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Emergence - How Stupid Things Become Smart Together

Adults Animals Nature

How can many stupid things combine to form smart things? How can proteins become living cells? How become lots of ants a colony? What is emergence?

How To Design A Comic Book Page

Adults Art Visual Design

A closer look at how Art Spiegelman designed pages in his comix masterpiece Maus.

The Dangers of Thinking Too Much; And Thinking Too Little

Adults Human Psychology Self

There are dangers associated both with thinking too much - and thinking too little. The trick is to use our minds to access our most sincere, authentic and original thoughts.

Where Do Our Drugs Come From?

Adults Animals Health Human

The incredible chemical weapon-making abilities of fungi, bacteria, and plants have created a diverse array of compounds that are useful to humans.

What Is It Like To Be Deaf?

Adults Disability Health Society

Deafness is not a one size fits all, but what are some things Deaf people might experience?

The Napkin Ring Problem

Adults Math Science

Do you ever come across a math problem that you know is right but no matter how hard you try, you can't wrap your mind around it?

What If You Only Ate Meat?

Adults Food Health

This would take your high protein, paleo, keto diet to a new level

This Particle Breaks Time Symmetry

Adults History Physics Science

Increasing entropy is NOT the only process that's asymmetric in time.

Why do animals form swarms?

Adults Animals Nature

When many individual organisms come together and move as one entity, that's a swarm. From a handful of birds to billions of insects, swarms can be almost any size.

The Cheerios Effect

Adults Food Science

Who knew there was so much science in a bowl of cereal?

Why Pets Have Surprisingly Small Brains

Adults Animals Pets

When we domesticate an animal species, their brains shrink and they freak out less.

Swiss Supermarket's Christmas Ad

Adults Creativity Film

Explore the secret world of grocery store checkout scanners.

World's First Car!

Adults History Technology Automotive

I got to drive the world's first car (replica), patented by Benz in 1886

Why is Herodotus called "The Father of History"? - Mark Robinson

Adults History Society

500 years ago, the writing of history as we know it didn't exist. The past was recorded as a list of events, with little explanation for their causes beyond accepting things as the will of the gods.

Inside an ICE CAVE! - Nature's Most Beautiful Blue

Adults Ecology Nature Science

Where do glaciers and icebergs get their beautiful blue color? This unique blue might be nature's most brilliant, and the color arises in a very special way thanks to some surprising interactions between light and water molecules.

Chicken Breasts That Don't Suck | Basics with Babish

Adults Creativity Food

Chicken breasts: one of the most perplexing pieces of poultry for a new chef in the kitchen. Here's the Basics on how to make juicy, tender, flavorful, and crispy chicken breasts with a rich, lemony pan sauce.

Under the Sea | What's in the Box

Adults Animals Creativity

Kids are guessing what is in the box.

Universal Basic Income Explained - Free Money for Everybody? UBI

Adults Personal Finance Society Work

What the state covered your cost of living, would you still go to work?

How To Be Confident

Adults Self Society

The fastest route to confidence is to stop being so attached to one's dignity and seriousness; and plainly admit that one is - of course - an idiot. We all are.

How Not to be Boring

Adults Creativity Human Society

No one is ever boring: we just seem boring when we haven't learnt the surprisingly easy art of being honest about our vulnerabilities.

How do fish make electricity? - Eleanor Nelsen

Adults Animals Biology Nature

Nearly 350 species of fish have specialized anatomical structures that generate and detect electrical signals. Underwater, where light is scarce, electrical signals offer ways to communicate, navigate, find, and sometimes stun prey. But how do these fish produce electricity? And why? Eleanor Nelsen illuminates the science behind electric fish.