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What Colour Is This Dress?

AdultsInternet CultureScienceSocial Media...
Solved with science for the sake of the human race!!

How optical illusions trick your brain

AdultsVisual DesignSciencePsychology...
Optical illusions are images that seem to trick our minds into seeing something different from what they actually are. But how do they work? Nathan S. Jacobs walks us through a few common optical illusions and explains what these tricks of the eye can tell us about how our brains assemble visual information into the 3D world we see around us.

Productivity Future Vision

AdultsFutureProductivityTechnology...
How could emerging technology transform the way get things done 5-10 years in the future? Watch Kat, a young independent marine biologist, and Lola, a corporate executive, work together in a highly interconnected and information rich future.

The Science of Heartbreak

AdultsRelationshipsSciencePsychology...
Why is a 'broken heart' so painful?

If superpowers were real: Super speed

AdultsHumanPhysicsScience...
What if super speed wasn't just the stuff of epic comic book stories? Is it scientifically possible to be super speedy? In this series, Joy Lin tackles six superpowers and reveals just how scientifically realistic they can be to us mere mortals.

Why Vaccines Work

AdultsHealthHistoryScience...
As more and more parents are choosing not to vaccinate their children or are vaccinating them later, diseases like measles are making a comeback. Are vaccines safe? How do they work? This week we look at why are people afraid of something that has saved so many lives, and look at the history and science of vaccines.

Scientific Weight Loss Tips

AdultsScienceWellnessHealth...
Tired of searching for the perfect diet or pill to shed some pounds? Find out the top weight loss tips, with solid science to back them up.

How Big is the Solar System?

AdultsPhysicsScienceSpace...
The true scale of our cosmic neighborhood. Whoa.

Can Video Games Make You Smarter?

AdultsGamingScienceEducation...
Are video games good for you?

The Far Future of the Universe

AdultsFutureSpaceScience
This episode was a part of a collaboration with several other PBS Digital Studios shows, all talking about the future!!

Why is yawning contagious? - Claudia Aguirre

AdultsHumanSciencePsychology...
*Yaaawwwwwn* Did just reading the word make you feel like yawning yourself? Known as contagious yawning, the reasons behind this phenomenon have been attributed to both the physiological and psychological. It's been observed in children as young as four and even in dogs! Claudia Aguirre visits the many intriguing theories that might explain contagious yawning.

Does Being Cold Make You Sick?

AdultsBiologyHealthScience...
Can being cold give you a cold?

Why are my ears ringing?

AdultsHealthScienceNeuroscience...
A weekly show where we endeavor to answer one of your big questions. This week, Emma R. asks, "Why do I get that weird ringing noise in my ears?"

How Many Heartbeats Do We Get?

AdultsBiologyLifeRelationships...
Ever wonder how the heart symbol came to stand for the actual heart? And why do we speak of the heart as the seat of love, when love really happens in our brains? Is it true that animals only get a billion heartbeats? This week, we give you enough cool cardiac science to make your heart skip a beat.

How tsunamis work - Alex Gendler

AdultsNatureWorldScience...
The immense swell of a tsunami can grow up to 100 feet, hitting speeds over 500 mph -- a treacherous combination for anyone or anything in its path. Alex Gendler details the causes of these towering terrors and explains how scientists are seeking to reduce their destruction in the future.

An Astronaut's View of Earth

AdultsScienceSpaceWorld...
What it's like to see the Earth from orbit.

What is Deja Vu?!

AdultsMental HealthScienceNeuroscience...
Most of us have felt it before, that strange sensation that you've been somewhere or seen something before, as if you already remembered what's happening. Are you psychic? Nope, that's just deja vu. Why does deja vu happen? Well, scientists aren't completely sure, but they've got a few good theories about it.

Exploring other dimensions - Alex Rosenthal and George Zaidan

AdultsPhysicsScienceBooks...
Imagine a two-dimensional world -- you, your friends, everything is 2D. In his 1884 novella, Edwin Abbott invented this world and called it Flatland. Alex Rosenthal and George Zaidan take the premise of Flatland one dimension further, imploring us to consider how we would see dimensions different from our own and why the exploration just may be worth it.

What If Humans Disappeared?

AdultsHumanLifeWorld...
If we suddenly disappeared, what would happen to our planet?

Do Cell Phones Cause Brain Tumors?

AdultsGadgetsHealthTechnology...
Do cell phones cause brain tumors? Conflicting results are resolved by looking at the big picture.

How languages evolve - Alex Gendler

AdultsHistoryLanguageScience
Over the course of human history, thousands of languages have developed from what was once a much smaller number. How did we end up with so many? And how do we keep track of them all? Alex Gendler explains how linguists group languages into language families, demonstrating how these linguistic trees give us crucial insights into the past.