Is Co-Sleeping REALLY Dangerous?
Adults Education
If you've ever taken care of a baby, you might have heard that sleeping on the same bed with them, AKA co-sleeping, is a big no-no. But the research into the ins and outs of bed sharing is more complicated than you might think.
How to Live a Meaningful Life | Brian S. Lowery | TED
Adults Education
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.
What Everyone Gets Wrong About Planes
Adults Education
Myths and misconceptions about planes. Go to https://groundnews.com/Ver to see through media misconceptions and get all sides of every story. Subscribe to save 40% off unlimited access through our link.
FALLOUT's Critical Chemical is REAL
Adults Education
RadAway is arguably the most important chemical in the whole FALLOUT universe. But can you really remove radiation like you do in the games?
Primitive Technology: Water Bellows (uses water instead of leather)
Adults Education
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.
How should we measure intelligence? | Mary-Helen Immordino Yang
Adults Education
Our society has an obsession with quantifying everything, often applying measurements and numerical values where they aren't necessary.
Is Nuclear Power “Too Expensive”?
Adults Education
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?
How to Disagree with Respect — Not Hate | Spencer J. Cox | TED
Adults Education
Spencer J. Cox, Republican governor of the state of Utah in the United States, says that even in these deeply polarized times, it's still possible to disagree without hate or contempt.
These Illusions Fool Almost Everyone
Adults Education
A big thank you to Titus Grenyer over at Pep Organ for showing us around the Sydney Town Hall Organ, to Dr. Diana Deutsch for providing her illusions and insight into the field, to Casey Connor for advice on building sound illusions, and to Dr. Michael Bach for providing the motion-bounce illusion.
Primitive Technology: Polynesian Arrowroot Hashbrown
Adults Education
I made a hashbrown from Polynesian arrowroot. A hashbrown is typically made from potatoes where it is mashed and baked on a pan.
Origins of Color (Trade & Exchange)
Adults Education
How can the color “red” be a global commodity? How can the way a statue stands be a sign of cultural exchange?
Fallout's Cold Fusion Problem
Adults Education
Was #Fallout’s “artifact” really worth transporting a severed head across the wasteland?
The Truth About Petri Dishes
Adults Education
One of the best ways of studying bacteria is to grow them on a petri dish, but only a tiny percentage of bacterial species will grow on them.
Why Monkeys Can Only Count To Four
Adults Education
There’s an island in the Caribbean where David used to perform magic tricks for monkeys.
Why Reality is a “Controlled Hallucination”
Adults Education
There have always been hints that the brain wasn’t evolved to track objective reality, but a new, incredibly popular theory in neuroscience takes everything one step further. Not only is your brain not built for reality, you’ve never even experienced it. Noted Science Zaddy Kyle Hill explains “predictive processing.”
Primitive Technology: Making Charcoal in a Closed Pot
Adults Education
I made charcoal in a clay pot by putting wood in it and heat the pot externally effectively making it like a retort.
The Science of Emotions with Tony Hale
Adults Education
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.
How Does Birth Control Work?
Adults Education
There are huge varieties of birth control methods because there are lots of different ways to disrupt the process of sperm-egg fertilization.
This Black Hole Could be Bigger Than The Universe
Adults Education
Black holes might create infinite universes while destroying time and space.
Primitive Technology: Geopolymer Cement (Ash and Clay)
Adults Education
I have made wood ash cement before under the assumption that it was the calcium in the ash that gave it its cementitious properties...
Plants Are Hardcore: Plant Anatomy & Physiology: Crash Course Biology
Adults Education
Plants may not seem like they’re doing much, but if you look closer, you’ll find a whole world just lurking beyond the surface.