Why The Popular Kids Don't Stay Cool
AdultsCulturePsychologySocietyEducationSome people in high school engage in risky behavior, such as drinking and smoking, in an attempt to be cool. Does this pay off long term? Join Tara as she reports on new research showing that being popular in high school might be bad in your adulthood!
The shocking truth about your health | Lissa Rankin | TEDxFiDiWomen
AdultsHealthLeadershipWomenWellnessSocietyLissa Rankin, MD is an OB/GYN physician, author, keynote speaker, consultant to health care visionaries, professional artist, and founder of the women's health and wellness community OwningPink.com. Discouraged by the broken, patriarchal health care system, she left her medical practice in 2007 only to realize that you can quit your job, but you can't quit your calling. This epiphany launched her on a journey of discovery that led her to become a leader in the field of mind/body medicine, which she blogs about at OwningPink.com and is writing about in her third book Mind Over Medicine: Scientific Proof You Can Heal Yourself (Hay House, 2013).
The Science Of Racism
AdultsScienceSocietyBiologyPsychologyWhy are some people racist, but others are not?
The Problem with Over-Friendly People
AdultsPsychologyRelationshipsSocietySelfFriendliness is a great virtue. Over-friendliness can be an unexpected problem.
The economics of beard popularity in the US
AdultsEconomyPhilosophySocietyCultureWe may have reached "peak beard."
What Ever Happened To Saving The Rainforest?
AdultsEnvironmentGlobal WarmingNatureSocietyPoliticsThe efforts to save the Amazon rainforest actually did save it. However, new threats have arisen to combat conservation efforts.
Food Truck for the Homeless | Share a Meal // 60 Second Docs
AdultsFoodSocietyCharityAfter a life-changing epiphany in 2009, Ravi Singh, along with his wife Jacquelin, started Share a Meal, a non-profit program that delivers fresh meals to the homeless on Los Angeles' Skid Row. For five days a week, the Sikh man and his team of volunteers make and deliver hundreds of vegan burritos out of their food truck as a way to serve and share with the community. Out here, it's more than just a free meal - it's a way to show others that they have not been forgotten.
Ryan's Recycling | Kid Entrepreneur // 60 Second Docs
AdultsGlobal WarmingLeadershipSocietyBusinessEnvironmentWhen Ryan Hickman was just 3 years old, he went with his father to recycle for the first time. After sorting his bottles and cans, he became obsessed with recycling, and how it can help save the environment, and decided to start his own business - Ryan's Recycling Company. Now 7, Ryan has disposed of more than 200,000 bottles and cans and earned about $21,000. It's all in a hard day's work.
Top 10 Countries at Recycling
AdultsGlobal WarmingWorldEnvironmentSocietyThe ten countries that recycle the highest proportion of their municipal waste.
Would you sacrifice one person to save five?
AdultsLifePhilosophySocietyImagine you're watching a runaway trolley barreling down the tracks, straight towards five workers. You happen to be standing next to a switch that will divert the trolley onto a second track.
Post-Truth: Why Facts Don't Matter Anymore
AdultsPhilosophySocietyPoliticsMediaWhy we can't seem to agree on what's true when it's easier than ever to check.
Why are we so attached to our things?
AdultsHumanSelfSocietyPsychologyRelationshipsAfter witnessing the "violent rage" shown by babies whenever deprived of an item they considered their own, Jean Piaget - a founding father of child psychology - observed something profound about human nature: Our sense of ownership emerges incredibly early.
London's New Year's Eve Fireworks Is So Glorious And Beautiful
AdultsCitiesSocietyCultureFestivitiesHappy New Year everyone! Wish you all a bright and fruitful 2017.
Introverts vs Extroverts
AdultsHumanPsychologySocietyWritten by Amanda Edward, Rachel Salt, Gregory Brown and Mitchell Moffit