StarTalk Podcast: Cosmic Queries - Medieval Science and History

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3 жыл бұрын

When you think Middle Ages, does scientific advancement pop into your head? On this episode of StarTalk Radio, we’re exploring the science and history of medieval times as Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Matt Kirshen answer fan-submitted Cosmic Queries with Seb Falk, Cambridge Historian of Science and author of The Light Ages: The Surprising Story of Medieval Science.
Quite a lot happened during the Middles Ages and we start with a brief history. Seb tells us how incremental improvements to science occurred during this time. Find out how science functioned in an age of mysticism and miracles. We discuss “natural magic.” Discover more about the storytelling of medieval maps.
We explore the invention of the mechanical clock. You’ll investigate the importance of monasteries for educational thinking and how they led to the establishment of medieval universities. Seb explains why, despite common misconceptions, biblical literalism was not popular during the Middle Ages and is a fairly new idea.
You’ll learn about the transition from Roman numerals to Hindu-Arabic numerals. How important was the cosmos during medieval times? Seb tells us why the real science was happening amongst astronomers. Lastly, we contemplate the lessons that can be learned from studying the past. All that, plus, we ask, is science intuitive to our species?
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@ElMichelaxo
@ElMichelaxo 3 жыл бұрын
I’m a historian, and the fact that Neil DeGrasse Tyson is so curious about the past, it’s heartwarming 💜
@shpongle7322
@shpongle7322 3 жыл бұрын
Always wanted to major in history. Just afraid there’s not many opportunities if you don’t wanna teach
@rajatsingh2956
@rajatsingh2956 3 жыл бұрын
I have always maintained that the past defines our present, and the present defines our future. Shout out to all historians trying to present things without the help of the main protaganists. 🙏
@MrPinkster1
@MrPinkster1 3 жыл бұрын
If you dont understand the past how can you understand the future 🤔
@hanrockyhalim8401
@hanrockyhalim8401 3 жыл бұрын
Science is always more interesting when you look at the history of all discovery
@therealm232
@therealm232 3 жыл бұрын
@@rajatsingh2956 How about time on earth is dilated by 0.1sec. Because time is bombarded with frequencies. The reason Corona is happening is to allow nature and humanity to rest. We force the earth into 0.1 error. 1.1s 66.6s 66.6m 22.2h 333.3days. Everything And I mean everything works of magnetic equator. The sun is not part of the earth's calendar. The moon is part of the earth. The sun isnt. Why do u think we still use the moon rules.
@vishnuselvaraj4201
@vishnuselvaraj4201 3 жыл бұрын
Blessed are those who live to listen to Neil deGrasse Tyson.
@alexanderjackson8389
@alexanderjackson8389 3 жыл бұрын
Lived? Is this a covid joke? 🤔
@Asslover1234
@Asslover1234 3 жыл бұрын
that is so true
@vishnuselvaraj4201
@vishnuselvaraj4201 3 жыл бұрын
@@alexanderjackson8389 sorry, typing mistake
@--ART3MIS--
@--ART3MIS-- 3 жыл бұрын
cursed are those who listen to... the other guy!
@mrlowie5728
@mrlowie5728 3 жыл бұрын
@@Asslover1234 p0
@greenewatson4867
@greenewatson4867 3 жыл бұрын
Get that guy on again. That was one of the best Star Talks I've heard in a long time!
@jamesaz637
@jamesaz637 2 жыл бұрын
جالبه که کمترین رفرنسی به نزدیک شدن به انقلاب علمی در خاورمیانه نشد! با این که موضوع این بار همین بود. باز هم تنها به شرح مزخرفات همیشگی پرداختند و نه از خیام (که بهترین و دقیق ترین گاهشماری تاریخ را بیش از نهصد سال پیش تقویم کرد و نه از خوارزمی و نه از خواجه نصیر توسی و دیگران اسمی برده نشد. انصافا خود تایسن چند بار ذکر کرده بود (از پیش) ولی آن جوانک انگلیسی هیچ علاقه ای به واقعیات تاریخی نشان نداد.
@altdzin
@altdzin 3 жыл бұрын
Neil is the king of "Don't get me started"... then gets started
@FlareDarkStormGem
@FlareDarkStormGem 3 жыл бұрын
Neil is the king of "Oh look you got me started"
@Silhouex
@Silhouex 3 жыл бұрын
It's like Bruce Banner started transforming while saying, "You wouldn't like me when I'm angry..."
@j-dubb614
@j-dubb614 3 жыл бұрын
Yay a crossover between my two favorite subjects, history and science!
@ljubiteljcrtica4973
@ljubiteljcrtica4973 3 жыл бұрын
Me too
@liquidbraino
@liquidbraino 2 жыл бұрын
The history of science is fascinating. Reading a book right now which is specifically about the birth of modern science calling "The Invisible College".
@davidevans3227
@davidevans3227 Жыл бұрын
🙂 x
@pedrofmbs
@pedrofmbs 3 жыл бұрын
Seb needs to start a podcast. This was great.
@gabesegun7966
@gabesegun7966 2 жыл бұрын
Maybe Seb doesn’t want to. Greed and capitalism
@donaldcarpenter5328
@donaldcarpenter5328 2 жыл бұрын
Sebass doesn't have a podcast yet?
@paul4280
@paul4280 3 жыл бұрын
Need chuck :(((
@holygroove2
@holygroove2 3 жыл бұрын
This was the best Star Talk that I've heard, ever. Many of the episodes have interesting guests, but Seb's conclusions and observations are quite relevant for today, as in 2020-21. Tyson let Seb speak much more than other guests, and the comedic person barely spoke. I think that Seb should come back sooner rather than later, and it could be a longer episode.
@montanamike7948
@montanamike7948 2 жыл бұрын
agreed less comedy more science
@holygroove2
@holygroove2 2 жыл бұрын
@@montanamike7948 We need both today because people have become too vitriolic about science. This video had the right balance in this instance, IMO.
@eriktorres7895
@eriktorres7895 Жыл бұрын
The comedic person 😂
@rajatsingh2956
@rajatsingh2956 3 жыл бұрын
One of the best Star-talk episodes ever. Thoroughly enjoyed it!
@LyndseyMacPherson
@LyndseyMacPherson 3 жыл бұрын
Seb and this discussion--utterly brilliant! Can't wait to read Seb's book.
@LyndseyMacPherson
@LyndseyMacPherson 3 жыл бұрын
@Jack King Thanks! Listening to it, now, and it's terrific--esp. if you're a history nerd like me.
@however_science
@however_science 3 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas everyone!😘
@wlodell
@wlodell 3 жыл бұрын
My grandfather who had a sense of curiosity about nearly everything used to say, “The more I learn, the less I know”.
@ericparrish1515
@ericparrish1515 2 жыл бұрын
The more I know the less I learn
@andrewoccleshaw359
@andrewoccleshaw359 3 жыл бұрын
Great episode. Best invention in the middle ages was the mechanical clock. An improved device who's predecessor maybe the antikytheran machine from the Greeks. Who's with me?
@greenmachine5600
@greenmachine5600 3 жыл бұрын
the Arab engineer Ibn Khalaf al-Muradi in Islamic Iberia in the 11th century, he invented this amazing geared clock. it was a water clock that employed a complex gear train mechanism, including both segmental and epicyclic gearing, capable of transmitting high torque. The clock was unrivalled in its use of sophisticated complex gearing, until the mechanical clocks of the mid-14th century
@alexjara2302
@alexjara2302 3 жыл бұрын
Neil "don't talk while I am interrupting you" Tyson....Still love Dr Tyson Lol, such a role model
@cran9on495
@cran9on495 3 жыл бұрын
I thought I was the only one that noticed 🤣🤣
@homonaledi5024
@homonaledi5024 2 жыл бұрын
He ruins his interviews this way.
@homonaledi5024
@homonaledi5024 2 жыл бұрын
@@lordviperscorpion3271 fair point
@fuckthisbs
@fuckthisbs 2 жыл бұрын
@@lordviperscorpion3271 So? Hes the host, its just basic manners. Talk show hosts do this a lot, the bad ones.
@Joe-xf5ot
@Joe-xf5ot 2 жыл бұрын
I think he does it when he has something he really wants to contribute or when he knows he's smarter than the person he's interrupting lol
@scottjones-singersongwrite6193
@scottjones-singersongwrite6193 3 жыл бұрын
Fascinating. I will buy Seb's book for sure.
@mnichols1979
@mnichols1979 3 жыл бұрын
We need a Star Talk where Neil just rips apart every Disney line he didn't like.
@HisameArtwork
@HisameArtwork 3 жыл бұрын
Also Anna from frozen I think she liked to walk on the streets. I suspect these lines were written by new yorkers cuz we all know the "space in California" XD
@billyt8868
@billyt8868 3 жыл бұрын
he clearly needs to rewatch them first though cuz he was reeeeeeally confidently incorrect about sebastian being a hermit crab.
@mnichols1979
@mnichols1979 3 жыл бұрын
@@billyt8868 hermit crab is definitely closer than lobster. Lol but yeah, that "you didn't know that?" line really didn't help lol
@davidevans3227
@davidevans3227 Жыл бұрын
he does seem to watch a lot of film and tv lol
@Velganice
@Velganice 3 жыл бұрын
I could listen to Seb talk about history and science of the middle ages for hours. Definitely makes me want to get his book because everything he discussed was fascinating.
@yi9621
@yi9621 3 жыл бұрын
This was another brilliant #StarTalk! Yet, understanding science history is as important as it is today's understanding of science. Please, develop on this thread! My regards,
@dk-fk4xm
@dk-fk4xm 3 жыл бұрын
Oh man what an episode I love it. Epic questions and my heart is racing I don't know why. Might just be because of the excitement haha more of mr medieval guy please.
@rebeccastephanie2428
@rebeccastephanie2428 3 жыл бұрын
neil making a happy face when seb falk said that the astronomers are the first people to use hindu-arabic numberals IS EVERYTHING. what a geek. i love this man 😍
@paulyb1399
@paulyb1399 3 жыл бұрын
Perfect way to spend a hot, sunny Christmas day... listening to Startalk with a full belly!
@rajatsingh2956
@rajatsingh2956 3 жыл бұрын
We just had a blizzard here in Minneapolis. Temperature is -24 Celcius. I could say, a perfect way to spend a bitterly cold, white Christmas eve! 😛
@paulyb1399
@paulyb1399 3 жыл бұрын
@@rajatsingh2956 greetings from the land under
@DesertTalk
@DesertTalk 3 жыл бұрын
Very knowledgeable and interesting guest. I wish he wasn't interrupted so many times.
@authormichellefranklin
@authormichellefranklin Жыл бұрын
This was brilliant. Please have Dr Falk on again. I want to know about water clocks!
@HerbalistMax
@HerbalistMax 3 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas, All!
@alexanderjackson8389
@alexanderjackson8389 3 жыл бұрын
That's offensive!! It's Happy Holidays! 😡
@ilarious5729
@ilarious5729 3 жыл бұрын
Hyvää joulua 🎄⛄
@julescagliostro9275
@julescagliostro9275 3 жыл бұрын
Happy Newton Day!!!! Kinda...
@davidjuneja
@davidjuneja 3 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas.🎅🎅🎁🎄🎄🎄
@michaelsavides8856
@michaelsavides8856 3 жыл бұрын
Same too you!!
@robertbrowning7925
@robertbrowning7925 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent Star Talk! Thoroughly enjoyed it! Thank you!
@Jeremy-ms3bd
@Jeremy-ms3bd 3 жыл бұрын
Still always learning even with how things are nowadays. The surprise realization of past and present just keeps amazing me. The point of perspective reference through space and time... "For they wash not their hands" comes to mind...
@lovelywaz
@lovelywaz 3 жыл бұрын
As long as new things were "invented" during Medieval times, science was there too! They may not have called it "science" and may have even referred to some of the things as "magic" or "work of the devil" but by definition, science was well present back then too.
@liquidbraino
@liquidbraino 2 жыл бұрын
Back then it was called Natural philosophy. The first use of the word science was in a book by Giordano Bruno and others caught on later then took credit for his idea. But realistically the concept of invention and using math and geometry to do what would have been otherwise impossible goes back as far as the ancient Egyptians, possibly further. Scientists today still don't know how they built the pyramids.
@ethericlimerick2992
@ethericlimerick2992 2 жыл бұрын
I'm thinking that if one could time travel back while avoiding the plague they would be seen as a "Merlin" as well. A quote comes to mind... “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic”. Arthur C. Clarke
@jeffs6090
@jeffs6090 3 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised Neil didn't do a short video (perhaps one of his explainers) on the Jupiter Saturn conjunction this week.
@mavfan1
@mavfan1 3 жыл бұрын
Perhaps because he knew it’d be much less impressive than people were led to believe.
@jackhkf1419
@jackhkf1419 3 жыл бұрын
He did mention it in end of 2020
@robertbrowning7925
@robertbrowning7925 3 жыл бұрын
Its coming......
@windmedic
@windmedic 3 жыл бұрын
Maybe because he’s an astrophysicist and not an astronomer?
@cecilponsaing2749
@cecilponsaing2749 2 жыл бұрын
Lovely informative program. I liked the "humour", the interactive mood, of this program. Nice and peaceful.
@99PTR99
@99PTR99 3 жыл бұрын
Neil, I love you man but you and Chuck need to let people finish their sentences 😆
@Alex-fy7sc
@Alex-fy7sc 3 жыл бұрын
I agree ... but ... When neil interrupts usually adds something to the conversation but sometimes when Chuck interrupts it's a bit too much. I love them both and i learned a lot of things from Neil. At this point i think it's a meme for us fans for this, at first i kept noticing this and thinking it hurts the show but honestly that never happens and i enjoy it. I understand it's a more casual conversation and i bet 99% of viewers (included me and probably you) and most of the guests manage but there were a couple interviews where the guests looked annoyed. No one is perfect and i think we should be grateful for the knowledge Neil provides us and Chuck is the cherry on top of the cake. Happy holidays!
@ViratKohli-jj3wj
@ViratKohli-jj3wj 3 жыл бұрын
@@Alex-fy7sc bro you are great. Happy holidays
@mcdoraq44
@mcdoraq44 2 жыл бұрын
@@Alex-fy7sc he can do that without interruption
@keepgoing1973
@keepgoing1973 2 жыл бұрын
Neil interrupts everyone.
@scy1038
@scy1038 Жыл бұрын
Imagine wanting a genius to let an average mind finish their average thought.
@rickh4464
@rickh4464 3 жыл бұрын
What an interesting topic.
@NiceleyDone
@NiceleyDone 3 жыл бұрын
Yass!! Another installment of instilling curiosity with a bit more knowledge!!
@blindvisionary415
@blindvisionary415 3 жыл бұрын
Science and history... more please. Happy Holidays all!
@nancyf.8185
@nancyf.8185 2 жыл бұрын
This episode was just everything!!
@EgonFreeman
@EgonFreeman 3 жыл бұрын
What really touches me, in all of this, is how Neil really seems to do his best, trying to reach the masses with science. It's humbling, seeing him forego his own ego's need to be recognised, in an effort to educate people on _how_ to think, and not _what_ to think. (Though, to be honest, he's going to be remembered _anyway,_ so... :D)
@tihomirbrkic2914
@tihomirbrkic2914 3 жыл бұрын
“Fascinating, but I wouldn’t want to live there”. About Middle Ages. Paraphrasing Dr. Tyson. NY is fascinating but I wouldn’t want to live there even though visited many times. Another awesome episode. :)
@homonaledi5024
@homonaledi5024 2 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed the interview more than I thought I would.
@homewall744
@homewall744 3 жыл бұрын
"Bring out the dead." (Gong) "Bring out the dead." (Gong) Best of times!
@njones420
@njones420 3 жыл бұрын
I'm getting better...
@catherinetoomey-flynn1624
@catherinetoomey-flynn1624 2 жыл бұрын
By far one of my favourite StarTalk videos yet! I absolutely love science and history so I was sold on the title. But then the Islamic references thrown in were such wonderful bonuses. I'm a Muslim of ten years now and I like to think I might be Neil's number one Muslim fan. I'm working my way through the entire StarTalk KZfaq collection. Started from the oldest video and here I am a few years later!
@skeller61
@skeller61 2 жыл бұрын
I think you should look at the work of Joseph Needham, a Cambridge scientist who spent much of his life discovering the scientific history of China. Among the things he found (documented in an encyclopedia length set of books) is that the first compass was in China and the first mechanical clock was built in China during the Song dynasty. Also, much of this technology was probably taken along the Silk Road. I just think too many of us view the Greco-Roman, European history as World history, when half the world was discovering a lot of stuff during the last 2000 years. Because the Earth is round, there were people living where the Medieval maps said dragons were there! Just because their discoveries weren't written in English doesn't mean they didn't happen. Also, I can't believe, even when your guest mentioned predicting eclipses and you had discussed King Arthur, you didn't bring up Mark Twain's Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, in which predicting an eclipse is a major part of the plot. I don't think most people would be able to figure it out, when an eclipse happened centuries earlier.
@ekstralove1772
@ekstralove1772 3 жыл бұрын
I absolutely loved this episode. I loved it.
@juliewood823
@juliewood823 3 жыл бұрын
AWESOME and very informative thanks everyone ❤️ U Neil!!! I’ll keep looking up
@jefftoney3622
@jefftoney3622 3 жыл бұрын
This guy had Neil deGrasse Tyson on his toes love it!
@Synster73
@Synster73 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent! Great guest too!
@jpdodel
@jpdodel 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome episode!! Loved it. Seb’s research and insights were fantastic!!
@anthonyhargis6855
@anthonyhargis6855 2 жыл бұрын
Loved the discussion. Coming to this video late, but I just bought Professor Falk's book. Looking forward to reading it. Great episode.
@byronleblanc6064
@byronleblanc6064 3 жыл бұрын
The perfect Christmas gift, knowledge💭
@belectronix
@belectronix 3 жыл бұрын
I love that Neil knows so much but didn’t know that Seb is short for Sebastian
@donwarbacon7516
@donwarbacon7516 3 жыл бұрын
I think he had to take on the comic role also. Buddy is very funny
@stk1975
@stk1975 3 жыл бұрын
cool show and educational thank you very much
@pokeslob
@pokeslob 3 жыл бұрын
Bought the book, very interesting topic! I couldn’t help but feel Neil was doing exactly what the author was writing against: looking down on/belittling the past. Hopefully this will change that! Side-note: Augustine *DID NOT* take Christianity from a cult to a religion, he was very influential on western theology, but church structures and creeds were already well set in place before Augustine was even born!
@leatherface4133
@leatherface4133 3 жыл бұрын
Such an educational channel ❤️
@hellaswagga2205
@hellaswagga2205 3 жыл бұрын
Yay!!!! I'm so excited for this video 😁😁
@ghostmkc4045
@ghostmkc4045 3 жыл бұрын
Great day for an hour of science commentary
@mariogastelum1463
@mariogastelum1463 3 жыл бұрын
l loved this discussion, the subject matter is very interesting. l feel that Neil interjects more than necessary. l am distracted from the idea being discussed by the interruptions.
@sacalius_papalagius
@sacalius_papalagius 3 жыл бұрын
loved to see some debunking i was worried at first, very insightfull guest
@greggmacklin4222
@greggmacklin4222 2 жыл бұрын
You hit the nail on the head difference in religion and science. One is who the other is how.
@Blue_3rd
@Blue_3rd 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent chat! Please invite Seb back for a second episode 👍 What Neil said about penmanship is so true. I live in Europe and can say that the vast majority of people I work with are unable to write clearly with a pen, I have to insist that they type everything. It’s sad. PS I just ordered Seb’s book - it looks fascinating!
@malcolmboy21
@malcolmboy21 2 жыл бұрын
In America we don’t really care about it. But I definitely stress it to my kids to have great penmanship. I tell them if you can’t read it no one else can either so write it neat once or do it 1000 times until you do. I have a third grader and a 6th grader. And both improved their penmanship. It’s very important. Very.
@Blue_3rd
@Blue_3rd 2 жыл бұрын
@@malcolmboy21 Indeed! A basic life skill, I would say. I was lucky in that regard as my father was a professional calligrapher, so we grew up around fountain pens 😃
@cornellobueno5030
@cornellobueno5030 3 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas, Dr. Neil De Grasse Tyson! 😊🎄
@kidsnetworld7932
@kidsnetworld7932 3 жыл бұрын
I would like you to invite Gregg Braden and discuss his ideas on lost knowledge to modern science. we will love that. thanks and keep it up.
@cyclingnerddelux698
@cyclingnerddelux698 4 ай бұрын
Great episode!! Love the history angle!
@iramkumar78
@iramkumar78 2 жыл бұрын
I am happy with the cosmos. We have so many user manuals including your personal astrophysicist Neil!
@thomasvieth6063
@thomasvieth6063 3 жыл бұрын
I think that today's scientists are often running the danger of underestimating people from the past. Folks were not necessarily dumber because they lived long ago. Sometimes, it takes really ages to develop things and ideas. We should be aware that the situation we live in right now is the product of blood, sweat and tears (not to mention earth, wind and fire) of the people before us. I often sense a touch of ridicule in modern scientists, that is completely unjustified.
@KeithJohnson.
@KeithJohnson. Жыл бұрын
Two brilliant Brits (‘Ma people’ in Neil’s voice) and the jewel in Americas crown- Neil, what a match made in heaven. This was brilliant and fascinating 🇬🇧🇺🇸
@Zaped75
@Zaped75 2 жыл бұрын
And keep looking up. you made me think of when i was a kid, PBS watching Dr. who. the next show was about the night sky. one time a week i get to stay up watch both. parents sleeping i sneak out and look at the stars. scared and amazed. best time of my life thing back on it. so much fun still to learn about.
@Highnoonshred
@Highnoonshred 2 жыл бұрын
Thousands of people together have created the sciences we have!!
@Nipplator99999999999
@Nipplator99999999999 3 жыл бұрын
27 minutes in, Okay, let's get started on the video... LOL, I was just loving the conversation and didn't even notice no questions had been asked yet.😁
@diegofernandez4789
@diegofernandez4789 3 жыл бұрын
Who knew this episode was going to be so interesting
@zorsen117
@zorsen117 3 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed this one
@CB-pf5lb
@CB-pf5lb 3 жыл бұрын
Still not used to this new intro. I keep cranking up the volume cuz I'm expecting sick beats...
@Magnusfication
@Magnusfication 3 жыл бұрын
I thought it was just me lol
@bdr420i
@bdr420i 3 жыл бұрын
I am so listening to his book after this show 🤞😍
@harku123
@harku123 3 жыл бұрын
I really really like Seb, what a nice calm guy
@Jormifr
@Jormifr 3 жыл бұрын
I got your book for christmas(Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry ) and I love it so far!
@thekoncoctionkitties5089
@thekoncoctionkitties5089 3 жыл бұрын
Fascinating.
@jorgesoberon6866
@jorgesoberon6866 3 жыл бұрын
Well, really glad that Neil de Grasse organized this talk, making the huge discovery that there was intelligence, culture, technology, reason, and embryonic science during the late Middle Ages. Better late than never.
@nancykopko2832
@nancykopko2832 2 жыл бұрын
Great show!
@juliusdaltoe431
@juliusdaltoe431 3 жыл бұрын
Love you, guys! Merry christmass! Feliz solstício!!! And a happy 2038!
@Convolutedtear
@Convolutedtear 3 жыл бұрын
I feel like astronomy and geology are so intertwined, native americans put fish in harsh soil... I imagine so many cultures have. I loved the service member talking about getting her PhD and the geology if the moon so much ... @startalk can you maybe have him back with a researcher of the medieval times in Africa ? it would be so cool to see them discuss different styles of teaching, math, day to day life and farming or from rich -peasant. As a completely separate topic ideas 1. Can you pretty please talk of the vast geology of the appalachian mountains.... how they were huge and were worn down... how they were surrounded by ancient rock and reef, some before the Colorado rockies existed? it would be cool to ask if there was more space debris 30 million years ago 2. (full disclosure Im as light as these two and Cuban Irish) Can we have someone who will talk about African naval vessels and the gulf stream I really feel like there is something missing in history. I am dying to hear a discussion amongst great trusted minds.... If Africans had specialized boats of all kinds and 'the pyramids' what is to say that us Europeans were just not in the know? Some say the vessels were to small, yet some looked just like Polynesian ones (not to mention not having the Pacific ring of fire) I would really love to know, it is the thing that keeps me up some nights.. love Teresita in Massachusetts N.Camb
@evmcmunn
@evmcmunn 3 жыл бұрын
all the civ games have the medeival era and it makes a huge impact on the things to come, not to mention the economic struggles and wars that take place in said era.
@dariusechols751
@dariusechols751 3 жыл бұрын
Hot take 🔥 Neil "says the little mermaid was ungrateful "
@williamoverton7775
@williamoverton7775 3 жыл бұрын
Fun fact the movie was banned in Germany cause the Anderson classic was cautionary tale about disobeying your father.
@duanehastrich1460
@duanehastrich1460 3 жыл бұрын
Sounds like an exciting read.
@LEDewey_MD
@LEDewey_MD 2 жыл бұрын
Speaking of "human communication" as integral to creative thinking and science, the printing press by Gutenberg (preceded in China) began the world spread of literacy, which of course promoted the flowering and exchange of ideas. (Of course, this was in the last half of the fifteenth century, so technically may be not part of "the middle ages"?) Great episode!
@--ART3MIS--
@--ART3MIS-- 3 жыл бұрын
how very progressive. they have someone from Vulcan! live long and prosper!
@Tonis015
@Tonis015 3 жыл бұрын
The part about the changes from math structure from roman numerals to arabic numerals interests me. Because I often wonder the effect it would have on us today if numbers didn't repeat at 10, but instead at say 11 or 12. Would it have made math harder for us? Would it change our understanding of physics and our established equations? What if it repeated at 4? Would we have the necessary precision to mathematically know what we know now? If not, does it repeating at 10 limit us?
@Mrpassthepeas
@Mrpassthepeas 3 жыл бұрын
Great topic and invaluable knowledge shared by Sebastian. Surprised and a bit disappointed by the "downgrade" jokes that Neil and the other person (cant remember his name and his contribution to the talk to be fair) did through the whole talk. Hope you are reading all these similar comments down here.
@paulyb1399
@paulyb1399 3 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas guys love one from New Zealand
@carlmccartney1025
@carlmccartney1025 3 жыл бұрын
Was waiting on one of these
@johnjdumas
@johnjdumas 3 жыл бұрын
History is a supplier of examples of how the "approximately" (15) logical fallacies were not applied or considered to avoid analytical errors.
@jillmarieyoung5285
@jillmarieyoung5285 3 жыл бұрын
Have a Merry Christmas Neil and Chuck
@AA-of4kl
@AA-of4kl 3 жыл бұрын
Hey Neil & Chuck & everyone at Startalk, love your videos 🥳, could you as a guest get Daniel Tammet the brainman savant,
@Dr.RichardBanks
@Dr.RichardBanks 3 жыл бұрын
Chuck really needs to get some sun.
@MindstabThrull
@MindstabThrull 3 жыл бұрын
I hear the bit about Jason the truck driver heading back to the medieval time period, and I'm reminded of the old Transformers cartoon where they end up back around 534 AD. Apparently the episode was called A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court.
@sciencefan8867
@sciencefan8867 3 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas startalk crew, to the big names and small you made 2020 decent
@justadbeer
@justadbeer 3 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas guys!
@bobbysinger2828
@bobbysinger2828 3 жыл бұрын
I watch the documentary "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" So i know what mean a woman weigh as much a duck
@MitzvosGolem1
@MitzvosGolem1 3 жыл бұрын
"You must be a man of Science..." LoL
@alenefitzgerald4454
@alenefitzgerald4454 3 жыл бұрын
But do you know the weight of an unlayden swallow?
@MitzvosGolem1
@MitzvosGolem1 3 жыл бұрын
@@alenefitzgerald4454 Afrikan or European?
@rayzorrayzor9000
@rayzorrayzor9000 3 жыл бұрын
Arh yes the Monty Python team , it’s also my ‘Goto’ for all my Science & History knowledge 😂😂😂
@Dr.TJ1
@Dr.TJ1 3 жыл бұрын
If she weighs the same as a duck, she’s made out of wood, and therefore, a witch!
@seth8877
@seth8877 3 жыл бұрын
I like listening to SoundCloud rap slowed down and forgot playback speed was set slow and thought doctor tyson sounded especially relaxed today.
@Mr.Nichan
@Mr.Nichan 2 жыл бұрын
I understand technology is not exactly the same as science, but I knew about the develepments in metalworking and mechanics (the latter including water-wheels and clocks) and in millitary hardware and other aspects of material culture. I think there were agricultural innovations around this time too. I know they swiched from wood plows used in the mediterranean to iron or steel plows when agriculture spread to northern Europe simply because the dirt was harder to plow, but I think there were more sophisticated things than that, like maybe crop rotation or something like that. Certainly machines powered by water wheels for doing agriculture-related tasks like milling were made during the middle ages.
@Mr.Nichan
@Mr.Nichan 2 жыл бұрын
I think the spread of misinformation comes from the fact that, although people have interest in the world around them, they have a tendency to think they've found the answer whenever they get an explanation they like. Also, individuals vary a lot in how much interest they have and in what, so even if more analysis would make it obvious that some explanation is wrong, only a few people in any population may have the interest to investigate that particular topic far enough beyond the normal understanding to realize how that understanding needs to ge changed.
@nataleeflores3487
@nataleeflores3487 3 жыл бұрын
11/10 for content.
@garytucker8696
@garytucker8696 3 жыл бұрын
Aristotle bird migration is interesting, he particularly liked the mistle thrush.
@expatbiker6598
@expatbiker6598 3 жыл бұрын
I feel intelligent just having subscribed to star talk
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