You’re Filled With Microplastics. So What?
Adults Health
Plastic pollution has been called “one of the greatest environmental challenges of the 21st century.” Billions of tons of it has entered the ecosystem, and entered YOU, in the form of so-called “microplastics.” But are microplastics actually bad?
The Species That Broke Evolution?
Adults Health
The ancestors of gars, horseshoe crabs and coelacanths looked almost the same as their modern relatives. Darwin called species like these “living fossils'' because they seem like they are evolutionarily frozen in time. But Darwin was wrong.
Fever Feels Horrible, but is Actually Awesome!
Adults Health
Fever feels bad. So we take medication to suppress it – but is this a good idea? It turns out fever is one of the oldest defenses against disease.
Why loneliness feels so real, even when it’s not | Kasley Killam
Adults Health
Challenging the loneliness stigma can change your life. Here’s how to start.
Why is it so dangerous to step on a rusty nail? - Louise Thwaites
Adults Health
Explore how a toxin-producing bacterium causes tetanus, and how to identify its common symptoms and best prevention practices.
Jewel: Clear perception is the way to psychological strength
Adults Health
@jewel says denying the truth cost her years of her life. This is how she shifted her perception to see truth more clearly and regain her strength.
How Skin, Snot, and Cells Keep Us Healthy: Animal Defense Systems: Crash Course Biology #45
Adults Health
The world is full of microbes and viruses that can get us sick, but we’ve got an Avengers-style defense system ready to take them on.
The Science of Emotions with Tony Hale
Adults Health
Emotions, please take center stage 🌟 Our friend Tony Hale is in our signature National Geographic yellow chair to chat with Dr. Lisa Damour about the science of emotions.
Can you transplant a head to another body?
Adults Health
Follow a neurosurgeon's attempts to perform a head transplant, and dig into the ethical and biological questions the procedure raises.
Why People Prefer More Pain
Adults Health
A massive thank you to Rayner Moss for recreating the experiment equipment and making this shoot happen.
Smoking is Awesome
Adults Health
We need to have an honest conversation about smoking: The problem with smoking is that it is way more than just a physical addiction.
How to increase your happiness
Adults Health
Dig into the benefits of practicing gratitude in your everyday life, and discover how being thankful can impact your happiness.
Cardiologist Answers Heart Questions From Twitter
Adults Health
Cardiologist Dr. Sunil Rao answers your questions about the heart from Twitter. How do you measure your maximum heart rate?
We're Probably Going to Cure MS
Adults Health
You've probably heard of multiple sclerosis, especially if you're a fan of The West Wing. But can we ever cure MS? Yes. But also, no. But also, probably? It's complicated.
Psychiatrists Can't Agree About This New Disorder
Adults Health
Prolonged grief disorder recently debuted in both of the two manuals that clinicians use to diagnose psychological conditions. But the DSM and the ICD don't completely agree on what it is.
Why Steve-O risked his life over, and over, and over again
Adults Health
You know Steve-O. Now meet Steve Glover, as the professional stuntman talks to us about pain, insecurity, and never finding contentment.
Do Gut Microbes Control Your Personality? | Kathleen McAuliffe | TED
Adults Health
Biologist Kathleen McAuliffe dives into new research that suggests certain bacteria in your gut can influence major parts of who you are, from your personality to life-changing neurological disorders.
Can you trust your memory? This neuroscientist isn’t so sure | André Fenton
Adults Health
There are three kinds of memory that all work together to shape your reality. Neuroscientist André Fenton explains.
Keep Calm And Recover From Surgery Faster
Adults Health
Can keeping calm before a surgery reduce negative outcomes? More than one study says "Yes."
The #1 antidote to aging | Daniel Lieberman, Morgan Levine & more
Adults Health
5 health experts, including Harvard professor Daniel Lieberman, share the exact ways exercise can lead to a healthier lifespan.
The time I was a human incubator
Adults Health
Premature babies majorly benefit from skin-to-skin contact with a parent –also known as “kangaroo care”– because it reduces infections and hypothermia and increases weight gain and parental involvement.