Why Do We Have More Boys Than Girls

A couple has been considering getting engaged, but they’re worried about divorce statistics. An AI-based model was just released that can predict your likelihood of divorce with 95% accuracy. The only catch is the model doesn’t offer any...

After Pluto's demotion to dwarf planet in 2006, our solar system went from having nine planets to eight. But about a decade later, some astronomers proposed there was another planet, larger than Earth, hiding in the Kuiper Belt. And in...

Illness is complicated, and today we take a look at new research that points to two diseases, anorexia and dementia, that both may be more related to genetics and behavior than we previously thought.

Are we born to be optimistic, rather than realistic? Tali Sharot shares new research that suggests our brains are wired to look on the bright side -- and how that can be both dangerous and beneficial.

Hank boils down a new report from the United Nations about global warming and tells you five things you really need to know about our warming world.

Cigarettes aren't good for us. That's hardly news -- we've known about the dangers of smoking for decades. But how exactly do cigarettes harm us, and can our bodies recover if we stop? Krishna Sudhir details what happens when we smoke --...

Since 2000, the annual number of people convicted of crimes in the United States has stayed steady, but the average number of people in jail each year has shot up. How can that be? The answer lies in the bail system— which isn't doing...

Schizophrenia affects 20 million people worldwide, and we don’t exactly know how it develops, or what causes it yet. However, some research has found that it might be an autoimmune condition.

Dieting and exercise can be good for you, but just because something’s healthy, that doesn't mean more is even healthier.

Why Do We Have More Boys Than Girls

We tend to think of pandemics as unlikely events, but disease outbreaks are surprisingly common. Over the past 400 years, the longest stretch of time without a documented outbreak was just four years. So, what's the probability of...

Meet Lucy. She was a math major in college, and aced all her courses in probability and statistics. Which do you think is more likely: that Lucy is a portrait artist, or that Lucy is a portrait artist who also plays poker? How do we know...

It's 1954. Vietnamese nationalists are on the verge of securing an independent Vietnam under communist leader Ho Chi Minh. U.S. President Eisenhower claims that by virtue of the "falling domino principle," communist control of Vietnam...

Howcast - Learn what you need to do to get your video game published from gaming industry expert Anthony Castoro in this Howcast video.

Howcast -Learn if you should get your cat spayed or neutered from board-certified veterinary behaviorist Dr. E'Lise Christensen, DVM in this Howcast video.

Pupil outcome: I can state when outcomes will be equally likely. Key learning points: - A set of possible outcomes can be stated. - Outcomes can be evaluated to decide how likely they are. - Outcomes with the same likelihood can be...

Pupil outcome: I can choose an appropriate diagram to display the outcomes for different events. Key learning points: - The possible outcomes can be displayed for two or more events using an appropriate diagram. - The various diagrams...

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This video explains the aging of receivables method, which is a more detailed approach to estimate the allowance for doubtful accounts. The teacher provides an example of an aging schedule and demonstrates how to calculate the ending...

The video provides an explanation of contingent liabilities in accounting. The speaker distinguishes between known liabilities, estimated liabilities, and contingent liabilities - the latter being future obligations that may or may not...

This video explains what are Attorney Letters in Audit practice.

Risk Management is a big topic. But at its core is your risk management plan... How will you deal with a particular risk?





Eight Steps to Create a Risk
Management Plan
1. Clar
ify what the...

In this video, I answer the questions what is Residual Risk and what is a Secondary Risk? And along the way, we also need to understand the term Inherent Risk too.



Inherent Risk, or Under
lying Risk
This is...