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Can Turtles Get Out Of Their Shells?
No, turtle shells are fused to their bodies and they cannot take the shell off.
Fun fact - that is one of the most frequent questions that a testudinologist gets. A testudinologist is a scientist who studies turtles.
You can learn more about Turtles on Alie's podcast - Ologies.
What’s The Story Behind The Rad Dad Podcast?
While starting a family Kirill and his wife were spending a lot of time with their kids. They read a lot of resources for new parents, but many of them had very definitive answers on how to do things; it seemed suspicious that someone would have all the answers. Kirill wanted to learn from parents he knew about their challenges and mistakes and to make up his own mind on what was most applicable to his family.
Rad Dad podcast started as a series of interviews with Kirill's friends and people he met. They were mostly parents in the tech world, balancing family life and work.
What Is The Best Way To Create More?
Shorten the feedback loop between ideation and a final product.
Why Is Slack So Popular With More Than 10 Million Average Daily Users?
Slack is bringing hundreds of different work applications under the same roof, enabling companies to use a unified interface for all their communications and data.
While email was built on a one-to-one model of communication where new information was pushed on you, Slack enabled a one-to-many pull model, where anyone can subscribe to any information of interest.
Information in email is only born once an account is opened, and is as good as destroyed once the email account is closed. Meanwhile, Slack enables information to live on forever, so new team members never start with an empty slate, nor is their knowledge lost with transition.
What Are Enneagrams?
The origin of enneagrams are unknown, but they are at least 3,000 years old or older. The models are found in Egyptian tombs and in old sites. It's thought to have come from ancient people studying human beings to know what causes reactivity in a human being. Enneagrams are those seven deadly sins, plus two more.
How Can We Save The World From A Disaster?
We can start to dream again, aggressively and in public. We can unlock the potential of human imagination, give it room to grow, and remove barriers from ideas. We can and should declare the war on stasis and group-think.
Can Age Affect A You Tuber’s Grasp On The Latest Trends?
Yes, it can. Brownlee is currently 25. One fear for when he’s older is that he will not be able to grasp the latest trends in society. He thinks that the process will be slower for him because he’s so immersed in tech currently. If you stay in that world, you’ll continue it.
What Happens When You Turn A Side Project Into A Side Job?
It becomes much more stressful. When it comes to blogging, you’ll have a slow start at first. It can be overwhelming at first to try to maintain it whenever you have other priorities as well.
Where Does Yoga Take Place?
Peace of mind is found in the work you are doing and not anywhere else. Intense work is rest because it’s the act of serving a larger cause. Yoga happens in the reflection upon the reality, not the question of, what am I going to get out of this? When you study and reflect, you’ll never be more enlightened because the work is the key.
How Can I Learn More About This Student Synthetic Biology Competition?
Yes! You can join the University of Washington International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) team. There are hundreds of teams across the nation. You can find out more about how to join or start a team at https://igem.org.
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