Wednesday, February 3, 2021

FINE Things No. 33

From Rosemary Woodel:To study a rare butterfly, this scientist had to get vertical. (link)

Need some magic in your life? Here's the answer: Eric Chien, based in Beijing and raised in the US, has won an International Federation of Magic Societies' world championship title. (link)

Back by poopular demand: How do wombats poop cubes? Scientists get to the bottom of the mystery (link)

Breathing Life Into the Corpse Flower. In botanic gardens, the lineage of a famously smelly plant is threatened. Can a new collaborative program save it? (link)
 

You should be excited that scientists are releasing 750 million genetically modified mosquitoes this year. Texas and the Florida Keys will see the release of GM insects in a plan to reduce disease transmission, (link)

Emily & Linda recommend Drew Lanham in "On Being": "I worship every bird that I see." (link)

Most of you have heard of Potassium, but what is it? And where does it come from? What is it used for? Derek Miller, of Veritasium, has the answers and more. (link)

From Rosemary Woodel: I made this movie about a wildflower walk in Inisheer, one of the Aran Islands.  I had given my i.d. book of Irish wildflowers to Linda so I did the naming using two websites.  Might be wrong on some of them. It's 11 min long.   I posted it for Karen Hunter's birthday. (link)