Apr 24
We don’t necessarily like to play favorites, but if FORA.tv kept a list of top ten writers, Mary Roach would be high up there. From the study of an orgasm to the art of peeing in outer space, Roach takes a curious approach to popular science by giving our bodies the literary treatment. Her latest …
Jan 09
We stumbled across this inspirational video featuring Kevin Russ, a traveling photographer who has spent much of the past year documenting the American West with only his iPhone camera. Kevin Russ | A Traveling Photographer from Max Monty on Vimeo. The beauty seen in Russ’s photographs is just another reminder of why conservation efforts are …
Nov 01
We have to give credit to Bloomberg Businessweek for coming up with such a provocative headline in the post-Hurricane Sandy aftermath. Pulling no punches, today’s article titled, “It’s Global Warming, Stupid,” took on the storm that ravaged the Mid-Atlantic earlier this week and challenged readers to use critical thinking when it comes to considering the …
Jun 07
A startling report released this week by a group of the world’s most prominent biologists and ecologists said the strain on the Earth due to over-exploitation of fossil fuel resources and unchecked population growth could push our planet toward runaway destruction of our planet’s environment. According to a report in Nature via New York Times, we could …
Jun 05
Solar eclipses, such as the annular event that we had a few weeks ago, are rare events, occurring somewhere on Earth between two and five times per year. If you’re on the lookout for a total solar eclipse, you’ll have to wait about 18 months between each one. But far less common than solar eclipses is the …
Apr 27
Whether it’s an explanation from Richard Dawkins on who was actually the first Homo sapiens, or a discussion with Christopher Hitchens on the influence of religious ideology in science, FORA.tv contains a wealth of programming dedicated to one of the most fascinating, and often times controversial, subjects of our time: evolution. This weekend, we add …
Apr 23
Here’s a look at some of the programming coming up this week on FORA.tv: On April 28, join the California Academy of Sciences and the Leakey Foundation for The Female in Evolution, a day-long seminar that will examine the life history, behavior, anatomy, development, and cultural identity of females within the context of 50 million …
Feb 23
Out of the 210 distinct cell types found in the human body, one of the most talked about–and controversial–is the stem cell. These unique cells are broadly categorized into additional types: adult stem cells, which act as little repair engines within the adult human body, and embryonic stem cells, which can form any of the 210 separate cell types …
Dec 29
It’s sometimes difficult to wrap our heads around the similarities that exist between Homo sapiens and other species because of a seemingly wide evolutionary gap. After all, human capability for reason, critical thought, and complex language clearly outpaces any other primate on the planet. Or does it? Stanford biologist and neurologist Robert Sapolsky argued that …