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Ancient Humans & Neanderthals Had Sex, Here's How It Changed Us Forever

Adults Genetics History Human
We've known for a while that ancient humans got busy with Neanderthals, but how exactly did that Neanderthal DNA affect modern humans?

How does impeachment work? - Alex Gendler

Adults Justice Politics
For most jobs, it's understood that you can be fired - whether for crime, incompetence, or just poor performance. But what if your job happens to be the most powerful position in the country - or the world? That's where impeachment comes in. But how does it work? Alex Gendler details the process of impeachment.

Kids Try 100 Years of Sandwiches from 1900 to 2000 | Bon Appetit

Adults Creativity Culture Food
We had a panel of kids prepare and taste test 100 years of sandwiches from 1900 to today. Here's what they thought about PBJs, po' boys, paninis, and everything in between.

Binging with Babish: The Fitz Sandwich from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Adults Creativity Food
Pre-order my first cookbook, Eat What You Watch: A Cleverly-Titled Romp Through the Fanciful Fetes of Fiction! Really it's just called Eat What You Watch, but I totally should have called it that instead.

Woman Quits Expensive Rents To Live In A Van

Adults Construction Creativity Personal Finance
A 31-year-old woman has turned her back on expensive rents and property prices - by living full time in a van. With an interior measuring just 13ft 2in long, 5ft 8in wide and 6ft 2in high, Eileah Ohning's home is her Freightliner Sprinter High Top van. The photographic producer from Columbus, Ohio, has lived in her compact four-wheel home since May 2017. Complete with a memory foam mattress, storage compartments, a desk and a camping stove, she even has plans to add in a shower, toilet and fridge. Eileah parks her van close enough to her workplace that she never needs to worry about the morning commute and showers at her local gym.

Kid Fashionista | Designer Kheris Rogers // 60 Second Docs

Adults Relationships Wellness Women
Bullied at school for her skin tone, 11-year-old Kheris Rogers is demonstrating why beauty isn't just skin deep -- through fashion. She designed her own clothing line, Flexin' in My Complexion, to empower others to love their differences, and with support from her family and friends, is making steps down the runway towards change.

Why Trains are so Expensive

Adults Economy Technology Transportation
Trains require a lot of people to operate.

Lab-Grown Mosquitoes Are Being Released by the Millions, Here's What You Need to Know

Adults Animals Biology Health
Mosquitoes kill more people annually than any other animal on earth. But several research companies are looking to tame this issue.

The World's Fastest Growing MEGACITY

Adults Cities Travel World
Dhaka, Bangladesh - the capital of the most densely populated major country in the world - is also the planet's fastest growing city.

The myth of Cupid and Psyche - Brendan Pelsue

Adults History Relationships Religion
Psyche was born so beautiful that she was worshipped as a new incarnation of Venus, the goddess of love. But human lovers were too intimidated to approach her, and Apollo recommended her father abandon her on a crag where she would marry "a cruel and savage, serpent-like winged evil." But Psyche's story ended up being much more interesting. Brendan Pelsue shares the myth of Cupid and Psyche.

When is water safe to drink? - Mia Nacamulli

Adults Ecology Health
Water is refreshing, hydrating, and invaluable to your survival. But clean water remains a precious and often scarce commodity - there are nearly 800 million people who still don't have regular access to it. Why is that? And how can you tell whether the water you have access to - whether from a tap or otherwise - is drinkable? Mia Nacamulli examines water contamination and treatment.

Does Your Dog Respond Better When You Use a Baby Voice?

Adults Pets Psychology
Most people make their voices higher pitched when talking to their pets. But does this Pet-Directed Speech have any influence on animals?

How To Forgive

Adults Relationships Society
"It can be so hard to forgive because - so often - we simply are in the right and the scale of the folly, thoughtlessness and meanness of others seems utterly beyond our own measure. But there are two inviolable ideas which should nevertheless, in the face of the grossest behaviour, be kept in mind to increase our chances of cutting others a little slack..."

How to Fix Traffic Forever

Adults Cities Global Warming Transportation
More lines = more traffic

Will we ever be able to teleport? - Sajan Saini

Adults Science Technology Future
Is teleportation possible? Could a baseball transform into something like a radio wave, travel through buildings, bounce around corners, and change back into a baseball? Oddly enough, thanks to quantum mechanics, the answer might actually be yes... sort of! Sajan Saini explains.

How To Be A Genius

Adults Culture Human Society
"We hear a lot about genius. We are taught to admire the minds of those infinite, baffling but astonishing geniuses like Einstein, Tolstoy or Picasso. Quite what genius might actually be is left a little vague. It's a codeword for 'brilliant but perhaps too other-worldly ever really to fathom.' We are invited to stand in awe at the achievements of geniuses but also to feel that their thought processes might be quasi-magical and that it is ultimately simply mysterious how they were ever able to come up with the ideas they have had..."

Lasers Are Great, But Diamond Superlasers Are Better, Here's Why

Adults Nature Science Technology
Scientists have discovered how to create a real life 'superlaser' using an ultra-pure diamond. How exactly does it work?2