Will This Kill Your Brain Cells?
AdultsHealthScienceMental HealthAre you losing brain cells, right now?
Why does your voice change as you get older?
AdultsMasculinitySocietyWomen...The human voice is capable of incredible variety and range. As we age, our bodies undergo two major changes which explore that range.
Is Drifting Really Fast and Furious?
AdultsScienceTechnologyAutomotiveVin Diesel and the rest of the Fast and Furious family have taught us that drifting is the fastest way around turns, but are they actually wrong?
Can Math Explain How Animals Get Their Patterns?
AdultsData ScienceMathNature...How Alan Turing's Reaction-Diffusion Model Simulates Patterns in Nature.
The Only Animal That Weeps
AdultsPsychologyScienceSocietyWhy do we cry? It's weird. Humans leak water out of their faces when they get sad. Are we the only animals that do this?
Why You Don't Want Invisibility
AdultsNeuroscienceScienceInvisibility is always part of the most desired superpowers argument, but is there more downside to it than meets the eye?
What is the coldest thing in the world?
AdultsEnvironmentScienceWorldThe coldest materials in the world aren't in Antarctica or at the top of Mount Everest. They're in physics labs: clouds of gases held just fractions of a degree above absolute zero.
The Best Hearing on Earth | Because Science Live
AdultsData ScienceScienceWorldDo humans have the best hearing on earth?
Spinning Sphere of Molten Sodium
AdultsScienceTechnologyWorldThat the Earth's magnetic field was a passive thing - it shouldn't need a continuous input of energy to maintain itself (that seemed reasonable to me because the magnetic field has been around for a long time and it seems mostly stable).
What causes hallucinations?
AdultsPsychedelicsPsychologyScienceA condition called Charles Bonnet Syndrome can cause blind patients to hallucinate scenes in vivid color.
How Small Is An Atom? Spoiler: Very Small.
AdultsBiologyData ScienceScienceAtoms are very weird. Wrapping your head around exactly how weird, is close to impossible - how can you describe something that is SO removed from humans experience? But then again, they kind of make up everything, so let us try anyways.
Why It's Almost Impossible to Score a Corner Kick Goal in Soccer / Football
AdultsScienceSportsThe "gol olimpico" or "Olympic goal" - an unassisted corner kick bent into goal - is one of the rarest in soccer. WIRED's Robbie Gonzalez straps on his shin-guards to explore the shot's perfect mix of soccer science and skill.