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The Science of Emotions with Tony Hale

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Emotions, please take center stage 🌟 Our friend Tony Hale is in our signature National Geographic yellow chair to chat with Dr. Lisa Damour about the science of emotions.

Can you transplant a head to another body?

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Follow a neurosurgeon's attempts to perform a head transplant, and dig into the ethical and biological questions the procedure raises.

Why US Politics Is Broken — and How To Fix It | Andrew Yang | TED

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The electoral system in the United States needs a redesign, says political reformer Andrew Yang.

You have no free will at all | Stanford professor Robert Sapolsky

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How your biology and environment make your decisions for you, according to Dr. Robert Sapolsky.

How to increase your happiness

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Dig into the benefits of practicing gratitude in your everyday life, and discover how being thankful can impact your happiness.

Smoking is Awesome

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We need to have an honest conversation about smoking: The problem with smoking is that it is way more than just a physical addiction.

How the US Is Destroying Young People’s Future

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In a scorching talk, marketing professor and podcaster Scott Galloway dissects the data showing that, by many measures, young people in the US are worse off financially than ever before.

Something Strange Happens When You Follow Einstein's Math Veritasium 15.5M subscribers Subscribe 91K

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Einstein was wrong about black holes, what else?

What Is Earwax?

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Explore why earwax forms, its purpose in our health, and whether or not we should be trying to get rid of it.

This person isn't actually screaming - Noah Charney

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Explore Edvard Munch’s masterpiece “The Scream,” and find out why this artwork became one of the world’s most famous paintings.

A Comedian’s Take on How to Save Democracy

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Conversation is a battlefield with only one winner. Or is it? Comedian and author Jordan Klepper believes we can get better at talking to each other (and perhaps save democracy) by learning how to lose.

One of the world’s oldest condiments - Dan Kwartler

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Trace the history of ketchup, from the condiment’s origins in 3rd century China to becoming a staple of American cuisine.

The Billion-Dollar Problem in Education

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Standardized testing is deeply woven into the fabric of US education, but does it foster genuine learning?

Cardiologist Answers Heart Questions From Twitter

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Cardiologist Dr. Sunil Rao answers your questions about the heart from Twitter. How do you measure your maximum heart rate?

Our Instruction Manual for Existing

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Your DNA contains all the instructions your body needs to function. In this episode of Crash Course Biology, we’ll figure out what this giant instruction manual looks like and how this three-billion-letter code gets copied into your trillions of cells through DNA replication.

How humanity got hooked on coffee - Jonathan Morris

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Trace the history of coffee, from its first known origins to its rise in popularity due to trade routes and cultivation.

The Oldest Unsolved Problem in Math

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Do odd perfect numbers exist?