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The Best Of Our Knowledge

Lucas Willard
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Every day, faculty members at schools and universities throughout the world are making discoveries that shape our ways of thinking and redefine our understanding of today's knowledge-driven society. Since 1990, The Best of Our Knowledge has highlighted breakthroughs across disciplines and across the globe, putting you in touch with the men and women at the forefront of their fields. Each week this... more

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The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education and research.

The Rapa Nui peoples of Easter Island have sculpted statues known as Moai for centuries.

These statues are likely familiar to you – giant stone heads with prominent figu... more

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education and research.

The East African Savannah is known to be the cradle of humanity.

Now, researchers are presenting a different history of homo sapiens, theorizing they evolved all across ... more

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research.

Imagine seeing something brighter than 10 trillion suns… seems impossible.

Well, scientists have detected a black hole flare that achieved this rare unbelievable bright... more

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research.

Can you imagine early humans over 2 million years ago using tools, maybe not, but guess what they did!

Technology has been a major part in our evolution as humans and s... more

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research.

There are about 600 venomous snake species worldwide and I hope you never run into one.

A new study looks into how some venomous snakes attack their prey.

Vipers, Elap... more

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research.

We learn about fossils of dinosaurs found in New Mexico that provides evidence that they were quite diverse and thriving before their extinction.

And we learn about a s... more

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research.

The sun is the center of our solar system and our source of almost all energy.

The space probe Solar Orbiter has been able to identify the Sun’s dual engines for fast e... more

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research.

Ever thought about wanting to change the shape of your head, well peoples in Latin America did thousands of years ago.

This practice is called head binding and was done... more

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Eleanor Sherry
Professor and head of the Human Paleosystems Group at the Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology
Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology
Episode: Early humans on the African continent
Matthew Graham
Research professor of astronomy at the California Institute of Technology
California Institute of Technology
Episode: Supermassive black hole blast sets record for brightness
David Braun
Professor of anthropology at George Washington University and a research affiliate at the Max Planck Institute for Evolution Anthropology
George Washington University
Episode: Stone tools and early humans
Alastair Evans
Professor of biology at Monash University in Australia.
Monash University
Episode: Venomous snakes’ behaviors and techniques to strike
David Little
Executive Director of the Rural Schools Association of New York
Rural Schools Association of New York
Episode: Dinosaurs’ extinction and rural school challenges
Alexander Vamut
Deputy Head of the Solar Physics Section
Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam
Episode: Sun’s hidden particles exposed
Axel Meyer
Professor of evolutionary biology and zoology
University of Konstanz
Episode: Pygmy Seahorses
Natalie Butterfield
Assistant scientist at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Episode: Monster Molecular Cloud
Marisa Tikka
Research associate at the Natural History Museum in Berlin and a PhD student at Humboldt University.
Natural History Museum, Berlin
Episode: Vampire Bats and Ancient Voyage

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Madeleine Reynolds
Host of The Best Of Our Knowledge, frequently engages with experts to explore educational topics and scientific advancements.
Lucas Willard
Co-host noted for insights into developments in education and relevant social issues.

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Supermassive black hole blast sets record for brightness
Q: Is this cosmic black hole outburst like a record breaker in terms of brightness?
Yes, while it is a very rare occurrence, this event is likely the brightest detected in the optical from an active galactic nucleus.
Supermassive black hole blast sets record for brightness
Q: So can we talk about the light and the brightness?
At its peak brightness, it is 10 trillion times the average brightness of the sun, and we could detect it only because it's so far away.
Supermassive black hole blast sets record for brightness
Q: Could you also explain to us what flares are, solar flares in space as well?
Flares are sudden big outbursts of energy associated with a supermassive black hole and its accretion disk, and they are interesting because they are rare and not fully understood.
Venomous snakes’ behaviors and techniques to strike
Q: What is the 'bite and release' technique?
It's when a snake strikes its prey, injects venom, and then retreats.
Venomous snakes’ behaviors and techniques to strike
Q: How do non-venomous snakes attack?
They can bite and strike but often use constriction, like pythons.

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1. Eleanor Sherry
2. Matthew Graham
3. David Braun
4. Alastair Evans
5. David Little
6. Alexander Vamut
7. Axel Meyer
8. Natalie Butterfield

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