Espresso Media
Testing the Effects of Chewing Gum on Concentration and Memory
In this video, a parent conducts an experiment to test the claim that chewing gum can enhance concentration and memory. The parent divides a group of students into three groups: one group writes a test without chewing gum, another group...
Zach Star
How Your Habits Affect Your Life
This video covers how your habits affect your life and what you can do to change them. Most of what we do on a day to day basis is done through our habits rather than personal decisions. Habits can be changed or replaced, but we have to...
Healthcare Triage
Exercise is NOT the Key to Weight Loss
Last week I talked about the many ways exercise is awesome. This week I want to focus on one way it's not. Weight loss. Sorry, but that's the topic of this week's Healthcare Triage.
ShortCutsTv
The Usefulness of Psychological Research
Have you ever wondered why some people claim to see the face of Jesus in their toast? Well, psychologists at the University of Toronto did. But what possible use can such research have? This film looks at the usefulness of psychological...
After Skool
Could Psychedelics Be The Cure For Depression?
In the 50 years since this golden era, scientific progress in psychedelic research has been limited. A backlash against the hippy counterculture - "the war on drugs" - halted research into psychedelics. In 1971, the UK parliament...
AllTime 10s
10 Theories About The Afterlife
What happens after you die? We've all wondered what happens to us when we eventually pass on 'to the other side', but what exactly is there to pass on to? Here are our 10 Theories About The Afterlife'
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Should I Take Probiotics?
If you’ve recently had to take antibiotics or you’re feeling run down, someone has probably suggested probiotics.
Curated Video
Answering Questions from a Bar Graph Using a Modeled Drawing
In this video, students are raising money to purchase more books. The graph shows the amount of money raised by each grade. The teacher demonstrates how to use the modeled drawing strategy to find the total amount of money raised by two...
Professor Dave Explains
Dynamics: What are Forces?
What's a force? No, not THE force. That's from Star Wars. I'm talking about the forces in the universe that make things move. Yes, I know Yoda moved the X-Wing with The Force. Will you quit it? We are talking about the real universe...
Curated Video
US Health Secretary Links Circumcision To Autism, Escalates Fight Against Tylenol
New ReviewUS President Donald Trump and his Health Secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, on Thursday promoted another fringe theory about autism -- this time linking it to circumcision or to pain medication given for the procedure.
Curated Video
Mother of autistic daughter 'irate' over Trump's Tylenol and autism claims
New ReviewChief political correspondent Rosemary Barton speaks with Ontario Autism Coalition president Alina Cameron about U.S. President Donald Trump’s linking of Tylenol use during pregnancy to autism, the harm she says it is already causing for...
Curated Video
Health officials: Tylenol use during pregnancy linked to autism in children
New ReviewHealth officials say the Food and Drug Administration will start immediately notifying physicians to strongly recommend that women limit Tylenol use during pregnancy unless medically necessary.
Curated Video
'Don't take Tylenol,' Trump says in announcement linking acetaminophen to autism risk
New ReviewAutism Speaks, a nonprofit advocacy group, reports one in 31 children in the U.S. has a form of autism, along with one in 45 adults. (Scripps News)
Curated Video
Without further study, doctors say Canada should ban some oilsands tailings release
New ReviewAn article published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal raises new concerns. It says Alberta and Canada lack evidence to support the regulated release of treated tailings water into the environment. The CBC's Avery Zingel reports.
Curated Video
Artificial sweeteners could age human brains faster: study
New ReviewA new study published in American Academy of Neurology found that aspartame, saccharin, and other artificial sweeteners may pose negative health outcomes for the human brain. It found that people who consumed the highest levels of...
Curated Video
Classroom cellphone restrictions vary by district across
New Jersey’s Commission on the Effects of Social Media Usage on Adolescents is looking into the effects of phones in schools.
Curated Video
Fast walking may decrease mortality risk by almost 20%, study suggests
A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine has found that a 15-minute brisk walk each day can reduce the risk of premature death and health issues by almost 20 per cent.
Curated Video
Why cardiac arrest is more deadly for female athletes
Female athletes are less likely to survive a sudden cardiac arrest compared to male athletes, several studies suggest, in part because bystanders tend to hesitate to resuscitate a woman.
Curated Video
Study supports plan to ban single-use plastics
A new study backs up the government’s plan to ban single-use plastics by 2021, something some stores and shoppers are already working toward.
Curated Video
Ask the Astronaut: In space, how do you experience time?
We asked for your questions to Euronews space correspondent and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Luca Parmitano . More than one hundred questions were sent in from around the internet – Facebook to Twitter, Instagram to Reddit. They...
Curated Video
Ask Our Astronaut: In space, how do you experience time?
We asked for your questions to Euronews space correspondent and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Luca Parmitano . More than one hundred questions were sent in from around the internet – Facebook to Twitter, Instagram to Reddit. They...
Curated Video
Georgia campaigners oppose dam plans
In western Georgia, campaigners are opposing several big dam projects, citing their impact on the environment and communities.
Curated Video
Chile protests: Experts say tear gas poses serious harm
Chemical agent is similar to spraying water with bicarbonate of soda in eyes of protestors.
Curated Video
Transport Canada study showed school buses 'failed' safety tests
A 2010 Transport Canada report that revealed that school buses "failed" safety tests and did not do enough to prevent "serious injuries" was kept hidden from the public.