The Rock That's Helping Us Find the Origin of Life
AdultsHistoryLifeScience...Epidote might just look like a pretty little crystal, but it has a secret. thanks to the high-pressure circumstances where it forms, we can use it to help us uncover the origins of life on our planet, and maybe even find signs of life on Mars.
Can you transplant a head to another body?
AdultsBiologyHealthTechnology...Follow a neurosurgeon's attempts to perform a head transplant, and dig into the ethical and biological questions the procedure raises.
You have no free will at all | Stanford professor Robert Sapolsky
AdultsBiologyHumanPsychology...How your biology and environment make your decisions for you, according to Dr. Robert Sapolsky.
Our Instruction Manual for Existing
AdultsBiologyHistoryHuman...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.
Why Are All Humans Unique? Meiosis: Crash Course Biology
AdultsBiologyHumanScience...Ever wonder why we aren’t exact clones of our parents, or why siblings aren’t exactly alike? The reason traces back to meiosis. In this episode of Crash Course Biology, we’ll discover how egg and sperm cells get made and learn why you’re a totally unique remix of your parents’ DNA.
Can a Simple Brick Be the Next Great Battery?
AdultsEducationScienceTechnology...The world relies on manufacturing, and manufacturing relies on heat — a massive contributor to global carbon emissions, responsible for a quarter of the world's fossil fuel use.
Can you trust your memory? This neuroscientist isn’t so sure | André Fenton
AdultsBiologyHealthPsychology...There are three kinds of memory that all work together to shape your reality. Neuroscientist André Fenton explains.
CRISPR's Next Advance Is Bigger Than You Think
AdultsBiologyScienceTechnology...You've probably heard of CRISPR, the revolutionary technology that allows us to edit the DNA in living organisms.