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AdultsHistoryHumanLifePhilosophySociety... Examine the ethical stance known as longtermism, which is the idea that we should be doing more to protect future generations.
3 Steps To Help Kids Process Traumatic Events
AdultsHow-toHumanPsychologyEducationParentingMental Health... What do we say to kids when intensely traumatic events interrupt everyday life? Whether you're a teacher, parent or community builder, educator Kristen Nguyen provides three research-backed steps for navigating these difficult conversations, restoring a sense of safety and facilitating collective healing.
Donating 101
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All the Ways Ice Baths Affect the Body | WIRED
AdultsEducationHealthHumanWellness... Everyone seems to be cold plunging, or at the very least, watching other people do it.
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AdultsHistoryHumanPsychology For decades, the Sleeping Beauty Problem has divided people between two answers.
What causes cavities? - Mel Rosenberg
AdultsEducationHealthHumanScienceHistory... When a team of archeologists recently came across some 15,000-year-old human remains, they made an interesting discovery: the teeth of those ancient humans were riddled with holes.
Neanderthals 101
YouthHistoryHumanScienceEvolution... Learn facts about Neanderthal man, the traits and tools of Homo neanderthalensis, and how the species fits into our evolution story.
When are you actually an adult? - Shannon Odell
AdultsHistoryHumanLifePsychology... Explore how scientists define adulthood, and find out if there’s a specific age at which we reach maturity.
How language shapes the way we think | Lera Boroditsky
AdultsEducationHumanScienceLanguageCulture... There are about 7,000 languages spoken around the world -- and they all have different sounds, vocabularies and structures.
Why Do Heart Attacks Cause *Arm* Pain?
AdultsHealthHumanScience When the brain receives pain from an internal organ, it often projects the pain in the wrong place because of the way sensory nerve paths converge.
Who are you, really? The puzzle of personality | Brian Little
AdultsHumanPsychologySelf What makes you, you? Psychologists like to talk about our traits, or defined characteristics that make us who we are.
Saving Wild Salmon Populations
AdultsAnimalsHistoryHumanEnvironmentWildlifeFilm... In her film 'Salmon Reflection' Norwegian and Unangax̂ filmmaker Anna Hoover explores the effects of a changing world on the communities of Bristol Bay, one of the last surviving wild salmon ecosystems.
Being Black in 'Mister Rogers’ Neighbourhood'
YouthEqualityHistoryHumanTVCulture... Francois Clemmons became one of the first black actors to have a recurring role in a children’s TV program.
When Was The Worst Time In History To Die?
AdultsHealthHistoryHumanScience... By combining historical demography and epidemiology, we can (sort of) determine how people throughout history have died.
Explore the three main ways viruses can be driven to extinction, and dig into the possibility of COVID-19 dying out.
AdultsHealthHistoryHumanScience... Viruses are wildly successful organisms. There are about 100 million times as many virus particles on Earth as there are stars in the observable universe.