What If You ONLY Ate Fish?
Adults Human
Something seems fishy here. (It's this episode)
Why should you read “The God of Small Things” by Arundhati Roy?
Adults Human
Dig into Arundhati Roy’s “The God of Small Things,” and follow the story of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by society’s “Love Laws.”
What Was Being An Adult Like In The 70s?
Adults Human
What was being an adult like in the 1970s? Did boomers have an easier time living?
How do viruses jump from animals to humans?
Adults Human
Discover the science of how viruses can jump from one species to another and the deadly epidemics that can result from these pathogens.
Insane Way El Chapo Escaped Prison
Adults Human
How did Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán manage to escape the Mexican prison? How long did his men dig the tunnel?
Why Do We Cringe?
Adults Human
I posted cringe, but it's educational!
Tiny Bombs in your Blood - The Complement System
Adults Human
One of the key players of our immune system is the complement system. An army of millions and trillions of tiny bombs, which work together in a complex and elegant dance to stop intruders in your body.
What's The Dirtiest Room In Your House?
Adults Human
We're talking about germs, okay? How gross are we talking?
The Bacteria That Made Life Possible Are Now Killing Us
Adults Human
Thanks to the St. Croix Watershed Research Station for sponsoring this video!
A brief history of cannibalism
Adults Human
Human cannibalism is a lot more common than you might think. Dive into its complex history and see its uses in medicine, cultural rituals and in times of survival.
Ancient Rome’s most notorious doctor
Adults Human
Learn about the Greek physician and philosopher Galen of Pergamon, whose experiments and discoveries changed medicine.
Why Apollo Astronauts Trained at a Nuclear Test Site
Adults Human
Apollo astronauts trained in nuclear bomb craters at the Nevada National Security Site. But why?Thanks Audible!
This Country Has Something Everyone Else Wants
Adults Human
Thanks to the University of Minnesota for sponsoring this video! http://twin-cities.umn.edu/
Morocco has 3/4 of the world’s known reserves of rock phosphate, our main source of phosphorus, so Morocco may be key to our long-term ability to grow food.
Is the EU Democratic? Does Your Vote Matter?
Adults Human
Being a citizen of the European Union means that many aspects of our lives are regulated by a weird entity. It feels like a huge bureaucracy is making decisions over our heads. How democratic is the EU really and does your vote actually affect anything?
The Dunning-Kruger Effect
Adults Human
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?
Adults Human
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?