The Best Of Our Knowledge
Mondays, 3-3:30 p.m.
Throughout the world, new discoveries are being made every day that shape our ways of thinking and redefine our understanding of today’s information-driven society. "The Best of Our Knowledge" highlights those breakthroughs across multiple disciplines and across the globe, putting you in touch with the men and women at the forefront of their fields. Each week, host Lucas Willard examines some of the issues unique to college campuses, looks at the latest in emerging research, and invites commentary from experts and administrators from all levels of education.
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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 figurative facial features.We will learn all about how the Moai statues were transported by the Rapa Nui on the island to their places of display. -
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 the continent including in rainforests as early as 150,000 years ago.[rerun] -
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 brightness.This sighting opens up the possibility of there being more flares of this magnitude.We will learn all about this supermassive black hole flare. -
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 stone tools were some of the beginnings of what we recognize as modern technology.We will explore a discovery of stone tools found in Kenya’s Turkana Basin to learn more about early technology and humans. -
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, Elapids, and Colubrids all have different behaviors when striking and we will learn all about it. -
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 series of forums looking at what challenges rural schools are facing in New York State. -
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 electrons, explosive flares and coronal mass ejections.Being able to collect this data researchers have uncovered the key mysteries about these sun particles. -
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 on newborns, when their heads are pliable, to have the desired form of being flat, round, or cone shaped.We learn all about head binding and the cultural significance of it all. -
The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research.Seahorses are some of the most unique and beautiful creatures in the ocean.The Pygmy Seahorse is one of the most interesting looking and complex of them all.They are only 1 inch big, and due to their size were not known to exist until about 50 years ago.We will learn all about this tiny creature that comes from the depths of the ocean hidden in coral. -
The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research.A monster Molecular Cloud has been discovered in our galaxy that was not previously known to exist by a team of astronomers.This cloud is made up of gas and dust and is about 200 light years long... whoa that is indeed a monster.We will learn more about this cloud and what exactly it is and its functions.
