Instructional Video5:23
SciShow

3 Things We Can Do to Stop Ebola

12th - Higher Ed
SciShow News explains the science behind the latest efforts to stop the spread of ebola: including airport screenings, treatments for patients, and developments in the search for a vaccine.
Instructional Video4:13
SciShow

How To Make Antivenom

12th - Higher Ed
Bitten by a venomous snake? There's hope! French scientist Albert Calmette developed the first snake antivenom in the late 1890s, and did such a good job that we use his technique to this day. Antivenom works by stimulating the...
Instructional Video2:47
SciShow

Human Connectome

12th - Higher Ed
Hank briefs us on a fascinating project that aims to map the anatomical and functional pathways of the brain - a neural network called the human connectome.
Instructional Video3:23
The Daily Conversation

Human-Animal Chimeras, The Future of Medicine?

6th - Higher Ed
An ethically questionable new genetic technique attempts to grow human organs inside of pigs.
Instructional Video11:53
PBS

HIV/AIDS: What Can We Learn From America's Last Epidemic?

12th - Higher Ed
America's last major epidemic was the HIV/AIDS crisis of 1980s and 1990s. In order to better understand our current circumstances, Danielle is looking back at the legacies of action and inaction surrounding HIV/AIDS and how the...
Instructional Video6:03
Nature League

Should We Keep Using Lab Rats? The Debate Over Model Organisms

6th - 8th
This week on Nature League, Brit discusses the concept of model organisms and offers some arguments for and against their use. Get your Critically Endangered Sharks poster here! Only on sale through May 30th.
Instructional Video9:35
Neuro Transmissions

UCSD Scientists Explain How They Spend NIH Funds

12th - Higher Ed
President Trumpês proposed budget will cut $7 billion in NIH funding - over 20% of the total NIH budget. You might be wondering, where does that NIH money get spent? This week, we interviewed some UCSD Neuroscientists to tell you about...
Instructional Video8:41
Neuro Transmissions

How the NIH Funds American Science

12th - Higher Ed
President Trumpês proposed budget will cut $7 billion in NIH funding - over 20% of the total NIH budget. You might be wondering, where does NIH money go? This week, we heard from scientists across the country about their NIH funded...
Instructional Video7:05
Healthcare Triage

Women and Minorities Get Fewer NIH Research Grants

Higher Ed
The peer review process for awarding NIH grants has some problems. Less money is being awarded, and the buying power of the NIH has declined. What's going on with the peer review system?
Instructional Video8:13
Neuro Transmissions

What Are Overhead Payments?

12th - Higher Ed
The administration has proposed a cut of nearly $6 billion to the NIH budget in 2018. They say that no research will be directly affected because the NIH budget will trim –inefficient,” "wasteful" overhead payments. But what are those...
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What I Do and How Much I Make

9th - 10th
Dr. Matthew Goers shares how he is using his medical training and passion for public health to combat diseases around the world. Learn about his joint roles as an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer for the Centers for Disease Control...