What causes panic attacks, and how can you prevent them? - Cindy J. Aaronson
AdultsHealthHumanPsychologyMental HealthScience... Dig into the science of what triggers panic attacks, how to recognize them, and the available treatments for panic disorder.
How to Fight Fire or Flooding on a Nuclear Submarine - Smarter Every Day 244
AdultsConstructionCreativityScience The US Navy put no restrictions on me about what I should say or how I should present what I learned on this trip. Other than making sure my footage was cleared for Operational Security, I am free to say whatever I want about this experience.
The Infinite Pattern That Never Repeats
AdultsCreativityEducationScience Simples rules of geometry meant that 5-fold symmetry was impossible as were crystals without a periodic structure.
The surprising effects of pregnancy
AdultsBiologyHealthHumanScience... Discover how pregnancy changes every organ in the body— from the heart, to the brain and kidneys— and what we still don’t know about it.
How to Only Sleep 2 Hours Per Day
AdultsHealthHumanScienceProductivitySelf... You've decided it's time you accomplished some of those life goals you've talked about, but with your crammed schedule of scrolling social media and video games, it leaves you with little time to do much else.
Is life meaningless? And other absurd questions - Nina Medvinskaya
AdultsEducationScienceWorldPhilosophy... Dive into Albert Camus’ philosophy of the absurd, and explore the question: if the world is meaningless, could our lives still hold value?
When Trees Go Nuts
AdultsAnimalsLifeNatureScienceEnvironment... Every once in a while, all the oaks or spruces or other plants in a region suddenly produce a tremendous bounty of seeds – up to 100 times more than usual. But why do they do it, and how do they all manage to sync up?
A brief history of plastic
AdultsEnvironmentHistoryHumanScience... Trace the history of the invention of plastic, and how the material ushered in what became known as the plastics century.
Is the weather actually becoming more extreme?
AdultsScienceWeatherWorldEnvironment... Explore the differences between weather and climate – what they are, how we predict them, and what those predictions can tell us.
The last living members of an extinct species - Jan Stejskal
AdultsAnimalsHistoryNatureScienceWildlifeBiology... Dig into how scientists are attempting to revive the functionally extinct northern white rhino through artificial reproduction.
Can you outsmart the fallacy that fooled a generation of doctors? - Elizabeth Cox
AdultsHealthHistoryHumanPsychologyScience... Dig into the false cause fallacy, which assumes that one event causes another, and learn how to distinguish between correlation and causation.