Can you solve the virus riddle? - Lisa Winer
AdultsCreativityMathHealth...Your research team has found a prehistoric virus preserved in the permafrost and isolated it for study. After a late night working, you're just closing up the lab when a sudden earthquake hits and breaks all the sample vials. Will you be able to destroy the virus before the vents open and unleash a deadly airborne plague? Lisa Winer shows how.
A Huge Advancement in Mind-Controlled Tech
AdultsDisabilitySoftware EngineeringTechnology...This tech helps paralyzed people type with their minds, but the sky's the limit.
These glasses help colorblind people see colors.
AdultsDisabilityGadgetsTechnology..."I'm now swimming in a sea of color": This colorblind designer is seeing a whole new world around him thanks to these innovative glasses.
Science Finally Says We Should Never Work 40 Hours A Week
AdultsMental HealthWorkHealthResearchers have found that working long hours could be putting your mental and physical health at serious risk.
The Immune System Explained I - Bacteria Infection
AdultsBiologyHealthHuman...Every second of your life you are under attack. Bacteria, viruses, spores and more living stuff wants to enter your body and use its resources for itself. The immune system is a powerful army of cells that fights like a T-Rex on speed and sacrifices itself for your survival.
Hydrogel: The Future Of The 'Smart Band-Aid'
AdultsScienceTechnologyHealth...Engineers at MIT have found a way to prevent hydrogels from dehydrating.
How to master your sense of smell
AdultsBiologyHumanScience...Some perfumers can distinguish individual odors in a fragrance made of hundreds of scents; tea-experts have been known to sniff out the exact location of a particular tea; and the NYC Transit Authority once had a employee responsible only for sniffing out gas leaks.
Forget Oxygen-This Leaf Produces Medicine
AdultsHealthNatureTechnology...This artificial leaf creates medicines using sunlight.
Do we really need pesticides?
AdultsGlobal WarmingTechnologyNature...Annually, we shower over 5 billion pounds of pesticides across the Earth to control insects, unwanted weeds, funguses, rodents, and bacteria that may threaten our food supply. But is it worth it, knowing what we do about the associated environmental and public health risks?
Why do we feel nostalgia?
AdultsHealthHistoryPsychologyNostalgia was once considered an illness confined to specific groups of people. Today, people all over the world report experiencing and enjoying nostalgia. But how does nostalgia work? And is it healthy? Clay Routledge details the way our understanding of nostalgia has changed since the term was first coined in the late 17th century.
Are preservatives bad for you?
AdultsFoodHealthScienceFood doesn't last. In days, sometimes hours, bread goes moldy, apple slices turn brown, and bacteria multiply in mayonnaise. But you can find all of these foods out on the shelf at the grocery store, hopefully unspoiled, thanks to preservatives.