How Everyday Interactions Shape Your Future
AdultsHumanLifeSelfPsychologyPersonal Finance... A few words can change the course of a life; they have the power to shrink, expand or transform someone's identity -- even your own. Social psychologist Mesmin Destin explores how everyday interactions and experiences play a powerful part in who we become, sharing the key moments and messages that can inspire us to grow into our best selves.
The man who lost his sense of touch
AdultsBiologyHealthHumanNeuroscienceScience... 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
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.
how to discover your dream career
AdultsHumanLifeSelfEducation... 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.
What if you experienced every human life in history?
AdultsHistoryHumanLifePhilosophySociety... 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
AdultsHow-toHumanPsychologyEducationParentingMental 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
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.
When are you actually an adult? - Shannon Odell
AdultsHistoryHumanLifePsychology... 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
AdultsEducationHumanScienceLanguageCulture... 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?
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.
Who are you, really? The puzzle of personality | Brian Little
AdultsHumanPsychologySelf What makes you, you? Psychologists like to talk about our traits, or defined characteristics that make us who we are.
Saving Wild Salmon Populations
AdultsAnimalsHistoryHumanEnvironmentWildlifeFilm... 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?
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.