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Can you solve the fantasy election riddle? - Dennis E. Shasha

AdultsEducationHumanMath...
After much debate, the realm has decided dragon jousting may not be the best way to choose its leaders, and has begun transitioning to democracy.

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.

How would you finish the sentence, “Imagine if…”? - Sir Ken Robinson

AdultsCultureHistoryHuman...
Share how you would reimagine the world by finishing the sentence “Imagine if…”

Can loud music damage your hearing?

AdultsHealthHumanMusic...
Dig into the properties of sound to find out just how bad loud music is for your hearing.

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.

Online Friends vs IRL Friends - Which is Better?

AdultsHumanPsychologyTechnology...
More people are making friends online than ever before due to Covid-19. Are virtual friends better or worse than IRL friends?

The artist who won a Nobel Prize... in medicine - Melanie E. Peffer

AdultsEducationHistoryHuman...
Explore how a scientist and artist discovered how our brains transmit signals throughout the body, and laid the foundation for modern neuroscience.

What if every satellite suddenly disappeared? - Moriba Jah

AdultsHumanLifeWorld
Explore what would happen if all of humanity’s satellites disappeared and the real-life scenarios that could lead to such a catastrophe.

The rise of the Ottoman Empire - Mostafa Minawi

AdultsHistoryHumanWorld
Explore the early days of the Ottoman Empire, as shrewd political rulers grew the principality into an intercontinental empire.

Most Spoiled Kids in the World

AdultsHealthHumanPsychology
Some 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.

Accent Expert Gives a Tour of U.S. Accents - (Part One)

AdultsEducationHumanListening
Dialect coach Erik Singer takes us on a tour of different accents across English-speaking North America.

Who decides how long a second is?

AdultsCultureHistoryHuman
Discover how scientists developed atomic clocks, which use the vibrations of atoms to measure and maintain a globally consistent time.

Does It Pay To Cheat?

AdultsEconomyHumanJustice
For some birds, trying to cheat your neighbors into raising your babies is just as much work - and is no more successful - than doing it yourself.

Why Do You Have Reoccurring Dreams?

AdultsEducationHealthHuman
Dream. Dream. Dream.

These SCP’s Could End The World

AdultsBiotechnologyHistoryHuman...
The SCP Foundation has been responsible for keeping not only our world, but our universe safe. They contain some of the most deadly SCPs known to man, because if just one of these vicious SCPs got loose, it could spell the end of the world!

How Investments Scams Work | Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller

AdultsHumanIndustrySociety...
Mariana van Zeller travels to Israel to speak with a big player in the investment scam business, and learns more about how prevalent these scams are.

How to Harvest Pecans (In Slow Motion) - Smarter Every Day 248

AdultsFoodHumanNature...
I hope you enjoyed learning about Pecan Harvesting as much as I did!