why polar bears don’t hibernate, why you’ll never have a pet lion, how a genetic mistake could save white tigers, and if elephants really never forget.

Does smoking weed actually make you lazy? How does THC replace your brain’s neurotransmitters? From the beginnings of where marijuana came from to the future of what a world with legal pot could look like, listen in as Seeker dives in on the fascinating world of marijuana in this short-form audio collection.

Since astronauts first ventured into space in the early 1960s, the human race has been thinking about the bigger picture: Could we ever live in space? Where would we plant our new roots? Explore the ways engineers, researchers, and astrophysicists are pushing our scientific limits every day to get us closer to living on another planet.

There are thousands of planes above your head right now, but how do we keep track of all of them at the same time? Take yourself to virtual flight school and learn all about how planes fly, how we breathe on airplanes, and the technology behind hypersonic travel and how we’re able to fly faster than the speed of sound. You’ll also explore the world of aviation, from the Wright Brothers’ first flight to the future of airplanes in this bite-sized collection from Seeker, available for the first time in audio.

There are more than 200,000 known species in the ocean, but there is thought to be more than two million more that remain undiscovered. Humans have only explored five percent of Earth’s oceans, so what else could be lurking deep beneath the surface? In this bite-sized, curated collection, Seeker dives in to explore the deepest parts of the oceans, how they get polluted, and how scientists discovered a hidden ocean in the most unusual place.

Did you know that there is a molecule that may be a key to increasing human lifespans? Learn about this interesting research and more scientific advances powering the future of technology, interstellar exploration, and the human body.

In a race against time, the Apollo program challenged our scientific capabilities and redefined the boundaries of humanity. To celebrate NASA’s 60 years of exploration, Seeker went back in time to relive each Apollo mission. Listen along as Seeker dives into the whole story from its WWII origins to its present day possibilities available for the first time in audio.

Robots have evolved far from the typical metal, shiny, stiff-joint inventions you see in the movies. Dive in to learn all about different types of robots - from tiny ingestible robots that can save your life to autonomous insect robots that will one day swarm the skies.

There are more than 40,000 animals species that are vulnerable, endangered, and critically endangered. Conservationists, scientists, and organizations all over the world are exploring ways to help stop these endangered animals from going extinct. Listen in to how lab-grown super corals could save the ocean, an unusual way to save bluefin tuna, how close we are to saving the bees, and more!

Listen in to this best-of collection from Seeker as they take you through thirst-quenching facts about water!