Curated Video
Newsy's Latest Health News
A new report finds life expectancy in U.S. dropped by one year during the COVID pandemic. The White House will spend $1.6B to expand COVID testing.
Curated Video
Newsy's Latest Headlines
A date is set for next hearing in the impeachment process, a House panel sues two Trump administration officials and U.S. life expectancy is falling.
Curated Video
Newsy’s Latest Headlines
Next impeachment hearings scheduled, storms cause travel delays for Thanksgiving and life expectancy in U.S. falls.
Bloomberg
Why Middle-Aged White Men Are Dying at a Faster Rate
Mar.27 -- Angus Deaton, Nobel laureate and Princeton University professor, discusses midlife mortality rates among white males in the U.S. with Bloomberg's Joe Weisenthal on "What'd You Miss?"
Veritasium
How Long Will You Live?
Cells only divide a specific number of times before they die at the end of the division cycle. This molecular clock is the culprit of aging. A video explores the concept with a trip to New York to discuss the phenomenon with a leading...
TED-Ed
Why Do Animals Have Such Different Lifespans?
Is it true that larger animals have longer lifespans than smaller animals? Does an animal's habitat help shape the length of its life? And does the ability to adapt and evolve allow living things to expand their lifespans? Watch a...
Crash Course
The Economics of Death
Does an increased lifespan help to sustain the economy, or do healthcare costs for people who live longer negate that benefit? Learn about the economics of dying, being buried, and the other ways the end of one's life can be quite...
TED-Ed
At What Moment Are You Dead?
When is a person no longer living? This question has been puzzled over for millennia, but is there a clear answer? Watch as this video examines the biological line separating life and death.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: How Was the Modern World Created?
This video looks at three forces of change that gather momentum and help create the modern world, transforming the biosphere. [11:22]
Crash Course
Crash Course Sociology #43: Population Health
This episode continues the unit on health with a discussion of some of the indicators that help us measure health for different populations. We'll also explore three contributors to health disparities: individual factors like genetics,...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Life Expectancy Dips for Some in the Us
We'll talk with one of the authors of a new study that finds that for some people, in some parts of the US, life expectancy is on the way down, not up.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Population Growth: Lesson 2
This lesson will explain the determinants of population growth. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Population Growth."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Population Growth: Lesson 3
This lesson will explain the determinants of population growth. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Population Growth."