Why Some People Don't Feel Pain
AdultsHealthHumanNeuroscience...Pain helps us survive, and yet some people are born without the ability to feel pain, how?
Why do we itch? - Emma Bryce
AdultsBiologyHumanScience...The average person experiences dozens of individual itches each day. We've all experienced the annoyance of an inconvenient itch - but have you ever pondered why we itch in the first place? Is there actually an evolutionary purpose to the itch, or is it simply there to annoy us? Emma Bryce digs deep into the skin to find out.
Can you solve the virus riddle? - Lisa Winer
AdultsCreativityMathHealth...Your research team has found a prehistoric virus preserved in the permafrost and isolated it for study. After a late night working, you're just closing up the lab when a sudden earthquake hits and breaks all the sample vials. Will you be able to destroy the virus before the vents open and unleash a deadly airborne plague? Lisa Winer shows how.
A Huge Advancement in Mind-Controlled Tech
AdultsDisabilitySoftware EngineeringTechnology...This tech helps paralyzed people type with their minds, but the sky's the limit.
These glasses help colorblind people see colors.
AdultsDisabilityGadgetsTechnology..."I'm now swimming in a sea of color": This colorblind designer is seeing a whole new world around him thanks to these innovative glasses.
Science Finally Says We Should Never Work 40 Hours A Week
AdultsMental HealthWorkHealthResearchers have found that working long hours could be putting your mental and physical health at serious risk.
The Immune System Explained I - Bacteria Infection
AdultsBiologyHealthHuman...Every second of your life you are under attack. Bacteria, viruses, spores and more living stuff wants to enter your body and use its resources for itself. The immune system is a powerful army of cells that fights like a T-Rex on speed and sacrifices itself for your survival.