How does your immune system work? - Emma Bryce
Adults Biology Health ScienceThe immune system is a vast network of cells, tissues, and organs that coordinate your body's defenses against any threats to your health. Without it, you'd be exposed to billions of bacteria, viruses, and toxins that could make something as minor as a paper cut or a seasonal cold fatal. So how does it work? Emma Bryce takes you inside the body to find out.
I Got Popular...And It Changed Me
Adults Self SocietyIsaiah had never been cool or popular. He was known as strange, the weird kid - the weirdo - and he stuck to himself. The mean girls and popular kids didn't help his shyness, really hurt his self-esteem, and so, after middle school, he was determined to make high school different.
Should You Let A Dog Lick Your Face?
Adults Health Human PetsCanine and human mouths are bacterial ecosystems, but can they harm one another? "Sometimes, the oral contact between dogs and their owners can be more extensive than that between parent and child. Dogs kiss and lick their owners to express amiable emotions. This raises the possibility of transferring bacteria from the oral microbiome of dogs to their human owners."
The Milk-Industrial Complex: Why You Don't Need to Drink Milk
Adults Food Health IndustryReaders of Aaron's blog know of his beef with the milk industrial complex. Why does milk, of all beverages, get a pass in our efforts to reduce everyone's caloric intake? Why is it encouraged, when all others are shunned? Is it because you need the calcium? Is it because it makes your bones stronger? Watch, and learn why the milk emperor has no clothes.
Agoraphobic Traveler | @streetview.portraits // 60 Second Docs
Adults Mental Health Photography TravelWhen Jacqui Kenny was diagnosed with agoraphobia, the fear of leaving home and entering public spaces, she knew she'd never live out her dreams of photographing the world. But with Google Street View she's been able to travel the back roads of the world in places like Mongolia, Senegal, and Chile to become a celebrated photographer. To date she's taken roughly 27,000 screenshots of moments frozen in time, sharing the best ones on her Instagram, @streetview.portraits.
The myth of Oisin and the land of eternal youth - Iseult Gillespie
Adults History Religion SpiritualityIn a typical hero's journey, the protagonist sets out on an adventure, undergoes great change and returns in triumph to their point of origin. But in the Irish genre of myth known as echtrai, the journey to the otherworld ends in a point of no return. Iseult Gillespie shares the myth of Oisin and the land of eternal youth.
How to manage your time more effectively (according to machines) - Brian Christian
Adults Productivity Software EngineeringHuman beings and computers alike share the challenge of how to get as much done as possible in a limited time. Over the last fifty or so years, computer scientists have learned a lot of good strategies for managing time effectively - and they have a lot of experience with what can go wrong. Brian Christian shares how we can use some of these insights to help make the most of our own lives.
The Truth About the Titanic Has Been Revealed
Adults History Transportation TravelRecent findings reveal the truth that has been buried for over one hundred years. Scientists have debunked the theory that the cause of the Titanic sinking was an iceberg.
How to Figure Out the Day of the Week For Any Day Ever
Adults History Math CreativityYou might think that computers are the only things that run algorithms, but you're wrong. Here's a neat mental trick for calculating the day of the week for any day ever, developed by famous mathematician John H. Conway
What are mini brains? - Madeline Lancaster
Adults Biology Human ScienceShielded by our thick skulls and swaddled in layers of protective tissue, the human brain is extremely difficult to observe in action. Luckily, scientists can use brain organoids - pencil eraser-sized masses of cells that function like human brains but aren't part of an organism - to look closer. How do they do it? And is it ethical? Madeline Lancaster shares how to make a brain in a lab.
How to Make Pillowy, Delicious Ricotta Dumplings | From the Test Kitchen
Adults Creativity FoodSenior Food Editor Andy Baraghani teaches us how to make these perfect, handmade ricotta dumplings paired with asparagus and green garlic. Once you get the hang of it, forming these dumplings is easy, but it may take a little practice at first.
Outlaw Tattoo Artist // 60 Second Docs
Adults Art Business CreativityIn South Korea, it is illegal to be a tattoo artist without a medical license. Despite this, Apro Lee pursues tattooing as his passion, working in his basement and oftentimes avoiding the public as a result of the judgement he encounters for his own tattoos. He continues to see the beauty in the human body and its transformation through tattoos.