TED Talks
TED: You shouldn't have to choose between filling your prescriptions and paying bills | Kiah Williams
As prescription drug costs skyrocket in the US, thousands of people are forced to forgo lifesaving medications -- all while manufacturers and health care facilities systematically destroy perfectly good, surplus pills. Kiah Williams...
Curated Video
Plants and Medicine
Discover how artichokes, garlic and poppies play important roles in medicine, pain management and the treatment of disease. Biology - Plants - Learning Points. The medicinal properties of plants have saved countless lives. Over half of...
PBS
Why Are Prescription Drugs SO Expensive?
Why are prescription drugs so expensive in the United States? Why does the same medication cost significantly less in other countries around the world? Today Danielle examines the history of pharmaceutical regulation in America and how...
SciShow
Why Shouldn't You Take Medicine with Grapefruit Juice?
If you’ve taken prescription medication, have you ever noticed the strange disclaimer, "don't take with grapefruit juice"? There is a very good reason for that! Hank Green explains in this episode of SciShow Quick Questions!
The March of Time
Family doctor drama prescription
MOT 1947: U.S. FAMILY DOCTOR: DRAMATIZATION: INT MS Family doctor sitting by bed ridden middle aged sick man writing prescription '...something new... you'll be all right in a few days.' CU Writing prescription. Medicine house call
SciShow
The Reason Prescription Drugs Will Never Be Developed Fast!
It can potentially take decades for medications to reach pharmacy shelves, but why? We take a deep dive into the creation of a cancer treatment to explain the process.
SciShow
4 Plants That Are Great for Humans
A quarter of all prescription drugs in the U.S. come from substances that are found only in plants. In this episode of SciShow, we take a look at four of these talented plants who make our lives better.
Visual Learning Systems
Exploring Freshwater Biomes: Summing Up
Upon viewing the Exploring Freshwater Biomes video series, students will be able to do the following: List some of the ways fresh water is used in daily life. Understand how and why fresh water is so important to the lives of humans and...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Barry Joseph - Informal Science Learning in a Digital Age
Barry Joseph is known as a changemaker who is passionately devoted to envisioning new ways digital media can "address significant personal and social issues." Since 2012 Joseph has worked as the Associate Director For Digital Learning at...
SciShow
Using One of the Deadliest Neurotoxins for Beauty... and Medicine?
Botox is a prescription drug best known for its cosmetic use, but its active ingredient is one of the deadliest biological substances known to mankind.
TED Talks
Jae Rhim Lee: My mushroom burial suit
Here's a powerful provocation from artist Jae Rhim Lee. Can we commit our bodies to a cleaner, greener Earth, even after death? Naturally -- using a special burial suit seeded with pollution-gobbling mushrooms. Yes, this just might be...
Healthcare Triage
When Drug Costs Are High, Patients Skip Doses
The idea behind cost-sharing in healthcare costs goes something like this: If the patient is responsible for some part of the cost of their care, they'll be more judicious in their choices of treatment, and healthcare spending will...
Curated Video
Introduction to Mammals: Features, Diversity, and Adaptations
In this video, we explore the fascinating world of mammals. From humans to whales and primates, mammals are a diverse group of organisms with unique characteristics. We delve into their evolutionary history, examining their jaw joint,...
Mazz Media
Let's Talk About: What You Need To Know About Drugs
This program introduces young learners to the types, and differences between legal and illegal drugs. Students will learn that legal drugs, such as medicines are used to ease the symptoms of sickness, cure diseases, prevent and control...
The March of Time
1952: PHARMACEUTICAL PLANT: WS Females sitting on both ends of moving conveyor belt wrapping penicillin tablets. MS Tablets wrapped, some in packaging, moving on conveyor. MCU Female hands covering package. Antibiotics, medicine, prescription, drugs
MOT 1952: PHARMACEUTICAL PLANT: WS Females sitting on both ends of moving conveyor belt wrapping penicillin tablets. MS Tablets wrapped, some in packaging, moving on conveyor. MCU Female hands covering package. Antibiotics, medicine,...
Science360
New delivery system for prescription eye drugs - Biotech's Future
Jade Therapeutics, a small business with funding from the National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research program, is solving a problem that has persisted in the ophthalmology and pharmacology industries for years. How to...
Science360
BIOTECH'S FUTURE: NEW DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR PRESCRIPTION EYE DRUGS
Jade Therapeutics, a small business with funding from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research program, is solving a problem that has persisted in the ophthalmology and pharmacology industries for years:...
SciShow
Why We Have Pain, & How We Kill It
Hank makes it all better by explaining the biochemistry of pain -- how it works, why we have it, and how painkillers, whether they're over the counter or heavy-duty prescription bad boys, make the pain go away. Chapters View all...
SciShow
Why We Have Pain, & How We Kill It
Hank makes it all better by explaining the biochemistry of pain -- how it works, why we have it, and how painkillers, whether they're over the counter or heavy-duty prescription bad boys, make the pain go away.
TED Talks
TED: How to build synthetic DNA and send it across the internet | Dan Gibson
Biologist Dan Gibson edits and programs DNA, just like coders program a computer. But his "code" creates life, giving scientists the power to convert digital information into biological material like proteins and vaccines. Now he's on to...
Curated Video
What is a drug?
Warning: Contains footage of illegal drugs. Drugs are used in many situations, but how do we classify a drug? Life processes - Humans and other animals - Drug awareness Learning Points A drug is a chemical that affects how your...
FuseSchool
Antibiotic Resistance
You probably have heard of ‘antibiotic resistance’ before, but most people don’t realise that it’s actually the bacteria that become resistant to the antibiotics, not humans or animals. Antibiotics are a type of medicine that are used to...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
John Jost - System Justification Theory
John T. Jost is Professor of Psychology and Politics and Co-Director of the Center for Social and Political Behavior at New York University. His research, which addresses stereotyping, prejudice, political ideology, and system...