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How to master your sense of smell

Adults Biology Human Science Health Food

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.

The man who lost his sense of touch

Adults Biology Health Human Neuroscience Science

Explore the science behind how your body and brain process different sensations like touch, pain, temperature, and spatial awareness.

How to Calm Your Anxiety, From a Neuroscientist

Adults Health Human Psychology Mental Health Neuroscience

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.

The Best Way to Boost Your Immune System

Adults Biology Health Human Wellness

There is this idea floating around that what doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger.

You Can’t Actually Die Of Old Age

Adults Biology Health Human Science Mythology

Despite centuries of death records to the contrary, “dying of old age” is not medically possible; instead, it’s just a convenient catch-all.

how to discover your dream career

Adults Human Life Self Education

Choosing a career is such a stressful endeavour... I still struggle with it every day. But this is the exercise that has helped me get more clarity about what I want to do in life.

The Habit That Could Improve Your Career

Adults Education Human Psychology Self Health

Paul Catchlove believes strongly in the power of reflection.

The Disease You Will Never Survive

Adults Biology Genetics Human Health Science Neuroscience

A simple mis-folding in a certain brain protein causes a disease for which we have no cure.

What if you experienced every human life in history?

Adults History Human Life Philosophy Society

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

Adults How-to Human Psychology Education Parenting Mental 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.

All the Ways Ice Baths Affect the Body | WIRED

Adults Education Health Human Wellness

Everyone seems to be cold plunging, or at the very least, watching other people do it.

160,439 People Agree With Me, 64,831 Disagree

Adults History Human Psychology

For decades, the Sleeping Beauty Problem has divided people between two answers.

How James Gandolfini Navigates Emotion

Adults Art Creativity Human Culture Politics Philosophy

The Nerdwriter is a series of video essays about art, culture, politics, philosophy and more.

What causes cavities? - Mel Rosenberg

Adults Education Health Human Science History

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.

When are you actually an adult? - Shannon Odell

Adults History Human Life Psychology

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

Adults Education Human Science Language Culture

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?

Adults Health Human Science

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.

How to deal with rejection

Adults Human Psychology Science Mental Health Self

Dig into the psychology of why rejection causes us pain, and explore strategies to cope with this common experience.

Who are you, really? The puzzle of personality | Brian Little

Adults Human Psychology Self

What makes you, you? Psychologists like to talk about our traits, or defined characteristics that make us who we are.

Saving Wild Salmon Populations

Adults Animals History Human Environment Wildlife Film

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.

When Was The Worst Time In History To Die?

Adults Health History Human Science

By combining historical demography and epidemiology, we can (sort of) determine how people throughout history have died.