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Join biologist and author Carly Anne York for an exploration of the wonderfully weird world of scientific discovery. Based on her new book The Salmon Cannon and the Levitating Frog, this talk dives into real research studies that might sound absurd—elephant urination, worm blobs, glowing jellyfish—but have led to serious breakthroughs in medicine, engineering, and technology. This talk will reveal how curiosity-driven science, often dismissed as frivolous, is essential for innovation. From whale-inspired wind turbines to cockroach robots, you’ll leave with a new appreciation for the wonderful and weird twists of scientific progress.
Join biologist and author Carly Anne York for an exploration of the wonderfully weird world of scientific discovery. Based on her new book The Salmon Cannon and the Levitating Frog, this talk dives into real research studies that might sound absurd—elephant urination, worm blobs, glowing jellyfish—but have led to serious breakthroughs in medicine, engineering, and technology. This talk will reveal how curiosity-driven science, often dismissed as frivolous, is essential for innovation. From whale-inspired wind turbines to cockroach robots, you’ll leave with a new appreciation for the wonderful and weird twists of scientific progress.
![🔴 Museum Makers LIVE! [ Minecraft Build & Chat ] Ep16: Wildfire!](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fBCx8HcgIhQ/mqdefault.jpg "🔴 Museum Makers LIVE! [ Minecraft Build & Chat ] Ep16: Wildfire!
Im Matthew, shes Audrey and the two of us are makers, museum curators and adequate gamers!
Watch as we build a 1:1 scale replica of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences within Minecraft! Along the way we chat about science and technology and answer any questions youve been burning to ask!
Recorded live from the Visual World Investigate Lab, a free technology/science/education lab in the Nature Research Center, part of NCMNS in downtown Raleigh.
Minecraft Mods: Clutter, Hybrid Aquatic, Naturalist, Pick Your Poison, Wildlife
Minecraft Shader: Complementary Unbound
Listen to thousands of Cicadas in North Carolina here: https://youtu.be/H2vnEDeoP4Q")
