98: Extremophiles & Astrology

Let's Learn Everything!

Tom Lum

Education, Comedy, Learning, Tiktok, Science, Friends

4.8 • 547 Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2025

⏱️ 123 minutes

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Summary

What are the most EXTREME lifeforms on Earth, and how are they surprisingly important to study? And what is the long yet recent history of astrology, and why do we reach for it?

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0:00.0	I have something to share with you guys. Very important.
0:04.0	Okay.
0:05.0	Like, vitally important.
0:06.0	Cool. I better... Oh, it's a YouTube video.
0:10.0	This is a live seal camp at Blackney Point.
0:14.0	I've seen this video.
0:15.0	Yeah, you were right. You were right. You were right.
0:17.0	The seals are, it's ppping season. So the seals are all... Oh my god little puffs. Oh my God. And it's a live feed of the beach. And you could just have it on the background. There's a pup right there now rolling around. You see? This is vitally important. You are correct. When seals move, they kind of flop, right? They don't have, they have back feet, but they're, like, basically they don't do anything.
0:39.6	Vestigial?
0:40.6	Vestigal.
0:42.3	Sea lions can use their back feet. They, like, run. It's terrifying.
0:46.3	They can run.
0:47.6	What?
0:48.6	I just imagine they're just, like, hoist it up, and they got this huge mussely legs.
0:52.4	They're like, let me show you. Seeline running. Yeah. You see how it uses it? That's like a bear. That is like a bear. You're so right. Also. Oh. God, that's fascinating. Well, a good topic, Ella. All right, should we move on to, is it Caroline?
1:11.8	Yeah, that was it.
1:13.2	Caroline for the Miss.
1:13.9	See lions can run.
1:15.3	Look at this video.
1:16.6	Done.
1:17.3	Done.
1:32.1	Hello, and welcome to Let's Learn Everything.
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