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We Can Now Edit Our DNA. But Let's Do it Wisely

Adults Biology Genetics Science
Geneticist Jennifer Doudna co-invented a groundbreaking new technology for editing genes, called CRISPR-Cas9. The tool allows scientists to make precise edits to DNA strands, which could lead to treatments for genetic diseases.

What Video Games Teach Us About the Aging Brain

Adults Gaming Technology
What Video Games Teach Us About the Aging Brain. Are younger video game players better?

Banking Explained - Money and Credit

Adults Business Economy
Banks are a riddle wrapped up in an enigma. We all kind of know that they do stuff with money we don't understand, while the last crisis left a feeling of deep mistrust and confusion.

How Big Can a Person Get?

Adults Animals Human
Some animals, like the blue whale, keep getting bigger and bigger over time! How big are humans able to grow?

2016 AICP Sponsor Reel Director's Cut

Adults Creativity Film
Method Design was tapped by production company RSA to concept and create this year's AICP sponsor reel. The AICP awards celebrate global creativity within commercial production.

What If You Hear Voices In Your Head?

Adults Mental Health Psychology
Why do some people hear voices?

Don't Follow Your Passion

Adults Self Society Work
Should you follow your passion, wherever it may take you? Should you do only what you love...or learn to love what you do? How can you identify which path to take? How about which paths to avoid?

Perfect Potato Salad - 3 Ways

Adults Creativity Food
A good potato salad is key to a great bbq, picnic or buffet style lunch and Jamie has one to suit every taste with his Real Deal Potato Salad recipe.

360 Google Spotlight Story: Pearl

Adults Art Creativity Film
Set inside their home, a beloved hatchback, Pearl follows a girl and her dad as they crisscross the country chasing their dreams. It's a story about the gifts we hand down and their power to carry love. And finding grace in the unlikeliest of places.

Why do cats act so weird?

Adults Addiction Pets
They're cute, they're lovable, and judging by the 26 billion views on over 2 million YouTube videos of them, one thing is certain: cats are very entertaining. But their strange feline behaviors, both amusing and baffling, leave many of us asking: Why do cats do that?

How Is Your Phone Changing You?

Adults Psychology Technology
Should you be worried about your cellphone?

X-Men: Apocalypse': See How That Quicksilver Scene Was Made

Adults Creativity Film Visual Design
Following the critically acclaimed global smash hit X-Men: Days of Future Past, director Bryan Singer returns with X-MEN: APOCALYPSE. Since the dawn of civilization, he was worshipped as a god.

Pharrell Williams Blown Away

Adults Art Education Music
Pharrell Williams hosts a masterclass for music students at The Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts as part of his 50TH ANNIVERSARY Artist-In-Residency.

What Is Something?

Adults Physics Space
What is something? On the most fundamental level thinkable, what are things? Why are things? And why do things behave the way they do?

The pleasure of poetic pattern

Adults Art Language Music
Humans are creatures of rhythm and repetition. From our breath to our gait: rhythm is central to our experience, and often brings us pleasure. We can find pleasure in the rhythm of a song, or even the rows of an orchard. Of course, too much repetition can also backfire. David Silverstein describes what poetic repetition is and why it works.

Pomegranate Wild Rice Salad

Adults Creativity Food Health
Whisk dressing ingredients together in a small bowl, set aside until ready to use...

Is life a video game? | Elon Musk | Code Conference 2016

Adults Gaming Life Psychology
Is our life a simulation? Elon Musk has thought about this a lot.

What Happens When Your Brain Is Split

Adults Human Mental Health Neuroscience
What Happens When Your Brain Is Split In Two - And You Survive?

The Science of Awkwardness

Adults Psychology Society
awkward.........

What Are You?

Adults Biology Human Self
So. Are you your body? And if so, how exactly does this work? Lets explore lots of confusing questions.

Why do some people have seasonal allergies?

Adults Health Human Biology
Ah, spring. Grass growing, flowers blooming, trees budding. For those with allergies, though, this explosion of new life probably inspires more dread than joy. So what's behind this annual onslaught of mucus? Eleanor Nelsen explains what happens when your immune system goes rogue.