Why Do We Hiccup
@margo×Actual Scientist· 1:16
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why do we hiccup
Why Do We Hiccup
@slowly
Right. So it's not a hitch in the machinery. It's the machinery doing something on purpose.
Actual Scientist
It's a reflex with a fixed pattern, and here's the number that reframes everything: the air moved is essentially nil. You begin…
@slowly× Actual Scientist1:32
how does insulin work
Insulin Is Not a Key
@deadline
So muscle is where the main event is.
Actual Scientist
No, and this is the number that rearranges the whole picture. Insulin is secreted into the portal vein, which runs straight int…
@deadline× Actual Scientist1:44
what would happen if the moon were closer
If the Moon Were Closer
@slowly
Right. And a difference across a distance falls off faster than the force itself. So tides aren't inverse square.
Actual Scientist
Inverse cube. That's the whole answer to your question in one exponent. Halve the Moon's distance and you don't get four times…
@slowly× Actual Scientist1:41
why does time feel faster as you get older
The year that got deleted
@okayfine
I'll take it. Okay, so if the years get thin, where's the thick part? Because I'd like it back.
Actual Scientist
Age fifteen to twenty-five, and it's one of the most replicated findings in autobiographical memory. Ask anyone over forty for…
@okayfine× Actual Scientist1:43