In 1970, neurosurgeon Robert White and his team carted two monkeys into an operating room to conduct an ambitious experiment. The objective was to connect the head of Monkey A to the body of Monkey B, in what he considered a whole-body...

There’s been some big news in neuron science this week as individuals suffering paralysis regain mobility and music might have a secret that gets us to dance.

We usually think of 'hacking' as a bad thing, but scientists are working on ways to hack the brain that will greatly benefit people with prosthetics, and maybe someday people with paralysis.

Venomous snakes produce some of the world’s deadliest substances, so they have to be pretty careful about how they use it. But what happens if they accidentally inject themselves with their own harmful cocktail?

If we’ve had vaccines for the polio virus for almost 70 years, why haven’t we been able to fully eradicate it from the globe? Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him)

You might think that you’re pretty familiar with your body, but it turns out that our bodies still have some surprises for us!

Most people know that they don't need their appendix, but what other organs can humans live without?

SciShow gives you latest in science news, including what "unstoppable" melting in Antarctica really means, and how you can help scientists increase the awesome through the 2014 Longitude Prize.

Modern medicine is wonderful, but even in a world where open-heart surgery and brain-scanning headsets sound almost mundane, some medical advances do truly seem like science fiction. From robot-assisted microsurgery to reanimated organs,...

Melinda Gates makes a provocative case: What can nonprofits learn from mega-corporations like Coca-Cola, whose global network of marketers and distributors ensures that every remote village wants -- and can get -- an ice-cold Coke? Maybe...

The hard choices -- what we most fear doing, asking, saying -- are very often exactly what we need to do. How can we overcome self-paralysis and take action? Tim Ferriss encourages us to fully envision and write down our fears in detail,...

What if you could control digital devices using just the power of thought? That's the incredible promise behind the Stentrode -- an implantable brain-computer interface that collects and wirelessly transmits information directly from the...

Psychologist Barry Schwartz takes aim at a central tenet of western societies: freedom of choice. In Schwartz's estimation, choice has made us not freer but more paralyzed, not happier but more dissatisfied.

We usually think of 'hacking' as a bad thing, but scientists are working on ways to hack the brain that will greatly benefit people with prosthetics, and maybe someday people with paralysis.

Vilayanur Ramachandran tells us what brain damage can reveal about the connection between celebral tissue and the mind, using three startling delusions as examples.

This video explores the concept of choice paralysis, where the abundance of options leads to difficulty in decision-making. It suggests overcoming this by lowering expectations and limiting choices to reduce stress and save time. By...

These 8 amazing athletes will inspire you with their stories of adversity and how they didn't let anything stand in their way of success!



1) Nate Loomis was paralyzed below the waist in a 1998 body surfing...

8 years ago, Bill Kochevar's life changed drastically. While on a 150-mile bike ride, Bill collided with a mail truck; the accident resulted in him becoming a quadriplegic. Bill thought he'd never be able to move or do...

Estella, the Guinea Pig has had a very traumatic life. 2 years ago she and her friend Pip were abandoned by her owners; injured and left on the side of the road in Stockholm, CA. It was soon discovered that Estella was paralyzed....

Have you ever noticed that Teresa never stands up or walks? That's because Teresa is a paraplegic and confined to a wheelchair.



On this emotional and revealing episode of Mom & Me, Teresa tells us the heart-wrenching...

Clark's Botanicals' beauty products were born out of tragedy when company founder Francesco Clark, who then worked at Harper's Bazaar, suffered a crippling spinal cord injury after diving into the shallow end of a swimming pool...

Howcast - Learn the difference between a seizure and a stroke from Steve Wolf, MD and Patty McGoldrick, NP in this Howcast video.

Three men who thought they lost it all have taken their lives back and are sailing for their country. Rick Doerr, Brad Kendell and Hugh Freund all experienced some tragedy that left them paralyzed in some form. While their...

Rachel Kroener has never let Cerebral Palsy stop her from achieving anything. "A disability just limits you to a chair," she noted, "but a chair doesn't limit you - only your attitude can!"



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