The Problem With Life Expectancy
AdultsHealthHumanPsychologyBiologyScience In order to truly understand differences among animal lifespans, we need to stop thinking about a specific number and start thinking about a distribution.
How fast is the speed of thought? - Seena Mathew
AdultsBiologyHumanScienceNeuroscience Travel into the brain to see how its network of neurons transmit your thoughts and what factors determine how quickly you think.
How Large Can a Bacteria get? Life & Size 3
AdultsBiologyEducationScienceLife In and out, in and out. Staying alive is about doing things. This very second, your cells are combusting glucose molecules with oxygen to make energy available, which keeps you alive for another precious moment. To get the oxygen to your cells you are breathing.
The surprising effects of pregnancy
AdultsBiologyHealthHumanScience Discover how pregnancy changes every organ in the body— from the heart, to the brain and kidneys— and what we still don’t know about it.
Why Don’t Sheep Shrink In The Rain?
AdultsAnimalsEducationScienceBiology Getting wet isn’t REALLY what makes wool shrink; it merely exacerbates the friction between the wool fibers, which is stronger in one direction than another, so when agitated in the washer or dryer, they migrate in relation to each other in a process called “felting.”
Eating 10,000 Calories a Day for 1 Week - Food Challenge
AdultsBiologyHealthHumanFood If you've ever watched "Game of Thrones" you know of the hulking character by the name of "The Mountain".
What yoga does to your body and brain - Krishna Sudhir
AdultsBiologyHealthHuman Explore the ancient tradition of yoga, and discover how its blend of physical and mental exercise impacts your health.
How fast can a vaccine be made? - Dan Kwartler
AdultsBiologyHealthHuman Dig into the three key phases of developing a new vaccine: exploratory research, clinical testing, and manufacturing.
Why You Will Never Fly on a Supersonic Passenger Jet
AdultsBiologyIndustryScience How incredible would it be if you could travel across the entire globe in just a few short hours? It would be amazing, if supersonic jets weren't abandoned, but they are for a good reason.
Why You Can't Build A Clone Army... (Yet)
AdultsHistoryHumanScienceBiologyGenetics Because of the way genetic reprogramming works, it’s hard to make one clone based on an adult cell, and it’s almost impossible to make a second-generation one.
Why Do These Drugs Cause Nightmares?
AdultsBiologyHumanScience Why do some pills cause you to have vivid, and often scary dreams?