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Can you spot the problem with these headlines?

AdultsBusinessHumanMedia...
Puzzle through a set of hypothetical health studies and headlines and see if you can spot what’s misleading about the headline.

The Dunning-Kruger Effect

AdultsCultureHumanPsychology...
The Dunning-Kruger Effect was first described in a 1999 paper by David Dunning and Justin Kruger.

The Side Effects of Vaccines - How High is the Risk?

AdultsHealthHumanScience
Vaccines are one of our best tools to prevent dangerous diseases, but they come with side effects. So would it be safer not to vaccinate?

Can a Virus Get a Virus?

AdultsBiologyHealthHuman...
Can a virus get a virus?

The Secrets of Extreme Breath Holding

AdultsBiologyHealthHuman...
Humans can hold our breath longer than we think by taking advantage of our body’s innate survival instincts - and then ignoring them.

The real reason conspiracy theories work

AdultsHistoryHumanPsychology...
Here's why we've evolved to fall for conspiracy theories.

What Happens If Your Stomach Gets Removed?

AdultsBiologyHealthHuman...
Can you survive without a stomach? What happens when your stomach is gone?

How to biohack your cells to fight cancer

AdultsBiologyHumanScience...
Check out the science of biohacking, where biologists go into a patient’s genetic code and reprogram their immune system to recognize and fight cancer cells.

Why Is Lyme Disease Getting Worse?

AdultsHealthHumanWorld...
Lyme disease is spreading like wildfire around the world.

People are Manipulating You on Facebook

AdultsHumanPsychologyTechnology...
Thank you Facebook for being so open to this discussion.

What Is Social Anxiety Disorder?

AdultsHumanPsychologyRelationships...
Social Anxiety Disorder is real. What happens when you have it?

Under the Dark Skies

AdultsHumanNatureSpace...
National Geographic partnered with the International Dark-Sky Association to provide families with a true ‘dark sky’ observatory experience, free from the artificial light prevalent in city and suburban communities.

What If You Only Drank Milk?

AdultsAnimalsHealthHuman...
Milk is good for you.....right?

A Senegalese Wrestler Trains to Become the ‘King of the Arena’

AdultsCultureHistoryHuman...
In this west African country, wrestling is not just a sport, but a chance at a better life.

What If We Detonated All Nuclear Bombs at Once?

AdultsLifeScienceWorld...
What happens if we make a huge pile from all 15,000 nuclear bombs and pull the trigger? And what happens if we make an even bigger pile?

Primitive Technology: Grass thatch, Mud hut

AdultsCreativityHumanNature...
Primitive Technology: Grass thatch, Mud hut - Creating a grass thatch, mud hut from scratch.

You Are A Fish

AdultsAnimalsHumanNature...
With our current understanding of evolutionary history and our strategy of cladistic naming, if we wanted to have both goldfish and sharks under a single group called "fish", then mammals must also be called fish.

How Do You Survive Being Trapped In Space? ft. William Osman

AdultsHealthHumanSpace...
William Osman and Blocko are trapped on the international space station for this episode of Deblocked! How do you survive trapped in space?

Can You Survive An Elevator Fall By Jumping?

AdultsHumanPhysicsScience...
Your monthly dose of hypothetical physics scenarios is here, and today we’re dropping Stu, several times, from the top of skyscraper.

The Origin of Consciousness

AdultsHumanPhilosophyPsychology...
Consciousness is perhaps the biggest riddle in nature. In the first part of this three part video series, we explore the origins of consciousness and take a closer look on how unaware things became aware.

Why Do We Go Bald? / What Causes Hair Loss?

AdultsHealthHumanScience
We take a comprehensive look at the causes of hair loss, and explore the misconceptions behind one of modern man’s daily worries.