If, when your childhood pet passed away, your father remarked, “Well, I’ll be dog-gone,” you might be the victim of a dad joke. Fortunately, dad jokes might actually be a good thing.

Evidence strongly suggests that men have, on average, a shorter lifespan than women, but scientists aren't exactly sure why that is. Check out today's QQ to learn more about this mortality mystery.

When you’re sick you just want to be left alone. Sometimes that’s because you physically can’t move, but other times, it might have more to do with the way your immune system is connected to your brain.

Hank explains the evolutionary basis for altruistic behavior in animals, including vampire bats!

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If it seems like friendships formed in adolescence are particularly special, that's because they are. Childhood, adolescent, and adult friendships all manifest differently in part because the brain works in different ways at those stages...

Activist Shad Begum has spent her life empowering women to live up to their full potential. In a personal talk, she shares her determined struggle to improve the lives of women in her deeply religious and conservative community in...

In our final episode of Crash Course Geography we're going to take a look towards the future, and to do that we'll need to revisit our fundamental geography tools: space, place, and human-environment interactions! We'll talk about the...

It's obvious that knowing more than one language can make certain things easier - like traveling or watching movies without subtitles. But are there other advantages to having a bilingual (or multilingual) brain? Mia Nacamulli details...

Our final unit of Crash Course Sociology is medical sociology. Today we’ll explain what it is and get an overview of the role of society in our notions of health and disease.

While sociology is a social science, we can use it to explore some intensely personal, private things. Today we’ll explore what sociology can tell us about sex and sexuality. We’ll also see what the three sociological paradigms have to...

In this video Paul Andersen explains how society influences the natural world through increasing science, engineering and technology. As the world population increases it will require more natural resources and it will impact the global...

A mega project is not just a massively scaled-up version of a regular project. It’s a different beast entirely. So, in this video, I’ll answer the question What is a Mega Project?

There are a lot of different social structures in the animal world, but how did animals go from solitary to social, let alone from basic interactions to elaborate societies? The small carpenter bee may be just the beast to tackle this...

Not everything in Australia wants to kill you. Australia is home to 25 species of dangerously venomous snakes, but, as frightening as their venom may be, plenty of those snakes have a much softer side than their reputation lets on. In...

As in many places around the globe, the treatment of women in India tends to differ according to the geographic area, the level of education, and the degree of economic prosperity. However, it’s important to know that attitudes within a...

Contrary to the popular view, Germans have a great sense of humor. They love to laugh at themselves, and jokes about the slow Frisians, the thrifty Swabians, and the curious Berliners fill German theaters and cabarets. A good sense of...

Navigating the world of global business ethics is tricky, but we can help. Business ethics are impacted by culture, including a group’s attitudes, values, and beliefs. Watch to explore ethical, moral, and socially responsible behaviors...

Company structures vary significantly from industry to industry in South Africa and from small companies to multinationals, but roles and titles tend to be the same overall. The relationship between managers and workers tends to be...

South Africa’s liberal constitution grants all people equal status, regardless of their gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, or other characteristics. In practice, though, a large segment of the society is committed to preserving...

South Africans tend to be rather formal when you first meet them. But as long as you stick to the norms of behavior accepted in most places, interacting and living with them should be relatively easy. Cultural norms differ from one...

The Japanese enjoy socializing as much as other people, but their behavior may seem formal and unfamiliar to someone from another culture. Learn key do's and don'ts to ensure that you behave appropriately in social and business...

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