May 22, 2013

The Oklahoma Tornado Seen From Space (Video)

This animation shows the GOES-13 visible imagery during the daylight hours of the 20th.

When severe weather conditions developed over Oklahoma on May 20, NOAA’s GOES-13 satellite was switched to capture an image every 5 minutes as opposed to the normal interval of 30 minutes.

The result is this amazing NOAAVisualizations high speed animation. “The added frequency greatly assists meteorologists in understanding rapidly evolving weather events,” NOAA said in a statement.

Watch here:

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Perception Box

In your feelings? Turns out, we all experience emotions differently

Biology plays an important role in emotional reactions, but neuroscientist Kristen A. Lindquist posits that our culture is just as influential.

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7 min

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Kristen Lindquist

Perception Box

Unlock your inner math genius, in 4 minutes

Yes, you CAN be a “math person” — as long as you follow these learning techniques.

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4 min

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Po-Shen Loh

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Life

Three places on Earth where life might have started

Ancient organic chemistry.

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Why the wrong people end up in power

“Only a narcissist would want to become president.” This is the psychology of an authoritarian unpacked.

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11 min

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Brian Klaas

Perception Box

Can you trust your own brain? Neuroscientist Heather Berlin explains

Combining years of neurological research and mindfulness techniques, Dr. Heather Berlin helps us better understand how the body’s most complex organ can easily be misled into negative thinking - and how we can stop that from happening.

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Heather Berlin

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