You’re Filled With Microplastics. So What?
AdultsHealthHumanLife...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?
How do bulletproof vests work? - Max G. Levy
AdultsConstructionScienceChemistry...Explore the chemistry behind what makes kevlar so strong, and how this essential synthetic fiber was invented.
The Species That Broke Evolution?
AdultsHealthHistoryScience...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.
Jamie & Gennaro Prawn Linguine
AdultsFamilyFilmFood...Jamie and Gennaro showing just how much they love each other by cooking up this Creamy prawn linguine with smoked pancetta, garlic, rocket & a kiss of red wine! Elegant, delicious and on the table in just 15 minutes... Why are they cooking so good?!
How to Live a Meaningful Life | Brian S. Lowery | TED
AdultsEducationHumanPhilosophy...What makes for a meaningful life? Social psychologist Brian S. Lowery explores three ideas tied to the experience of meaning and shows why simply pursuing personal achievements isn't the best way to find it.
Is AI-Generated Art Original? (Authenticity & Originality)
AdultsArtHistoryTechnology...What’s the line between inspiration and flat-out appropriation?
Why loneliness feels so real, even when it’s not | Kasley Killam
AdultsHealthHumanPsychology...Challenging the loneliness stigma can change your life. Here’s how to start.
Primitive Technology: Water Bellows (uses water instead of leather)
AdultsConstructionCreativityEducation...I built a Water Bellows. It’s an upside-down clay pot with an inlet valve and an outlet spout. The inlet valve is simply a hole in the pot with a leaf plastered to the inside with wet clay so that it forms a one-way flap valve.
The Fastest Ant on Earth | Earth's Great Seasons | BBC Earth
AdultsAnimalsLifeNature...With extra long legs to raise their bodies above the hot ground and silver hair to reflect the sun, silver ants are built for life in the desert. But even they have limits, and being the fastest ant on Earth comes in handy when you have to race to beat the heat.
How should we measure intelligence? | Mary-Helen Immordino Yang
AdultsHumanPsychologySociety...Our society has an obsession with quantifying everything, often applying measurements and numerical values where they aren't necessary.
Is Nuclear Power “Too Expensive”?
AdultsEconomyEducationTechnology...The best argument against nuclear power, maybe the only real argument, is that nuclear power is “too slow” to build and is “too expensive” to finance. Is this true?
5 Ways CRISPR Is About to Change Everything
AdultsBiologyBiotechnologyHuman...CRISPR-based gene therapies are already changing healthcare for things like sickle cell disease. But CRISPR is bigger than just medicine, and it could revolutionize everything from food and agriculture to green energy fuels to plastics.