TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why is it so hard to cure the common cold? | TED-Ed
On average, adults catch more than 150 colds throughout their lives. Even with similar symptoms, the cause could be different each time. Common colds are caused by at least 8 different families of virus, each of which can have its own...
SciShow
COVID-19 Reinfections Are a Thing: Here’s What We Know So Far | SciShow News
Researchers believe you can get reinfected with COVID-19, but we're not quite sure if that's a bad thing yet.
TED Talks
Patience Mthunzi: Could we cure HIV with lasers?
Swallowing pills to get medication is a quick, painless and often not entirely effective way of treating disease. A potentially better way? Lasers. In this passionate talk, TED Fellow Patience Mthunzi explains her idea to use lasers to...
TED Talks
TED: How to create a world where no one dies waiting for a transplant | Luhan Yang
For nearly half a century, scientists have been trying to create a process for transplanting animal organs into humans, a theoretical dream that could help the hundreds of thousands of people in need of a lifesaving transplant. But the...
TED Talks
Diane Benscoter: How cults rewire the brain
Diane Benscoter spent five years as a "Moonie." She shares an insider's perspective on the mind of a cult member, and proposes a new way to think about today's most troubling conflicts and extremist movements.
SciShow
We Just Found Out Fat Cells Can Move!
Fat cells don't often receive praise in everyday life, but they probably deserve more credit, as they might be healing our wounds.
TED Talks
TED: This computer will grow your food in the future | Caleb Harper
What if we could grow delicious, nutrient-dense food, indoors anywhere in the world? Caleb Harper, director of the Open Agriculture Initiative at the MIT Media Lab, wants to change the food system by connecting growers with technology....
MinuteEarth
¿Por Qué Los Murciélagos Transmiten Tantas Enfermedades (como el Coronavirus)?
No, los murciélagos no tienen ningún tipo de vendetta hacia nosotros. Muchas gracias a Roberto Ramírez Alcantar por apoyarnos en Patreon. ¡Ayudas a que MinutoDeLaTierra sea posible! Siempre tratamos de usar lenguaje fácil de comprender,...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why do you get a fever when you're sick? | Christian Moro
There are many mysteries around fever, but we do know that all mammals, some birds and even a few invertebrate and plant species feel fever's heat. It has persisted for over 600 million years of evolution. But it has a significant cost:...
SciShow
What Does an Asymptomatic COVID-19 Infection Look Like?
Some people who get sick with COVID-19 don't feel any symptoms of the disease, but what does an asymptomatic COVID-19 infection look like?
TED-Ed
TED-ED: How brain parasites change their host's behavior - Jaap de Roode
The biggest challenge in a parasite's life is to move from one host to another. Intriguingly, many parasites have evolved the ability to manipulate the behavior of their hosts to improve their own survival -- sometimes even by direct...
SciShow
3 Sad Surprises: The Human Genome Project
Hank tells us three surprises about human DNA which we learned because of the Human Genome Project.
TED Talks
David R. Liu: Can we cure genetic diseases by rewriting DNA?
In a story of scientific discovery, chemical biologist David R. Liu shares a breakthrough: his lab's development of base editors that can rewrite DNA. This crucial step in genome editing takes the promise of CRISPR to the next level: if...
SciShow
Why Do Bats Carry So Many Dangerous Diseases?
Bats are amazing and not just because they're the only mammal that can fly! But they also carry a lot of diseases that are dangerous to humans, and while that is definitely not their fault, there is actually a lot we can learn from their...
SciShow
Does Hand Sanitizer Create Superbugs?
Alcohol-based hand sanitizers are an effective way to kill a myriad of potentially harmful microbes. But is there a risk of germs becoming resistant to this ubiquitous liquid?
SciShow
This Ancient Mammal's Ears Were Built for Chewing
In this weeks science news, new fossil has been found that might help us understand how jaw bones evolved into complex middle ears found in mammals, and a new treatment regimen for treating babies with HIV shows promise.
MinuteEarth
How Fevers REALLY Work
Fevers are one of our best weapons against infections, but they don't work like you might think.
MinuteEarth
Cómo Mantener A Un Elefante Fuera De Tu Jardín
¿Te molestan los elefantes que se cuelan en tu jardín? ¡Prueba este sencillo truco para mantenerlos afuera! Muchas gracias a las personas que nos apoyan en Patreon. ¡Ayudáis a que MinutoDeLaTierra sea posible! -----------------------...
Be Smart
How Well Do Masks Work? (Schlieren Imaging In Slow Motion!)
Wearing a mask is a cheap and easy way to help stop the spread of airborne infections like COVID-19. It’s also a sign that you want to help protect other people and have them protect you… that we’re all in this together. Here’s some...
SciShow
Does a Strong Immune System Make Colds Worse?
Not everyone who is infected by a cold virus actually shows symptoms. In fact, people who seem to experience symptoms like a sore throat and stuffy nose more often may actually have more robust immune systems!
SciShow
How a Sick Chimp Led to a Global Pandemic: The Rise of HIV
In the first video in our two part series on HIV and AIDS, we explain how scientists figured out what HIV is, when the infection morphs into AIDS, and where they think the virus originated.
SciShow
The Horrible Reason Rolly Pollies are Sometimes Blue
If you uncover a bunch of rolly pollies under a log, you don't expect to find a bright blue one crawling among all the usual grays and browns. But it turns out your fun surprise is some very bad luck for that terrestrial isopod.
SciShow
Masks? Handwashing? Sanitizer? — How to Protect Yourself from Coronaviruses
Today, we all do our best to protect ourselves from coronaviruses. But a lot of what people are doing doesn’t really help, and it could take away supplies from those who actually need them. Hank explains what does help, and how it...
TED Talks
Mikko Hypponen: Fighting viruses, defending the net
It's been 25 years since the first PC virus (Brain A) hit the net, and what was once an annoyance has become a sophisticated tool for crime and espionage. Computer security expert Mikko Hyppönen tells us how we can stop these new viruses...