Slides from my IgniteBoise2 talk, on some weirdness in our universe. The Universe is not only stranger than we imagine, it’s stranger than we *can* imagine.”

1. “The universe is not only stranger than we suppose,
it’s stranger than we can suppose”
Brian E. Bothwell
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b r i a n . b o t h w e ll@g

2. The Weird World of
Parasites
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3. Tongue Eating Bug!
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4. Lancet liver fluke Cow poop Snail
(Dicrocoelium dendriticum)
Snail poop
Ant
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5. Fluke ZOMBIE ANT!!!
Ant
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7. Toxoplasmosis
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8. Up to 30% to 50% of humans worldwide
have toxoplasma infection!
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9. Fun Facts about DNA
 Only 3% of DNA codes for our genes.
 A pinhead of DNA could store 4 exabytes (4
billion GB) of information
 If all the DNA in your body was put end to
end, it would reach to the sun and back over
600 times
 Humans and chimpanzees DNA are 98%
similar. Human and plants are 18% similar!
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10. Aliens, Elves & Psychedelics
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12. Dimethyltryptamine (DMT)
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14. DMT occurs naturally in thousands of plants and animals
Found in the human brain!
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15. DMT & shamanism: A long history
 Ayahuasca (Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru)
 Yagé (Columbia)
 Yopo (Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil)
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17. Quantum physics is weird!
"Anyone who is not shocked by quantum theory has not understood it". - Niels Bohr
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18. Bell’s Theorem in 15 seconds
 “No physical theory of local Hidden Variables can ever
reproduce all of the predictions of Quantum Mechanics.”
 WTF?!
 In a nutshell: Particles have the ability to “communicate” to
distant (non-local) particles, billions of miles way,
instantaneously!
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19. Quantum conundrum
You must choose at least one of these conclusions:
a Non-Locality – Information traveling faster than
the speed of light.
h Non-Realism – Schrödinger's cat is
simultaneously alive and dead.
l Multiple universes – There are infinite, parallel
universes.
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20. EMBRACE THE WEIRDNESS!
BE MORE CURIOUS!
QUESTION EVERYTHING!!
EXPLORE, LEARN, & HAVE
FUN!!!
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brian.bothwell@gmail.com
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