4 epidemics that almost happened (but didn't) - George Zaidan
AdultsHistoryIndustryLifeHealthScience What makes for an effective outbreak response? Explore successful systems from around the world that prevented epidemics.
The science of super longevity | Dr. Morgan Levine
AdultsBiologyHumanScienceHealth Science can’t stop aging, but it may be able to slow our epigenetic clocks.
Can I make Chipotle’s Burrito Bowl cheaper, healthier, and better tasting?
AdultsFamilyFilmFoodHealthCooking Can I make Chipotle's Steak Burrito Bowl cheaper, healthier, and better tasting? Let's see.
Your Body Killed Cancer 5 Minutes Ago
AdultsBiologyHealthHumanScience Somewhere in your body, your immune system just quietly killed one of your own cells, stopping it from becoming cancer, and saving your life. It does that all the time.
Ancient Humans Made Millions Of These - We Don’t Know Why
AdultsConstructionHealthHumanHistoryScience The Acheulean handaxe was the most common tool of early humans, but we still don’t know what the heck they used it for.
How to master your sense of smell
AdultsBiologyHumanScienceHealthFood Some perfumers can distinguish individual odors in a fragrance made of hundreds of scents; tea-experts have been known to sniff out the exact location of a particular tea; and the NYC Transit Authority once had a employee responsible only for sniffing out gas leaks.
How to Calm Your Anxiety, From a Neuroscientist
AdultsHealthHumanPsychologyMental HealthNeuroscience What if you could transform your anxiety into something you can actually use during your work day? Neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki shares two evidence-based activities -- breathing and movement -- that can soothe your nervous system and fuel creativity and connection.
You Can’t Actually Die Of Old Age
AdultsBiologyHealthHumanScienceMythology Despite centuries of death records to the contrary, “dying of old age” is not medically possible; instead, it’s just a convenient catch-all.
Your Immune System is More Dangerous than You Think
AdultsBiologyEducationScienceHealth There is this idea floating around that what doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger. That surviving a disease leaves you better off. And it seems to make sense because we have all experienced this.
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.
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.
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.
How to stay calm when you know you'll be stressed
AdultsHealthHumanPsychologyMental HealthSelf You're not at your best when you're stressed. In fact, your brain has evolved over millennia to release cortisol in stressful situations, inhibiting rational, logical thinking but potentially helping you survive, say, being attacked by a lion.
The Future of Public Health: Crash Course Public Health #10
AdultsHealthHistoryHumanEducationFuture We don’t know what the next big scientific breakthrough is going to be or what futuristic diseases we’ll encounter. But when it comes to our health, we actually have a pretty good idea of what could be next.