Is the EU Democratic? Does Your Vote Matter?
Adults Human
Being a citizen of the European Union means that many aspects of our lives are regulated by a weird entity. It feels like a huge bureaucracy is making decisions over our heads. How democratic is the EU really and does your vote actually affect anything?
My Video Went Viral. Here's Why
Adults Human
My hypothesis is that the algorithm, rather than viewer preference, drives views on the site. As the algorithm shifts, various YouTubers experience burnout (as what used to work no longer works) and right now click-through rate is the key metric.
Can you spot the problem with these headlines?
Adults Human
Puzzle through a set of hypothetical health studies and headlines and see if you can spot what’s misleading about the headline.
The Dunning-Kruger Effect
Adults Human
The Dunning-Kruger Effect was first described in a 1999 paper by David Dunning and Justin Kruger.
The Side Effects of Vaccines - How High is the Risk?
Adults Human
Vaccines are one of our best tools to prevent dangerous diseases, but they come with side effects. So would it be safer not to vaccinate?
The Secrets of Extreme Breath Holding
Adults Human
Humans can hold our breath longer than we think by taking advantage of our body’s innate survival instincts - and then ignoring them.
The real reason conspiracy theories work
Adults Human
Here's why we've evolved to fall for conspiracy theories.
What Happens If Your Stomach Gets Removed?
Adults Human
Can you survive without a stomach? What happens when your stomach is gone?
How to biohack your cells to fight cancer
Adults Human
Check out the science of biohacking, where biologists go into a patient’s genetic code and reprogram their immune system to recognize and fight cancer cells.
Why Is Lyme Disease Getting Worse?
Adults Human
Lyme disease is spreading like wildfire around the world.
People are Manipulating You on Facebook
Adults Human
Thank you Facebook for being so open to this discussion.
What Is Social Anxiety Disorder?
Adults Human
Social Anxiety Disorder is real. What happens when you have it?
Under the Dark Skies
Adults Human
National Geographic partnered with the International Dark-Sky Association to provide families with a true ‘dark sky’ observatory experience, free from the artificial light prevalent in city and suburban communities.
What If You Only Drank Milk?
Adults Human
Milk is good for you.....right?
A Senegalese Wrestler Trains to Become the ‘King of the Arena’
Adults Human
In this west African country, wrestling is not just a sport, but a chance at a better life.
Primitive Technology: Grass thatch, Mud hut
Adults Human
Primitive Technology: Grass thatch, Mud hut - Creating a grass thatch, mud hut from scratch.
You Are A Fish
Adults Human
With our current understanding of evolutionary history and our strategy of cladistic naming, if we wanted to have both goldfish and sharks under a single group called "fish", then mammals must also be called fish.
How Do You Survive Being Trapped In Space? ft. William Osman
Adults Human
William Osman and Blocko are trapped on the international space station for this episode of Deblocked! How do you survive trapped in space?
Can You Survive An Elevator Fall By Jumping?
Adults Human
Your monthly dose of hypothetical physics scenarios is here, and today we’re dropping Stu, several times, from the top of skyscraper.
The Origin of Consciousness
Adults Human
Consciousness is perhaps the biggest riddle in nature. In the first part of this three part video series, we explore the origins of consciousness and take a closer look on how unaware things became aware.