Why the US Keeps Trying To Buy Greenland
AdultsHumanLifePsychology... Professional slackliner Faith Dickey attempts things that plenty of us wouldn't dare try. How about traversing a slackline barely 2 inches in width across a canyon, hundreds of feet in the air?
Why can parrots talk? - Grace Smith-Vidaurre and Tim Wright
AdultsAnimalsNaturePsychology... Explore the specialized anatomy that allows parrots to talk, scream, curse, and recite facts like humans.
The Actual Reason Men Die First
AdultsMental HealthPsychologySelf... Because females often outlive males, behavior is often blamed - but there is a decent chance our sex chromosomes might be to blame instead.
Combinations of 52 cards (52 factorial)
AdultsMathPsychologyScience... Whenever you shuffle a deck of 52 cards, it is quite likely that you are achieving something never done before in history. The number of combinations is 52 factorial.
Truth Decay
AdultsHistoryHumanPsychology... Trust is eroding, in part, due to the over-abundance of opinion-based content; we must all develop better tools and habits for consuming information to regain a shared understanding of what is true.
Why are eating disorders so hard to treat? - Anees Bahji
AdultsHealthHumanPsychology... Dig into the psychiatric conditions of eating disorders, and explore the complex effects they have on the body and mind.
Can you solve the human cannonball riddle? - Alex Rosenthal
AdultsHistoryHumanPsychology... They call you the human cannonball. Your act involves flying through rings of fire, bouncing through a trampoline course, and catching the trapezist in the grand finale.
Can stereotypes ever be good? - Sheila Marie Orfano and Densho
AdultsHumanPoliticsPsychology... Explore the model minority stereotype, and discover how it became a label for Asian Americans and is used to enforce racial hierarchies.
Save the Troy Library "Adventures In Reverse Psychology"
AdultsPsychologyEducationPolitics... "The city of Troy, Michigan was facing a budget shortfall, and was considering closing the Troy Public Library for lack of funds.
The Problem With Life Expectancy
AdultsHealthHumanPsychology... In order to truly understand differences among animal lifespans, we need to stop thinking about a specific number and start thinking about a distribution.
Four Reasons Our Brains Suck At Pandemics
AdultsHumanNaturePsychology... You can read Bill & Melinda Gates' 2021 letter at http://gatesnot.es/3opAPWK
Certain cognitive biases cause humans to make unsafe decisions in a pandemic, making a terrible disease even worse.
Online Friends vs IRL Friends - Which is Better?
AdultsHumanPsychologyTechnology... More people are making friends online than ever before due to Covid-19. Are virtual friends better or worse than IRL friends?
Most Spoiled Kids in the World
AdultsHealthHumanPsychology... Some parents spoil their kids with whatever they want, but when your parents are Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey being spoiled gets taken to a whole new level.
Among Us Science - When Does Lying Go Too Far? ft. TheAmaazing
AdultsGamingPsychologyScience... Gaslighting in Among Us? Probably okay. Gaslighting in a real relationship. Not so much!
What causes panic attacks, and how can you prevent them? - Cindy J. Aaronson
AdultsHealthHumanPsychology... Dig into the science of what triggers panic attacks, how to recognize them, and the available treatments for panic disorder.
What Does Winning & Losing Really Do To You? ft. WolfeyVGC
AdultsHumanPsychologyScience... Monsters of the Pocket is everyone's favorite franchise!
How do our brains process speech? - Gareth Gaskell
AdultsHealthHumanPsychology... The average 20-year-old knows between 27,000 and 52,000 different words. Spoken out loud, most of these words last less than a second.