Why is it so hard to cure cancer? - Kyuson Yun
Adults Biology Health ScienceWe've harnessed electricity, sequenced the human genome, and eradicated smallpox. But after billions of dollars in research, we haven't found a solution for a disease that affects more than 14 million people and their families at any given time. Why is it so difficult to cure cancer? Kyuson Yun explains the challenges.
How Do Helicopters Fly Without Wings?
Adults Science Technology TransportationEngineering tons of metal to fly straight up is no easy feat. Here's how helicopter blades make vertical flight a reality.
Why Is The Universe So Empty? (ft. PHD Comics!)
Adults Science SpaceWhy is the universe organized the way it is? And why is it so empty? From planets and stars to superclusters and galactic filaments, the universe's largest structures formed because of its smallest. In this special collaboration with PHD Comics, we'll learn how the earliest, quantumest blips seeded the structure of everything everywhere.
Why We Feel Lonely and Odd
Adults Human PsychologyWe feel lonely and odd because we mistakenly assume that the kind of thoughts and fears we have will have no echo in other people. They do; it's just we haven't found a way to speak to one another honestly about who we are.
Meet the Woman that lives IRONMAN | Quest for Kona E4
Adults Family Mental Health SportsOne of Susanne Vanzijl's two sons has autism, and IRONMAN provides an emotional release. She qualified for the IRONMAN World Championship in 2015, but didn't finish the race. Two years later she is seeking a second chance to compete.
Open offices are overrated
Adults Philosophy Work ProductivityIf you work in an office, there's a good chance it's an open one. How did we get here? And why is it so bad?
Is DNA the future of data storage? - Leo Bear-McGuinness
Adults Genetics ScienceIn the event of a nuclear fallout, every piece of digital and written information could all be lost. Luckily, there is a way that all of human history could be recorded and safely stored beyond the civilization's end. And the key ingredient is inside all of us: our DNA. Leo Bear-McGuinness explains.
Why we really really really like repetition in music
Adults Data Science Music Software EngineeringIt slays all day.
I Confessed to My Crush - Love Story or Epic Fail?
Adults Art RelationshipsZarina and her best friend Alicia were just hanging out on a Summer day, just before school started. Typical teenage girls, they were busy on snapchat. Zarina was particularly interested in this one boy - a hockey player - and she had a huge crush on him. Of all the boys in her school, he was her favorite, her school crush.
Kids Try 100 Years of Seafood | Bon Appetit
Adults Food HistoryIn this episode of "Kids Try", the kids try 100 years of seafood. Let's see how the kids react to oysters rockefeller, lobster roll, crab cakes, Manhattan clam chowder, tuna casserole, molded salmon mousse, crab rangoon, clam dip, jambalaya, McDonald's Filet-o-Fish, popcorn shrimp, California roll sushi, blackened redfish, scallops, tropical shrimp salad, fried calamari, Stargazy pie, baja fish taco, poke bowl, and sushi burrito.
How to Make Kombu Cured Salmon | From the Test Kitchen | Bon Appetit
Adults Creativity FoodSenior Editor Chris Morocco shows us how to cure salmon with kombu, and then serves it up with a fresh yuzu kosho.
Engineers Love to Break Airplanes Before You Fly in Them, Here's Why
Adults Technology Transportation TravelAirplane technology has come a long way, but it has limits. Lucky for us, there are teams of people whose job it is to find those limits.
6 scientific tricks for falling asleep
Adults Human Psychology ScienceCan't sleep? Don't just lie there in bed and stress about it. These tricks will have you snoozing in no time.
How aspirin was discovered - Krishna Sudhir
Adults History Science4000 years ago, the ancient Sumerians made a surprising discovery: if they scraped the bark off a particular kind of tree and ate it, their pain disappeared. Little did they know that what they'd found was destined to influence the future course of medicine. Krishna Sudhir traces the history of aspirin.
An Asteroid Didn't Kill the Dinosaurs, Here's a New Theory About What Did
Adults Animals Global Warming HistoryA new scientific model has discovered what actually happened to the earth after the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs.