If you've ever watched a video of someone doing some crazy parkour daredevil stuff, you might have wondered how they're still in the gene pool. But it turns out that all that dangerous behavior may be a pretty good thing after all, and...

One of game theory's most famous quandaries is the Tragedy of the Commons. But, through her years of research, Nobel Prize winner, Elinor Ostrom, showed us that we're not doomed to tragedy after all.



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Whether we’re talking about tigers, trees, or tarantulas, evolution happens at the level of the population. In this episode of Crash Course Biology, we’ll find out how natural selection, gene flow, genetic drift, and other processes...

Allyson Felix highlights the importance of addressing mental health in sports, advocating for improved resources like therapy and coaching training to create healthier environments for athletes. She emphasizes the need to reduce stigma,...

You're familiar with the story: a sperm and an egg meet to create an embryo, which has the potential to give rise to new life. But what if you could create a sperm or egg from any cell, even a single skin cell? Biologist Katsuhiko...

President and founder of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media Ian Bremmer discusses the potential for emerging leaders in American politics who can build bridges, citing a few modern figures as examples. While he acknowledges a new generation...

A group of strangers have gathered to design a just society. To ensure none of them rig the system, they’ve been placed under a veil of ignorance. Under this veil, they’re blind to information about age, sex, profession, wealth,...

One in three workers globally will see their jobs disrupted by AI and tech advancements this decade — but there's a way to stay ahead of the curve. Skill-building strategist Sagar Goel shares practical examples from a partnership with...

What does it mean to be an active citizen? It's about more than just voting and paying taxes, says social entrepreneur Gabriel Marmentini. He explains why we can't rely on the state alone to solve all our problems — and presents the four...

Autoimmune diseases like lupus disproportionately affect women five to one. Researchers have finally pinpointed a unique silencing gene on the X chromosome that may help explain why.



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The Jan. 6 investigation is the largest FBI operation in history. More than 1200 people have been charged and over 900 convicted. But it has stretched the bureau’s resources and has often had to rely on the work of citizen investigators...

Have you ever seen cat pheromones, sometimes branded as Feliway, that promise to address problem behaviors like cat scratching, fighting, and stress? These products are based on real science. But do they work?

The longest-living group of freshwater fish has been discovered... in a desert. Thanks to humans stocking artificial lakes, and to some awesome citizen scientists, we've learned that buffalofish can easily live to a hundred years old.

Almost 30 million Americans will have an eating disorder in their lifetime. During the pandemic, the number of people seeking treatment has jumped. But as Amna Nawaz reports, eating disorders are often overlooked in people of color.

Everything our bodies do— whether physical or mental— uses energy. Studies have found that many individuals seem to have a daily threshold for making decisions, and an extended period of decision-making can lead to cognitive exhaustion....

A person's chronological age doesn't tell us much about the health of their body's various systems. That's why scientists are beginning to study biological ages, and it turns out there may be a lot of them. <br/>

Could the tech industry's complex algorithms support people during their darkest times, rather than just deliver targeted ads? Drawing from his own experience with depression, global mental health researcher Sandersan Onie shows how...

Hank delves into the scientific reasons behind why we are attracted to the people we're attracted to. It's complicated.

We know modern day healthcare to be a world of expensive premiums, long wait times and frustrating hospital bills. However health care has existed long before insurance premiums and online portals! Curious about when healthcare for...

In 2021, workers at a Sardinian aquarium were stunned by the birth of a smooth-hound shark. What was shocking was that, for the last decade, the shark's mother had been living only with other females. So, how was this birth possible? And...

In “Hillbilly Elegy,” J.D. Vance explores life in some of the most geographically secluded parts of the country and the mountain of problems communities there are facing, from economic issues to drug addiction. The subject is a personal...

Battles have erupted at schools, school boards and library meetings across the country as parents, lawmakers and advocacy groups are debating books. The American Library Association documented more than 1,200 demands to censor books and...

Collectively, Americans owe nearly a trillion dollars of medical debt, and Congress is trying to figure out a policy response. But in the meantime, economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on an unusual non-profit’s effort to relieve...

Nearly one in 10 Americans living with HIV live in New York, where an ambitious plan aims to cut new infections and HIV-related deaths. But the state has serious challenges, including keeping people on their meds, and preventing the...