How Does Your Brain Respond To Pain
YouthScienceHealthNeuroscienceOuch! Everyone experiences pain -- but why do some people react to the same painful stimulus in different ways?
You could have a secret twin (but not the way you think) - Kayla Mandel Sheets
AdultsBiologyHumanScience...While searching for a kidney donor, Karen Keegan stumbled upon a mystery. After undergoing genetic testing, it turned out that some of her cells had a completely different set of genes from the others.
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.
How Many People Did Nuclear Energy Kill? Nuclear Death Toll
AdultsEducationEnvironmentHistory...Nuclear energy creates an uneasy feeling of danger for many people: ancient and dangerous minerals are concentrated to awaken seemingly unnatural powers, creating toxic elements that, if they escape, can and have killed people in horrible ways. How many people has nuclear energy killed and how?
Most Spoiled Kids in the World
AdultsHealthHumanPsychologySome 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.