The left brain vs. right brain myth - Elizabeth Waters
Adults Human Neuroscience ScienceThe human brain is visibly split into a left and right side. This structure has inspired one of the most pervasive ideas about the brain: that the left side controls logic and the right side controls creativity. And yet, this is a myth, unsupported by scientific evidence. So how did this idea come about, and what does it get wrong? Elizabeth Waters looks into this long held misconception.
What happens to your body when you stop exercising
Adults Health Sports WellnessFor adults, the CDC recommends at least 2 hours and 30 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity and two, or more, days of muscle training per week. However, not everyone meets those standards. This is what happens to your body when you go from regularly exercise to none at all.
The Medical Student Trying To End Loneliness In The Elderly | Amazing Humans
Adults Health WellnessThis inspirational medical student Fraser takes elderly people on rickshaw rides to overcome loneliness. Mary is 89 and lives in a home, she and friend Chris are taken on rickshaw rides by Fraser to get them out and about in Aberdeen.
How to Recount Your Dreams
Adults Psychology Society SpiritualityWe often wake up from a dream with a powerful urge to tell those around us about what happened. But our listeners are also liable to feel restless and bored during our narration of the dream. The issue takes us to the heart of the challenges of communication.
Art Aquarium: Hidetomo Kimura's fishy installation
Adults Animals Art CreativityOne of Tokyo's most popular summer attractions features LED light displays, impressive glass sculptures, an immersive soundscape and, most importantly, thousands of sea creatures. Japanese artist Hidetomo Kimura's Art Aquarium combines the movements of about 5,000 goldfish with light shows, beautifully crafted fishbowls, and projection mapping.
The Paralysed Beauty Blogger Inspiring Others With Her Beauty Tips | Living Differently
Adults Disability Internet CultureTess Daly is completely paralyzed but she has gained tens of thousands of followers online because of the amazing make up she can apply with the limited movement in her hand.
LITERATURE - Goethe
Adults Books Creativity CultureGoethe is one of the great minds of European civilisation, though his work is largely unknown outside of the German speaking countries. He deserves our renewed attention.
Can you find the next number in this sequence? - Alex Gendler
Adults Creativity Math Science1, 11, 21, 1211, 111221. These are the first five elements of a number sequence. Can you figure out what comes next? Alex Gendler reveals the answer and explains how beyond just being a neat puzzle, this type of sequence has practical applications as well.
It's not you. Claw machines are rigged.
Adults Business TechnologyIf you have played a claw machine you probably haven't won many prizes and maybe even thought they are rigged. Find out what really happened to your allowance.
The real secret to sushi isn't fish
Adults Creativity FoodHere's how it rolled from rice paddies into your burrito.
Stretchy Batteries Are Coming... Here's How They Work
Adults Future TechnologyResearchers have developed a way to make a battery and its casing stretchy, enabling future advancements in wearable electronics.
How does caffeine keep us awake? - Hanan Qasim
Adults Addiction Food HealthOver 100,000 metric tons of caffeine are consumed around the world every year. That's equivalent to the weight of 14 Eiffel Towers! Caffeine helps us feel alert, focused, and energetic, even if we haven't had enough sleep - but it can also raise our blood pressure and make us feel anxious. So how does it keep us awake? Hanan Qasim shares the science behind the world's most widely used drug.
This Woman Is Helping Grieving Parents To Heal | Amazing Humans
Adults Mental Health SocietyFuneral Director LeighAnne helps parents through one of the most difficult experiences they can face - the loss of a miscarried or stillborn baby.
Vincent van Gogh's long, miserable road to fame
Adults Art Creativity HistoryVan Gogh's travels informed the works we revere today.
Binging with Babish: Game of Thrones
Adults Creativity FoodThis weekend we're welcoming back the show that has the monopoly on lurid violence, epic battles, and wholly unnecessary nudity: Game of Thrones. George R.R. Martin's ability to describe the crunching of a skull is rivalled only by his ability to describe the crunching of a pastry, so it's only fitting that this sexy saga is home to some serious food porn. I'm a main character in this show, so my life is decidedly in danger this week.