SciShow
Hydras: Our Immortal, Tentacled Friends
While humans age and die (which is kind of a bummer), it looks like hydras will stay young and fertile forever. Why is this? And what can we learn from these tentacular microscopic organisms?
Be Smart
Can We Get Older Without Aging?
Nothing is guaranteed in life except death, taxes, and entropy. What do other life forms have to teach us about staying alive as we get old, and will we ever conquer death?
SciShow
Why We Age - And How We Can Stop It
Hank hates death, so he helps us understand the process of aging, informs us of how scientists are studying ways to prevent it and brings us the exciting news of current research in longevity... for mice.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why do our bodies age? - Monica Menesini
Human bodies aren't built for extreme aging: our capacity is set at about 90 years. But what does aging really mean, and how does it counteract the body's efforts to stay alive? Monica Menesini details the nine physiological traits that...
TED Talks
TED: The secret to living longer may be your social life | Susan Pinker
The Italian island of Sardinia has more than six times as many centenarians as the mainland and ten times as many as North America. Why? According to psychologist Susan Pinker, it's not a sunny disposition or a low-fat, gluten-free diet...
SciShow
We're One Step Closer to Understanding Aging
Scientists have had a variety of hypotheses about how chemical stress can affect DNA to cause aging, but a new study has just shown the process in action.
TED Talks
TED: Lessons from the longest study on human development | Helen Pearson
For the past 70 years, scientists in Britain have been studying thousands of children through their lives to find out why some end up happy and healthy while others struggle. It's the longest-running study of human development in the...
TED Talks
Sarah-Jayne Blakemore: The mysterious workings of the adolescent brain
Why do teenagers seem so much more impulsive, so much less self-aware than grown-ups? Cognitive neuroscientist Sarah-Jayne Blakemore compares the prefrontal cortex in adolescents to that of adults, to show us how typically "teenage"...
TED Talks
TED: The science of cells that never get old | elizabeth Blackburn
What makes our bodies age ... our skin wrinkle, our hair turn white, our immune systems weaken? Biologist elizabeth Blackburn shares a Nobel Prize for her work finding out the answer, with the discovery of telomerase: an enzyme that...
TED Talks
Bill Gates: How state budgets are breaking US schools
America's school systems are funded by the 50 states. In this fiery talk, Bill Gates says that state budgets are riddled with accounting tricks that disguise the true cost of health care and pensions and weighted with worsening deficits...
TED Talks
TED: What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness | Robert Waldinger
What keeps us happy and healthy as we go through life? If you think it's fame and money, you're not alone - but, according to psychiatrist Robert Waldinger, you're mistaken. As the director of a 75-year-old study on adult development,...
TED Talks
TED: Wisdom from great writers on every year of life | Joshua Prager
As different as we humans are from one another, we all age along the same great sequence, and the shared patterns of our lives pass into the pages of the books we love. In this moving talk, journalist Joshua Prager explores the stages of...
Curated Video
Germany Demographics
New ReviewGermany is one of the most densely populated countries in Europe. In fact, in the Rhine-Ruhr Valley, there are no obvious boundaries between cities. It’s just a mass of urban sprawl. Explore commonalities among German cities, which tend...
Curated Video
How yoga can improve arthritis pain and flexibility
How yoga can improve arthritis pain and flexibility
Curated Video
How Can You Avoid Back Pain?
Sooner or later, most of us will experience some type of back pain. But how much do we really know about how best to deal with it? Play along with our Everwell Challenge to check out your back facts. Are they in line or out of whack? 1....
Curated Video
How to Use DHEA
Howcast - A hormone made in the adrenal glands, DHEA levels decrease after age 30. Supplementing with DHEA has been thought to slow aging, help in weight loss, build muscle, and improve overall health.
Curated Video
How to Green Your Beauty Routine
Howcast - Learn how to green your beauty routine with this Howcast video featuring Alegre of Green and Greener.
Curated Video
Is Beer Aged?
Howcast -Learn if beer is aged from expert Katherine Kyle in this Howcast video.
Curated Video
Sour Beer
Howcast -Learn all about sour beer from expert Katherine Kyle in this Howcast video.
Curated Video
Top 3 Anti-Aging Tips
Howcast - Learn the top three anti-aging tips from organic beauty products expert Spirit Demerson in this Howcast beauty video.
Curated Video
How to Appear Younger than You Really Are
Sure, you could hit the gym, eat your veggies, and get plastic surgery—but what can you do that doesn't suck? Lots of things, actually.
Curated Video
SpaceX readies launch of first all-private crew of astronauts to International Space Station
It will be the first all-private group of astronauts to use the space station for its intended purpose as an orbiting laboratory.
Curated Video
SpaceX launches first all-private crew of astronauts to International Space Station
The team will carry out science experiments onboard, including research on brain health, cardiac stem cells, cancer and ageing.
Curated Video
Wish Of A Lifetime Foundation Makes Elders' Dreams Come True
Wishes connect seniors to people, purpose, and passions to eliminate feelings of isolation and help them live vibrant, purposeful lives. The Wish of A Lifetime turns wishes into reality. For founder Jeremy Bloom, inspired by his...