How much water should you drink every day? Not as much as you've been told. This summer, like many summers before it, has seen a rash of articles warning us not only that is dehydration is dangerous, but that it is also ubiquitous. Real...

Arrow worms are voracious predators who play an important and often overlooked role in the ecosystem. There has been much debate about this phylum's place on the evolutionary tree. Let's learn why that is!<b<br/>r/>

Spiralia part 8

We'll look at the Trait Theory of Leadership that identifies the top 5 traits leaders possess and some examples and characteristics of each trait. Trait leadership theory is a common approach across organizational behavior, management...

After our episode on the health benefits of coffee, the number one request I received was to look into the potential benefits - or harms - of tea. That's the topic of this week's Healthcare Triage.

Every once in a while chain emails or Facebook posts make their way back into prominence. It happened last year with HPV killing girls. Recently, it seems to be Fluoride. A number of you have been forwarding me a post from last year...

The video features Tony Hsieh, the founder of Zappos, sharing his entrepreneurial journey and the importance of company culture and customer service for building a successful business. He emphasizes finding your passion and making it the...

James C. Kaufman, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Connecticut. He received his Ph.D. from Yale University in Cognitive Psychology in 2001. Kaufman is an international leader in the field of...

Last week we talked about sleep. We talked about how much the average person needs, and how much they get. We also talked about how you can't just rely on "averages" to determine how much you need. Sleep in a personal thing, and we all...

In the past several years, there's been increasing concern that the YouTube algorithm contributes to alt-right user radicalization. Recently, researchers have tried to test this hypothesis, and they're not all coming to the same...

7 Scientific Reasons for Low Testosterone Levels in Men and 10 Ways to Increase Testosterone Levels. Low testosterone levels can be caused by many lifestyle factors including dietary choices, stress, sleep habits, and chemical exposures....

Prof. Elizabeth Loftus is one of the nation's leading experts on memory. She has been an expert witness or consultant in hundreds of cases, including the McMartin preschool molestation case, the trial of Oliver North, the trial of the...

Once known as a party drug, ketamine may help treat chronic depression. Hear from a top researcher how the drug can repair brain circuits and t he perils and promises of a new medicine.

Some of the most amazing scientific discoveries happened by pure chance. Pretty crazy right?

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Have you noticed that you're different to your relations, parents or carers, your next-door neighbour, the kid...

Americans seem very afraid of cancer. Much of this fear is legitimate. Cancer is a significant cause of death. Unlike other causes, it often seems to come out of nowhere. It's the "silent killer". But evidence increasingly argues that...

Last week I talked about IUDs. But there are still a number of myths and misperceptions about them. I covered some of them in my last book, "Don't Put That in There, and 69 other sex myths debunked". But all of you didn't buy the book....

Medicaid is expensive, and critics argue that it get people insured at the expense of the private sector. But study after study find that Medicaid has a huge return on investment for state and federal government.

With all the recent studies of medical marijuana and its benefits, some researchers have become interested in researching the use of psychedelics like psilocybin, LSD, and MDMA for treating mental illness. It's hard to research though,...

I've found that of almost all of the topics I write about over at my blog, the one that stirs up the most controversy, the one that generates me the most hate, the most emails and the most tweets is e-cigarettes. Defenders of them are...

The video discusses psychologist Albert Bandura's social learning theory and his Bobo doll experiments, which proved that children can learn by observing others. The experiments showed that children often imitate the behavior of adults,...

Jessica Lander is a teacher, author, and advocate. In 2021, Jessica was a Top 50 Finalist, Global Teacher Prize, Varkey Foundation. In this video, Jessica highlights the profound impact a teacher had on her. Jessica credits this teacher...

Young Victor Frankenstein begins his university education to expand his knowledge of science. His studies lead him to discover the secrets of life and death, but things take a dark turn. Victor sets his sights on creating the ‘perfect’...

In today's #ScienceofStudy we find out some of the BEST and WORST ways to STUDY!

Ever seen something while you're out shopping that absolutely must have, but you don't know why? Well it all comes down to clever advertising. From psychological priming to staring mascots, here's 10 Advertising Tricks That Actually Make...