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.
All the Ways Ice Baths Affect the Body | WIRED
AdultsEducationHealthHumanWellness... Everyone seems to be cold plunging, or at the very least, watching other people do it.
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.
Which Healthcare System is Best?
AdultsHealthHistoryHumanPolitics... Are you ready for the understatement of the century? Health care is complicated. Across the 200 or so countries on Earth, there are a lot of different ways people receive health care.
How Laws Affect Your Health: Crash Course Public Health
AdultsHealthLifePoliticsSociety... If you’ve been paying attention to the news since, oh, say, 2020, then you’ll no doubt be aware that public health policy can often create tension.
The Deadliest Virus on Earth
AdultsHealthHumanScienceNatureHistory... In the 1970s thousands of Chickenheads rained from the sky in Europe, making foxes and other wildlife confused and very happy. Why?
15 Minute Cities
AdultsHealthHumanLifeCities... Warsaw is often deemed as a great city to live in. However, it can be made even better if a simple concept-called the 15 minute city-is implemented.
How Horses Save Humans From Snake Bites
AdultsAnimalsNatureScienceHealth... To make antivenom, you first need to collect venom from the world’s most deadly snakes.
How Many People Did Nuclear Energy Kill? Nuclear Death Toll
AdultsEducationEnvironmentHistoryEnergyHealthScience... Nuclear energy creates an uneasy feeling of danger for many people: ancient and dangerous minerals are concentrated to awaken seemingly unnatural powers, creating toxic elements that, if they escape, can and have killed people in horrible ways. How many people has nuclear energy killed and how?
A brief history of divorce - Rod Phillips
AdultsHealthHistoryLife Dig into the complicated history of divorce— from the earliest known divorce laws in ancient Mesopotamia to modern day.
How to Only Sleep 2 Hours Per Day
AdultsHealthHumanScienceProductivitySelf... You've decided it's time you accomplished some of those life goals you've talked about, but with your crammed schedule of scrolling social media and video games, it leaves you with little time to do much else.