Science360
Restoring vision to millions of people - Biotech's Future
LambdaVision, Inc., a small business funded by the National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research program, has designed a retinal implant to help restore vision in people who have retinitis pigmentosa or age-related...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Becoming Involved in Economics | Polanyi on Polanyi
Kari Polanyi Levitt reflects on her education and career as an economist, in the UK, Canada, and the Caribbean. As an undergraduate at LSE, she studied with scholars such as Nicholas Kaldor and W. Arthur Lewis. Once in Canada, she was...
Science360
Body Rhythms And Breast Cancer
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...
Cerebellum
Late Scientific Revolution - Robert Hooke
Part II of The Scientific Revolution explores the latter half of this movement and the gradual acceptance of scientific truth. This fascinating period of history chronicles European society's emergence from church domination that...
Healthcare Triage
Your Questions Answered!
Aaron Carroll and Tiffany Doherty address viewer questions about tobacco research, vitamin D, Coronavirus, breast milk production, and whether sports drinks help with a fever!
Physics Girl
Are MRIs safe?
Are there any dangers associated with receiving an MRI and how exactly does an MRI work? Is it safe? Medical imaging, specifically magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), has come so far that we can create high resolution images of the entire...
Healthcare Triage
Do Antidepressants Work or What?
A huge meta-analysis came out recently looking at how effective antidepressants actually are. It turns out, the results are complicated, and we had a hard time reducing all the stuff in this study to a headline. So, the title's a...
Healthcare Triage
Dark Chocolate is not a Superfood
Dark chocolate has gained a health food reputation, but is the hype too good to be true? Is it possible that a daily dose of something so delicious can improve cognitive function and heart disease risk? Let’s take a look at the science -...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Nicholas Gattis - Exploring the Sounds of Nature
Nicholas Gattis currently serves as the Director of Bands at Carmel Middle School in Charlotte, North Carolina where he teaches Band for grades 6-8, Jazz Band, and acoustic guitar. Nicholas received his BS Ed. in Music Education from...
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...
Religion for Breakfast
Has Religion Surged During COVID-19 Pandemic?
In March 2020, Google searches for "prayer" surged to its highest level in 5 years. Presumably, more and more people are searching for answers about prayer during the COVID-19 pandemic. Does this indicate a surge in religiosity as well?
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Giancarlo Corsetti: On the Effectiveness of Fiscal Stimulus 1/4
Giancarlo Corsetti, Professor of Macroeconomics, University of Cambridge speaking at the breakout panel entitled "Does the Effectiveness of Fiscal Stimulus Depend on the Context? Balance Sheet Overhangs, Open Economy Leakages, and Idle...
Curated Video
Healthy Fruits and Fasting
This video discusses the importance of incorporating fruits into our regular diet for optimal health. It highlights the various benefits of fruits, including reducing the risk of chronic diseases, aiding in digestion, and promoting...
Healthcare Triage
The Shocking Truth About Surgical Placebos
In order for a drug to be approved by the FDA, it must prove itself better than a placebo, or fake drug. But when it comes to medical devices and surgery, the requirements aren't the same. Placebos aren't required. That is likely a...
Healthcare Triage
Do Standing Desks' Benefits Stand Up to Research?
Research suggests that warnings about sitting at work are overblown, and that standing desks are overrated as a way to improve health. Let's dig in.
Curated Video
An Accountant's Journey from Intern to CEO of the Bronner Group
In this video, the CEO of a professional services firm shares her journey from being an intern to starting her own WBE consulting firm, leveraging the set asides for female and minority firms. She talks about the importance of...
Next Animation Studio
Pluto's frozen heart gives rise to planetary nitrogen winds
Pluto’s frozen heart of nitrogen ice may be the main driver of the dwarf planet’s winds.
TLDR News
67% of Americans Oppose these New Laws: The New Anti-Transgender Laws Explained - TLDR News
In recent months, states across the US have debated and begun to introduce a slew of new laws relating to transgender people. These laws often relate to trans health (especially for young people) and trans sports; both though are widely...
Healthcare Triage
That Booze News? Look Past the Headlines and Don't Panic
The recent alcohol study made a lot of breathless headlines along the lines of "no amount of alcohol is safe!" Well, it turns out, there's some value to looking at the nuances of the study. Aaron Carroll takes a look at the details. Soak...
Curated Video
Listening Practice: Is Salary or Personal Fulfillment More Important in Choosing a Career?
Listening Practice: Is Salary or Personal Fulfillment More Important in Choosing a Career?
Healthcare Triage
You Should Get a Flu Shot
One of the arguments you hear most often by people who don't want to get immunized against influenza is that the flu just isn't a big deal; it's just a bad cold. It's not. There are lots of other things people often get wrong about flu...
Professor Dave Explains
Methods of Testing in Psychology: Observation, Self-Report, and Experimentation
Psychology may not be as rigidly empirical as physics or chemistry, but it is a science nonetheless. So how precisely do psychologists do science? What methods do they utilize to gather data? What is a case study, and how can these be...
Curated Video
Waze Co-Founder Shares His Insights from His Entrepreneurial Journey
The video features Uri Levine, co-founder of Waze, a real-time traffic navigation app that was acquired by Google in 2013. Levine shares his insights and experiences with building and scaling a successful startup. He talks about focusing...
Healthcare Triage
Which Food is Going to Kill You?
A few nutrition studies have been circulating social media lately and need some clearing up.