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AdultsHealthHumanLifeEnvironmentMental HealthSocietyTechnology... Being a human in the 21st century often feels frustrating. We are clearly at the high point of our species, while at the same time life is incredibly hard! We are divided, unable to solve our problems while creating new ones, destroying our world in the process.
How should we measure intelligence? | Mary-Helen Immordino Yang
AdultsHumanPsychologySociety... Our society has an obsession with quantifying everything, often applying measurements and numerical values where they aren't necessary.
How Uber won by messing up | Emil Michael
AdultsCitiesDesignSociety... “You’re not punished for failing, you’re punished for not trying.” Former Uber exec Emil Michael on how to truly achieve success.
Guardians of the Okavango | National Geographic
AdultsHumanSocietyWorld... Discover how the Okavango Eternal partnership is helping to create sustainable livelihoods while securing the future of this one-of-a-kind region.
Finances After College | How to College | Crash Course
AdultsLifePersonal FinanceSociety... If you've taken out student loans, graduation can start a ticking clock in terms of when your first payments will come due.
Why Farmers Can’t Legally Replant Their Own Seeds
AdultsNaturePoliticsSociety... When farmers purchase a patented seed variety, they sign an agreement that they will not save and replant seeds produced from the seed they buy.
Why Blue in Japan Looks Like Green to Americans
AdultsCultureLifeSociety... Do you think green should be blue? Wait... what?
How Investments Scams Work | Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller
AdultsHumanIndustrySociety... Mariana van Zeller travels to Israel to speak with a big player in the investment scam business, and learns more about how prevalent these scams are.
What Shark Is Attacking Tourists?
AdultsAnimalsHumanSociety... After multiple attacks in the tourist hot spot, the Seychelles, researchers try to determine which type of shark is the culprit.
What Is a Sin Eater? | The Story of God
AdultsHistorySocietySpirituality... Sal Masekela travels to England to find the final resting place of the last "sin eater."
A brie(f) history of cheese - Paul Kindstedt
AdultsFoodHistorySociety... Before empires and royalty, before pottery and writing, before metal tools and weapons – there was cheese. As early as 8000 BCE, Neolithic farmers began a legacy of cheesemaking almost as old as civilization.
Does Someone Else Have Your Face?
AdultsDesignHumanSociety... They say everyone has a doppelgänger, but is that really true? This week we meet a young woman who found her own look-alike, and figure out how we actually recognize faces.
Package Thief vs. Glitter Bomb Trap
AdultsGadgetsSocietyTechnology... I got upset that my package was stolen so I made a glitter bomb revenge package.
Teaching Housing and New Desks for Nalube Primary School
AdultsEducationJusticeSociety... The Peace Corps is a service opportunity for motivated changemakers to immerse themselves in a community abroad, working side by side with local leaders to tackle the most pressing challenges of our generation.
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The Dinosaur On Your Thanksgiving Table
AdultsFoodHistorySociety... Eating turkey this holiday season? Chowing down on a roast chicken? You’re eating a dinosaur!
Why is Aristophanes called
AdultsHistoryHumorSociety... Aristophanes, often referred to as the Father of Comedy, wrote the world's earliest surviving comic dramas.
The Line Between People And Pets
AdultsPetsSocietyAnimals... Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly; Man got to sit and wonder 'why, why, why?'