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How To Design A Comic Book Page

Adults Art Visual Design
A closer look at how Art Spiegelman designed pages in his comix masterpiece Maus.

The Dangers of Thinking Too Much; And Thinking Too Little

Adults Human Psychology Self
There are dangers associated both with thinking too much - and thinking too little. The trick is to use our minds to access our most sincere, authentic and original thoughts.

Where Do Our Drugs Come From?

Adults Animals Health Human
The incredible chemical weapon-making abilities of fungi, bacteria, and plants have created a diverse array of compounds that are useful to humans.

What Is It Like To Be Deaf?

Adults Disability Health Society
Deafness is not a one size fits all, but what are some things Deaf people might experience?

The Napkin Ring Problem

Adults Math Science
Do you ever come across a math problem that you know is right but no matter how hard you try, you can't wrap your mind around it?

What If You Only Ate Meat?

Adults Food Health
This would take your high protein, paleo, keto diet to a new level

This Particle Breaks Time Symmetry

Adults History Physics Science
Increasing entropy is NOT the only process that's asymmetric in time.

Why do animals form swarms?

Adults Animals Nature
When many individual organisms come together and move as one entity, that's a swarm. From a handful of birds to billions of insects, swarms can be almost any size.

The Cheerios Effect

Adults Food Science
Who knew there was so much science in a bowl of cereal?

Why Pets Have Surprisingly Small Brains

Adults Animals Pets
When we domesticate an animal species, their brains shrink and they freak out less.

Swiss Supermarket's Christmas Ad

Adults Creativity Film
Explore the secret world of grocery store checkout scanners.

World's First Car!

Adults History Technology Automotive
I got to drive the world's first car (replica), patented by Benz in 1886

Why is Herodotus called "The Father of History"? - Mark Robinson

Adults History Society
500 years ago, the writing of history as we know it didn't exist. The past was recorded as a list of events, with little explanation for their causes beyond accepting things as the will of the gods.

Inside an ICE CAVE! - Nature's Most Beautiful Blue

Adults Ecology Nature Science
Where do glaciers and icebergs get their beautiful blue color? This unique blue might be nature's most brilliant, and the color arises in a very special way thanks to some surprising interactions between light and water molecules.

Chicken Breasts That Don't Suck | Basics with Babish

Adults Creativity Food
Chicken breasts: one of the most perplexing pieces of poultry for a new chef in the kitchen. Here's the Basics on how to make juicy, tender, flavorful, and crispy chicken breasts with a rich, lemony pan sauce.

Under the Sea | What's in the Box

Adults Animals Creativity
Kids are guessing what is in the box.

Universal Basic Income Explained - Free Money for Everybody? UBI

Adults Personal Finance Society Work
What the state covered your cost of living, would you still go to work?

How To Be Confident

Adults Self Society
The fastest route to confidence is to stop being so attached to one's dignity and seriousness; and plainly admit that one is - of course - an idiot. We all are.

How Not to be Boring

Adults Creativity Human Society
No one is ever boring: we just seem boring when we haven't learnt the surprisingly easy art of being honest about our vulnerabilities.

How do fish make electricity? - Eleanor Nelsen

Adults Animals Biology Nature
Nearly 350 species of fish have specialized anatomical structures that generate and detect electrical signals. Underwater, where light is scarce, electrical signals offer ways to communicate, navigate, find, and sometimes stun prey. But how do these fish produce electricity? And why? Eleanor Nelsen illuminates the science behind electric fish.

How long will human impacts last? - David Biello

Adults Global Warming Human Nature
Imagine aliens land on Earth a million years from now. What will these curious searchers find of us? They will find what geologists, scientists, and other experts are increasingly calling the Anthropocene, or new age of mankind. David Biello explains how the impacts that humans have made have become so pervasive, profound, and permanent that some geologists believe we merit our own epoch.