Bionic Eye Allows A Blind Man To See After 33 Years.
AdultsBiotechnologyDisabilityHealth...Larry Hester, 66, has been blind for half his life from a condition called retinitis pigmentosa. In September, 2014, an electronic stimulator was surgically implanted in his left eye. On October 1st, 2014 Duke eye surgeon Dr. Paul Hahn turned it on for the first time. While the device does not restore vision in the normal sense, it provides light-and-darkness differentiation.
How Laser Tattoo Removal Works
AdultsArtHealthTechnologyIf you're looking to remove an ex's name or any unwanted tattoos, watch and learn how a laser tattoo removal can take ink out of your skin.
A hair-raising message
AdultsHealthMarketingTechnologyThe Swedish Childhood Cancer Foundation uses a digital billboard to show a girl's hair blowing every time a train arrives to raise the awareness of child cancer.
It's Payback Time
AdultsCreativityFilmHealth...Channel 4's 'killer night of fundraising' Stand Up To Cancer is set to return with this incredible advertising campaign.
This 3-Year-Old Boy Is Very Excited For His New "Iron Man" Hand
AdultsBiotechnologyDisabilityTechnology...3-year-old Bubba with a birth defect receives a 3D-printed prosthetic "Iron Man" hand. His happiness will make you feel bittersweet.
5 Crazy Ways Social Media Is Changing Your Brain Right Now
AdultsLifeSocial MediaSociety...Multi-tasking is actually bad for you when you use social media? Learn why.
Universidad Estatal de Sonora in Mexico Ice Bucket challenge
AdultsHealthInternet CultureSociety...Universidad Estatal de Sonora in Mexico�accepted the ALS Ice Bucket challenge from Centro de Education Bilingue Due to the water crisis in the state of Sonora UES has elected to use recycled paper and donate clean drinking water to people in need.
The Science of Depression
AdultsHealthPsychologyScience...What's going on inside of a depressed person?
ALS Ice Bucket Challenge - Canadian College of English Language
AdultsHealthInternet CultureSocial Media...Spokane College of English Language we accept your challenge! Canadian College of English Language challenges Club ESL, students and teachers of CCEL, CEB Mexico and Justin Trudeau to do the Ice Bucket Challenge.
How the sun sees you
AdultsHealthTechnologyScience...We showed people what they looked like in ultraviolet, & wondered aloud if they wanted to put on some damn sunscreen already.
How Much Sleep Do You Actually Need?
AdultsHealthHumanNeuroscience...If you get too little, or too much, your brain could suffer.
7 Myths About The Brain You Thought Were True
AdultsMental HealthScienceHealth...Blow your mind with these brain myths!
Another Reason Why Dogs Are Amazing: They Can Detect Cancer.
AdultsHealthPetsAnimals...Having a dog for a pet is a great way to find love, loyalty, friendship and fun; but canines are now using their keen senses for something remarkable. New studies have shown that through intense observation and an astute sense of smell (which is is about 100,000 times more powerful than that of a human), our canine friends are able to alert us when cancerous cells are present. In many instances dogs have pointed their noses on the precise locations of unidentified tumors. Read the Article
The loathsome, lethal mosquito
AdultsAnimalsScienceEnvironment...Everyone hates mosquitos. Besides the annoying buzzing and biting, mosquito-borne diseases like malaria kill over a million people each year (plus horses, dogs and cats). And over the past 100 million years, they've gotten good at their job -- sucking up to three times their weight in blood, totally undetected. So shouldn't we just get rid of them? Rose Eveleth shares why scientists aren't sure.
Why do we cry? The three types of tears
AdultsBiologyHumanScience...Whether we cry during a sad movie, while chopping onions, or completely involuntarily, our eyes are constantly producing tears. Alex Gendler tracks a particularly watery day in the life of Iris (the iris) as she cycles through basal, reflex and emotional tears.
Athletes Jump Rope - Rope Skipping for Speed
AdultsCreativitySportsHealthMeet the king of jump ropes: Buddy Lee!