Healthcare Triage
The Cases For and Against Circumcision
In 2012, the American Academy of Pediatrics published a policy statement in which they said that the benefits of male circumcision outweighed the risks of the procedure. They cited health benefits which, while not great enough to warrant...
Healthcare Triage
Someone Give That Baby Peanut Protein! Also, Wearables Alone Don't Lead to Weight Loss.
People aren't paying enough attention! This is Healthcare Triage News.
TMW Media
Tarantula World: Determining a Name for a New Tarantula Species
How do scientists determine a new species of tarantula? How are the tarantulas scanned? Tarantula World, Part 7
Healthcare Triage
Some Unpleasant Facts about Research Priorities
Sickle Cell Disease affects 100,00 Americans, and has been pretty well understood for a long time. So, why are there only two drugs available for the condition? Why are so few research dollars allocated to the problem? Well, the answers...
Healthcare Triage
Why Does Alcoholics Anonymous Work?
Do Alcoholics Anonymous participants do better at abstinence than nonparticipants because they are more motivated? Or is it because of something inherent in the A.A. program?
Healthcare Triage
Red Meat and Cancer! PANIC! Understanding the WHO's Meat and Cancer Announcement
Is meat going to give you cancer? The answer is a very dubious maybe. Aaron helps you understand the meat announcement from the WHO, and it turns out, you might not need to panic.
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: Gary Martin, Director of Partnerships: NASA in Silicon Valley Podcast
A conversation with Gary Martin, Director of Partnerships at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
Curated Video
A Lawyer's Journey From Law Student to Founder of a Law Firm
This video features criminal defense lawyer Benjamin Brafman sharing insights on his life and career in the legal field. He talks about his work ethic and how it has contributed to his success as a lawyer, emphasizing the importance of...
Englishing
What you don't know about LEARNING ENGLISH (A2) - THIS IS A MUST-WATCH LESSON !!!
This lesson is dedicated to all those students that ask themselves how they can get better at English. Mr. P. will start to talk about the points on what NOT to do when learning English. Then he will give advice on what TO DO when...
de Dicto
Time Perception with Dr Devin Terhune: Time perception and the average person
What do we better understand about the way the average person perceives time? Time Perception with Dr Devin Terhune, Part 4
Healthcare Triage
Marijuana and The Risk of Stroke
Sources like WebMD would have you believing that smoking pot drastically increases your risk of stroke. Let’s see what sources like Healthcare Triage think about that.
The Wall Street Journal
Scientist Ricardo Salvador on a National Food Policy
Ricardo Salvador, director of the food and environment program for the Union of Concerned Scientists, discusses how a national food policy might address priorities such as health, climate change and agricultural sustainability with WSJ's...
ShortCutsTv
Case Studies
This film, illustrated by the case of Susan ""Genie"" Wiley, offers a brief history of case study research and examines the strengths and limitations of the research method.
Healthcare Triage
Why Have Doctors Been So Slow to Embrace Email?
Medicine has been slow to catch up with the idea of email communication in the workplace. Electronic consultations are less expensive and can be more convenient than in-person visits, but they aren’t without cost.
Healthcare Triage
Firearms and Suicide: Guns and Public Health Part 3
We continue our special look at guns and public health in the United States. This week, we're looking at how easily accessible firearms complicate the suicide rate in the United States. While people have always committed suicide, guns...
Healthcare Triage
Marijuana, Intoxication, DWI, and Breathalyzers
How do breathalyzers work? And will there ever be a breathalyzer for marijuana? As pot has become legal in several states, law enforcement has sought a method to detect marijuana use in drivers. This is complicated, though. Breathalyzers...
Science360
Breast Cancer and Body Rhythms - Science Nation
Virginia Tech Biologist Carla Finkielstein is using funding from the National Science Foundation to investigate a possible connection between body rhythms and breast cancer. Her lab is full of frogs because she uses their eggs to study...
Healthcare Triage
Should You Get a Covid Vaccine Booster?
As booster shots become available in the United States, many Americans are scrambling to get them. But are these shots the best use of our resources? Who really benefits from them and what is the most prudent way to use our vaccine...
Religion for Breakfast
There Are More Atheists Than We Thought?
In a 2017 study, psychologist Dr. Will Gervais determined that polling organizations like Pew or Gallup are underestimating the share of atheists in the US population. How many Americans are atheists? How plausible is Dr. Gervais' study?
Healthcare Triage
Wellness Programs Don't Really Work
The gold standard of medical research, the randomized controlled trial, has been taking a bit of a beating lately. An entire issue of the journal Social Science and Medicine was recently devoted to it, with many articles pointing to...
Englishing
What you don't know about LEARNING ENGLISH (C1) - THIS IS A MUST-WATCH !!!
This lesson is dedicated to all those students that ask themselves how they can get better at English. Mr. P. will start to talk about the points on what NOT to do when learning English. Then he will give advice on what TO DO when...
Curated Video
Talk It Out_Effects of Weed On Your Body and Brain
Using vintage footage, the program opens with a discussion of how peoples’ attitudes about marijuana have changed dramatically over the years, but the one thing is certain; marijuana changes the way the brain functions. Students will...
Healthcare Triage
Dates, Raspberry Leaf Tea, and Myths about Labor and Delivery
Pregnancy comes with a lot of advice concerning everything from how to determine the sex of the baby to how to ease both pregnancy symptoms and the oft-dreaded task of labor and delivery. Most of these stand on little to no evidence, but...