What happens when you separate identical twins are birth? Go to https://groundnews.com/ASAP for a better way to stay informed. Subscribe for 40% off unlimited access to world-wide coverage through my link. Today we're looking at some of the wildest twin studies and research...
What happens when you separate identical twins are birth?
Go to https://groundnews.com/ASAP for a better way to stay informed. Subscribe for 40% off unlimited access to world-wide coverage through my link.
Today we're looking at some of the wildest twin studies and research to finally answer the question of Nature vs Nurture. What's more important: your genes or your environment? Are you born smart or does your school matter more?
Sources and Further Reading:
https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/sources-human-psychological-differences-minnesota-study-twins-reared-apart-1990-thomas-j
https://www.psypost.org/major-iq-differences-in-identical-twins-linked-to-schooling-challenging-decades-of-research/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691825003853?via%3Dihub
https://ki.se/en/research/research-infrastructure-and-environments/core-facilities-for-research/the-swedish-twin-registry
https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/nasas-twins-study-results-published-in-science-journal/
https://www.nature.com/articles/ng.3285
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23919982/
What if we could stop billions of tires from becoming pure waste? Turns out, we may be closer than you think! We partnered with Hyundai Canada and McMaster University to help highlight an incredible project aiming to turn tire waste into hockey pucks. Following some...
What if we could stop billions of tires from becoming pure waste? Turns out, we may be closer than you think!
We partnered with Hyundai Canada and McMaster University to help highlight an incredible project aiming to turn tire waste into hockey pucks. Following some breakthrough science by the team at McMaster, they’ve not only been successful in the creation of a ‘green’ puck, but have also been able to take the principles further by turning used tires into a silicone. This not only uses waste material that would otherwise end up in a landfill, but also significantly reduces the environmental impact of the silicone itself!
You can check out Professor Brook's breakthrough research here:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/org/science/article/abs/pii/S1434193X22050733
And their initiative to transform tires into useful materials here:
https://www.neoparaco.com/home
The anal breakthrough is a key part of all animal evolution. This video starts at the beginning of the universe, and then explains how life on Earth led to human consciousness - but ONLY due to the amazing creation of a human anus. :) Written by: Gregory Brown Animations by:...
The anal breakthrough is a key part of all animal evolution. This video starts at the beginning of the universe, and then explains how life on Earth led to human consciousness - but ONLY due to the amazing creation of a human anus. :)
Written by: Gregory Brown
Animations by: Gregory Brown
Edited by: Luka Šarlija
Resources and further learning:
Belk, et al. (2016). Biology: science for life. Fifth edition. Pearson.
Godfrey-Smith, Peter. Living On Earth: Forests, Corals, Consciousness, and the Making of the World. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2024.
Godfrey-Smith, Peter. Metazoa: Animal Life and the Birth of the Mind. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020.
Kukushkin, Nicolay (2025). One Hand Clapping: Unraveling the Mystery of the Human Mind. Prometheus Books, 2025.
Prescod-Weinstein, Chanda (2021). The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, & Dreams Deferred. Bold Type Books, 2021
Get our Pi Merch: https://asapscience.com/shop We appreciate all your support so much! Written, Produced and Animated by Mitchell Moffit LYRICS-- 3.14159 this is pi, followed by 2653589 circumference over di-ameter 7-9 then 323 o-m-g, can’t you see? 8462643 and now we’re on a...
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LYRICS--
3.14159 this is pi, followed by
2653589 circumference over di-ameter
7-9 then 323 o-m-g, can’t you see?
8462643 and now we’re on a spree
38 and 32 now we’re blue, oh who knew!
7 thousand 9 hundred 50 and then 2
88 and 41, so much fun, now a run!
97 16939937 51 - halfway DONE
058 now don’t be late, 209 where’s the wine
7-4 it’s on the floor, then 9-4-4-5-9
230 we gotta go, 78 we can’t wait
1640628, we’re almost near the end keep going
62 we’re getting through, 089-9 on time
8628034 there’s only a few more
8-2 then
5-3
42-11-7-0 and 67
We’re done!
Was that fun?
Learning random digits so that you can brag to your friends
Are you ready for more?
We'll here's another hundred digits
98214 so many more
80865 let’s all high five
13-282 well look at you
306 and your bag of tricks
6470 if you go slow
9-38-4 then you will score
4-6-0-9-5 now let’s dive
505 into more pie
8 blue flying bats
Over 2 gold cats
23 shoes
172 screws
5 well dressed small dogs
Working 35 hour jobs
Oh this song
Is so absurd
Just rhyming pure random words
94081 can you taste your tongue?
28481 it just can’t be done
117450 now close that door
Get those numbers in your brain
And keep them forevermore
284102
7-0 let’s make a stew
1938521
105559 now our final run!
644-622
948 look at you
954-930
3819 and WOAH
Now let's learn one hundred more
644288
All went on a big blind date
And ordered 10 plates full of food
97566
All wearing their brand new kicks
In 5 different shades of a blue
9 hundred 33
You’ll climb up a tree
To see 4 miles and 46 clouds
1 thing you won’t forget
Is 2847 next
And more than 5 friends is a crowd
648 the sign says to wait
Till 233 are in queue
7867 and hey
There’s no line cutting for you
Now the most important rhyme,
Just take a look right at the TIME
83, 165 next
Look at you flex
2712
If this is boring that’s on you
019091
The race you have almost won
With 456 fans
485669
They're all waiting at the line
2 clap 34 of their hands
603486
Now go pick up 10 big sticks
be-4 we start 5 little fires
432664
Let’s blitz for the final show
82133936-0
726-0
2491-4127 FUN now you know
We'll make this song grow
Can you really fit more in that brain of yours?
It’s time to find out
3724
We want more more
5870
Get in the flow
066
The devil plays tricks
But 063
He can’t fool me
155 and 88
Let’s speed this up
The time is late
With 17 and 48
We’ll go to town and learn to skate
When 81 met 52
The sun was there, the sky was blue
0920
The grass said woah
Now 962
We’re at a zoo?!
8-2 look at this cute shrew
It’s holding silver 925, it’s sterling??
Throw it down the drain it’s swirling
4-0 now watch this plant grow
Its leaves are reaching upward 917
Silly, plants don’t go to heaven
15 go get your sunscreen
With 36 or more in SPF
Or else your skin will be a mess
With 43 we’re in the deep sea
There’s 67 creatures lurking round
We must keep counting
892 the song won’t end unless you do
590360 and some
Then round it out with 011
This new song you have learned a ton
33-0
Would you eat 5 bits of cheese?
305
With honey from these falling beehives?
If 48 and 82
Were written on a big horseshoe
0-46 and 65
Were put away in the archive
While 21 and 38
Can’t help themselves but to inflate
And 41 and 46
Are working on their dj mix
95194 and 1
The digits we have almost sung
With 511 our final rhyme
Will land us here at 609
How sublime!!
To have Pi
How zoning out or spacing out can completely change your brain. Genuinely useful ways to decrease phone addiction: https://youtu.be/iVKNvPB2vq8?si=tDyQquX-b0drF58w Written by: Mitchell Moffit Animated By: Mitchell Moffit and Luka Šarlija Edited by: Luka Šarlija Resources and...
How zoning out or spacing out can completely change your brain.
Genuinely useful ways to decrease phone addiction:
https://youtu.be/iVKNvPB2vq8?si=tDyQquX-b0drF58w
Written by: Mitchell Moffit
Animated By: Mitchell Moffit and Luka Šarlija
Edited by: Luka Šarlija
Resources and Further Learning:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-025-02098-8
https://www.sciencealert.com/zoning-out-may-be-your-brains-rinse-cycle-study-finds
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.1192439
https://www.sciencefriday.com/articles/the-science-of-boredom-and-daydreaming/
Ever heard of gooning? Since the pandemic there has been an increase in online pornography consumption. This has led to the rise in internet communities focused on prolonged masturbation sessions. Today we will explain the new science on what this is doing to people's brains...
Ever heard of gooning? Since the pandemic there has been an increase in online pornography consumption. This has led to the rise in internet communities focused on prolonged masturbation sessions. Today we will explain the new science on what this is doing to people's brains and bodies.
Written by: Gregory Brown
Animated by: Gregory Brown
Edited by: Luka Šarlija
References:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10277752/
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0265407517739162
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41145951/
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41443-023-00812-3
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34932564/
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-45459-8
https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/8/1/91
https://academic.oup.com/smoa/article/9/1/100276/6956600
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10720162.2020.1766610
https://akjournals.com/view/journals/2006/7/2/article-p433.xml
https://www.vice.com/en/article/welcome-to-the-age-of-gooning-where-porn-and-pleasure-blur-into-obsession/
https://harpers.org/archive/2025/11/the-goon-squad-daniel-kolitz-porn-masturbation-loneliness/
