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Learn about ancient evidence of humans using fire; Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle; and your memory on social media.
We just found the earliest evidence of humans changing their ecosystems with fire by Grant Currin
Nield, D. (2021). Scientists Find Oldest Evidence of Ancient Human Activity Deep Inside a Desert Cave. ScienceAlert. https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-find-the-oldest-evidence-of-indoor-human-activity-deep-inside-a-desert-cave
Ratner, P. (2021, May 3). From 1.8 million years ago, earliest evidence of human activity found. Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/surprising-science/earliest-evidence-human-activity
Shaar, R., Matmon, A., Horwitz, L. K., Ebert, Y., Chazan, M., Arnold, M., Aumaître, G., Bourlès, D., & Keddadouche, K. (2021). Magnetostratigraphy and cosmogenic dating of Wonderwerk Cave: New constraints for the chronology of the South African Earlier Stone Age. Quaternary Science Reviews, 259, 106907. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2021.106907
Scientists may have overcome Heisenberg's uncertainty principle by Briana Brownell
Mercier de Lépinay, L., Ockeloen-Korppi, C. F., Woolley, M. J., & Sillanpää, M. A. (2021). Quantum mechanics–free subsystem with mechanical oscillators. Science, 372(6542), 625–629. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abf5389
Evading the uncertainty principle in quantum physics. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-05/au-etu050521.php
Ratner, P. (2021, May 15). Physicists push limits of Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle. Big Think; Big Think. https://bigthink.com/surprising-science/breakthrough-quantum-entanglement-heisenberg
Turner, B. (2021, May 15). Scientist find a loophole in Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle. MSN. com. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/news/scientist-find-a-loophole-in-heisenbergs-uncertainty-principle/ar-BB1gLlgP
Is Social Media Hurting Your Memory? first aired June 7, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/your-memory-on-social-media-best-workouts-and-why
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