How To Eradicate One Of Our Deadliest Enemies
Adults Science
We have the choice to attack one of our oldest enemies with genetic engineering. But should we do it?
Why Are Teens So Moody?
Adults Science
A look inside the teenage brain!
The Twins Paradox Primer
Adults Science
How can time be slower and faster at the same time?
What is the biggest single-celled organism?
Adults Science
The elephant is a creature of epic proportions - and yet, it owes its enormity to more than 1,000 trillion microscopic cells.
Real life sunken cities
Adults Science
Though people are most familiar with Plato's fictional Atlantis, many real underwater cities actually exist. Peter Campbell explains how sunken cities are studied by scientists to help us understand the lives of our ancestors, the dynamic nature of our planet, and the impact of each on the other.
Why do we hiccup?
Adults Science
The longest recorded case of hiccups lasted for 68 years ... and was caused by a falling hog. While that level of severity is extremely uncommon, most of us are no stranger to an occasional case of the hiccups. But what causes these 'hics' in the first place? John Cameron takes us into the diaphragm to find out.
7 Tips To Wake Up Without Coffee
Adults Science
How can science help you wake up without coffee?
GoPro: Creating Fire Rain - A Steel Wool Experiment
Adults Science
Rob Nelson and Jonas Stenstom from Untamed Science take us through the process of using steel wool and long exposure to create a fire rain photo.
What Does Your Accent Say About You?
Adults Science
Can science explain the way you speak?
Celsius Didn't Invent Celsius
Adults Science
Celsius never devised nor used the scale that now bears his name.
We Can Now Edit Our DNA. But Let's Do it Wisely
Adults Science
Geneticist Jennifer Doudna co-invented a groundbreaking new technology for editing genes, called CRISPR-Cas9. The tool allows scientists to make precise edits to DNA strands, which could lead to treatments for genetic diseases.
How Far Can We Go? Limits of Humanity.
Adults Science
Is there a border we will never cross? Are there places we will never be able to reach, no matter what? It turns out there are. Far, far more than you might have thought...
How do we separate the inseparable?
Adults Science
Your cell phone is mainly made of plastics and metals. It's easy to appreciate the process by which those elements add up to something so useful.
Why Does a Pool Table Need a Super Strong Magnet?
Adults Science
In a pool table's 30 year life span, it can rack up half a million games. What's underneath the green felt that keeps this game playable?
Flavored Oxygen Taste Test
Adults Science
Can we figure out what flavor oxygen we're breathing?
Can You Hear Colors?
Adults Science
Have you ever heard of synesthesia?
Why is being scared so fun?
Adults Science
At this very moment, people are lining up somewhere to scare themselves, be it with a thrill-ride or a horror movie. In fact, in October of 2015 alone, about 28 million people visited a haunted house in the US.
Where Does the Smell of Rain Come From?
Adults Science
I smell a science storm a-comin'!!
The science of skin color
Adults Science
When ultraviolet sunlight hits our skin, it affects each of us differently. Depending on skin color, it'll take only minutes of exposure to turn one person beetroot-pink, while another requires hours to experience the slightest change.
How do glasses help us see?
Adults Science
Today, glasses help millions of people with poor vision be able to see clearly. But how? Andrew Bastawrous and Clare Gilbert help unravel the answer by explaining refraction - the ability of a transparent medium, like glass, water, or the eye, to change the direction of light passing through it.
How To Count Past Infinity
Adults Science
I'm very grateful to mathematician Hugh Woodin, Professor of Philosophy and Mathematics at Harvard, for taking the time on multiple occasions to discuss this topic with me and help me wrap my (finite) head around it.