Curated Video
What Most People Get Wrong About Abortion
On June 24, 2022 the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and we are SHOOK. The abortion debate is divided along party lines, and steeped in a cloud of myths. What’s science and what’s science fiction? We’ve got the truth about...
Curated Video
Foetal Sac Surgery Before the Baby is Even Born
What do we do if the foetal sac tears during pregnancy? Doctors can do surgery on a foetus before it’s born. That’s amazing. But, to do this, they need to pierce the sac that holds the amniotic fluid around the foetus. Patching up this...
Institute of Human Anatomy
Let’s Look at a Real Placenta
In this video, Let’s Look at a Real Placenta
Curated Video
GCSE Physics - Ultrasound #74
This video covers: - The idea that ultrasound is just sound with a frequency over 20,000 Hz - How we can generate ultrasound - How we use ultrasound to view foetuses in prenatal scanning - How we use ultrasound to check the quality of...
Neuro Transmissions
My baby's brain from conception to birth
What happens to your brain BEFORE birth? Growing an entire mind in nine months is a pretty enormous accomplishment! A baby's brain goes from just a couple of cells to a neuron-dense powerhouse. But what does the brain development of a...
Healthcare Triage
Drinking Alcohol During Pregnancy
Drinking during pregnancy is roundly frowned upon, for good reason. It's a huge risk factor for lots of post-natal problems. But prevention can be counter intuitive. Strong prohibitions and punitive measures for pregnant women who drink...
The Economist
Ireland: divided by abortion
Abortion is banned in Ireland in almost all circumstances, including rape and incest. On May 25th voters will have their say in a referendum that could repeal the ban.
Next Animation Studio
Zika outbreak: How the Zika virus damages the brain
Three new experiments studying how Zika affects a developing fetus could provide proof of a causal link between the outbreak in Brazil and the spate of birth defects in babies that followed. The Los Angeles Times reports that the...
Healthcare Triage
Weight Gain, Low-Calorie Sweeteners, and Responsible Translation of Research
A press release on a recently published scientific study has been catching clicks with the headline “low-calorie sweeteners do not mean low risk for infants, new research shows the impact ‘diet’ ingredients have on body weight and gut...
Curated Video
Belly Buttons: From Umbilical Cords to Fashion Statements
From science to style, the belly button has long played a prominent role in human development and culture. Learn about the medical and cultural significance of this scar left from the umbilical cord severed at birth.
Curated Video
What Happens When You Marry Someone Without Knowing Their Blood Group?
There are many things to keep in mind when choosing your life partner. One such thing is the blood group. We don’t think of this at first, but differences in blood groups can lead to complications. More specifically, these problems can...
ShortCutsTv
The Ethics of Abortion: When Does Life Begin?
The controversies surrounding abortion involve a clash between two fundamental rights: the right of the unborn child, or foetus, and the rights of the mother. This film begins with the storm created by leading case of Roe vs Wade and...
Institute of Art and Ideas
Are mental differences between the sexes real?
Many neuroscientists believe disorders of the mind will be solved when we understand the differences between the male and female brain. Yet is is frequently argued that men and women are not born but made. Are mental differences between...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Husnaa Hashim - 'Honey Sequence'
Husnaa Hashim is the 2017-2018 Youth Poet Laureate of Philadelphia, and author of the poetry collection Honey Sequence. She is a sophomore at the University of Pennsylvania from West Philadelphia and Gaithersburg, Maryland. Husnaa has...
JJ Medicine
Vasa Previa (Obstetrical Condition) | Causes, Risk Factors, Signs & Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Vasa Previa (Obstetrical Condition) | Causes, Risk Factors, Signs & Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment Vasa previa is an obstetrical condition involving unprotected fetal blood vessels that cross over the opening of the cervix, which can...
Curated Video
Pregnancy Vocabulary - English Like A Native
Learn pregnancy vocabulary. English Like A Native brings you all the important phrases and vocabulary you will need when talking about pregnancy. Learn phrases like 'up the duff' and 'bun in the oven' as well as some of the common...
Curated Video
The Cell Cycle and Stem Cells: Understanding the Process and Potential Uses
This video explains the different stages of the cell cycle and how stem cells differentiate to form various cell types. It starts by discussing the structure of chromosomes and then moves onto describing the three stages of the cell...
TLDR News
Texas' Anti-Abortion Heartbeat Law: Can Biden Stop It? - TLDR News
Texas' heartbeat law is a new controversial piece of legislation that cracks down hard on abortion access, making it virtually impossible. Biden's administration isn't exactly keen on that, and have blocked the bill thus far. So in this...
TLDR News
Conservative Supreme Court Justices have 3 Chances to Stop Progressives - TLDR News
This Supreme Court has an important term ahead of them, three cases which could allow the Conservative justices on the court to roll back progressive's actions. So in this video we unpack the 3 cases which cover gun control, abortion...
Curated Video
Four Ways Your Immune System Learns to Attack EVERYTHING!
You’re infected. Something harmful is in your body and you gotta get rid of it. In this video, I’m gonna talk about four ways your immune system attacks everything.
Healthcare Triage
Many New Abortion Restrictions Misunderstand Miscarriages
Several states have recently passed or considered strict limitations on abortion. Some of these laws are crafted in a way that misunderstands the nature of pregnancy and the risks of miscarriages. These laws leave room for women who have...
FuseSchool
Down's Syndrome
You might know, or have seen somebody with Down’s syndrome, but in this video, you are going to learn what it is and why it happens. Down’s syndrome is caused by a change in the DNA. You probably remember that any change in the structure...
FuseSchool
IVF
Most babies are conceived by a sperm fertilising an egg, and the foetus growing inside the mother’s uterus. But sometimes this is not possible; one or both parents might have fertility problems For lots of different reasons, some parents...