Why do people get so anxious about math? - Orly Rubinsten
Adults Math PsychologyHave you ever sat down to take a math test and immediately felt your heart beat faster and your palms start to sweat? This is called math anxiety, and if it happens to you, you're not alone: Researchers think about 20 percent of the population suffers from it. So what's going on? And can it be fixed? Orly Rubinsten explores the current research and suggests ways to increase math performance.
A Huge Advancement in Mind-Controlled Tech
Adults Disability Software Engineering TechnologyThis tech helps paralyzed people type with their minds, but the sky's the limit.
5 CARTOONS THAT LOOK DIFFERENT IN OTHER COUNTRIES
Adults Art Creativity CultureIn several countries, some famous scenes from different animated films look quite different from the way they look in other countries. You might not know this, but people working in animated films love their work and their audience, and sometimes change their films to include some important aspects for this or that culture. So, here are 5 animated films that look different in other countries.
Indigenous Panamanians protect their forests with drones
Adults Ecology Nature TechnologySettlers are illegally clearing trees on their land. So indigenous people are employing modern technology to stop them.
The Crazy Way Scientists Launch Rockets From Balloons
Adults Space TechnologyLarge chemical rockets are needed to launch payloads into space from the ground, but could rockoons, rocket balloons, be a more efficient alternative?
Take Augmented Reality Onto the Squash Court
Adults Sports TechnologyImprove your squash game in a surprising way.
The economics of beard popularity in the US
Adults Economy Philosophy SocietyWe may have reached "peak beard."
This Giant Neuron Could Explain Where Consciousness Comes From
Adults Biology Neuroscience SelfAfter uncovering three giant neurons, scientists could be one step closer to pinpointing where consciousness lives in the brain.
What Ever Happened To Saving The Rainforest?
Adults Environment Global Warming NatureThe efforts to save the Amazon rainforest actually did save it. However, new threats have arisen to combat conservation efforts.
We Could Back Up The Entire Internet On A Gram Of DNA
Adults Genetics Internet Culture TechnologyNature's code for life is stored in DNA, but what if we could code anything we wanted into DNA? Scientists are figuring out how.
Saito: The Sushi God of Tokyo
Adults Creativity FoodSushi Saito is a 3 Michelin Star sushi restaurant, and many regard it as the best in Japan. We got to spend the day with Saito, to ask him about his work, and to eat his soul shattering sushi.
Food Truck for the Homeless | Share a Meal // 60 Second Docs
Adults Food SocietyAfter 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.