The terrifying ways that social media is altering teenage brains | Clare Morell: Full Interview
Adults Mental Health Social Media TechnologySmartphones and social media are hijacking our younger generation’s childhood and development in a frightening way. Clare Morell, researcher and author of The Tech Exit, is sounding the alarm.
Iryna speaks about her experience taking Smrt IELTS in Vancouver.
Adults Smrt Ad Education Language CultureIryna took two months of Smrt IELTS preparation at the Canadian College of English Language. Many students who are in the last one or two years of their secondary school take an IELTS course to prepare for entrance into university.
We Didn’t Evolve Color Vision to See Color
Adults Biology Communication Evolution NatureFrom birds of paradise (the bird) to birds of paradise (the flower), nature is full of colorful life. And these colors can communicate a bunch of different messages.
Pole to Pole with Will Smith | Official Trailer | National Geographic
Adults Adventure Nature TravelFive years in the making, pole to pole with will smith follows Will across all seven continents, taking him from the icefields of Antarctica to the jungles of the Amazon, the mountains of the Himalayas, the deserts of Africa, the islands of the Pacific and the icebergs of the Arctic.
How to Unlock Your Flirting Superpowers | Francesca Hogi | TED
Adults Communication Relationships SelfWhat's the right way to flirt?
Do Mushrooms Benefit from Being Hallucinogenic?
Adults Biology Nature PsychedelicsNobody knows why some mushrooms are psychedelic. I mean, we know that they contain a compound called psilocybin, which messes with the brain chemistry of lots of animals, including humans.
Inside the Mind of a Newborn Baby | Claudia Passos Ferreira | TED
Adults Life Neuroscience PsychologyWhat if newborn babies are more aware than we ever imagined?
How Connected We Are
Adults Psychology SocietySomething Strange Happens When You Trace How Connected We Are
Primitive Technology: Wood ash & crushed terracotta mortar
Adults Construction Crafts DIY TechnologyI made mortar from wood ash and crushed terracotta and then used it to mortar bricks together. The ash from previous brick firings was formed into pellets and re-fired in the kiln to calcine it.
AI Is Ruining Death Now, Too | Incognito Mode | WIRED
Adults Artificial Intelligence HumanThe ability to communicate with the dead. Immortality. Conquering death and breaking down the impenetrable barrier between the living and departed: it’s something humans have long strived for.