Gresham College
Xtreme Everest: Taking Medicine from Mountainside to Bedside - Professor Mike Grocott
In 2007, a team of doctors and scientists ascended to the roof of the world to understand more about how we adapt to high altitude - and why some of us adapt better than others. The Caudwell Xtreme Everest expedition was central to a...
The March of Time
1949: NATIONALIST PARTY: HEALTH: VS Chinese children lining up for health inspection, young girl in line taking medicine (pills) w/ water, male giving out pills to group of children, American male checking body of young boy lying on table. Taiwan
MOT 1949: NATIONALIST PARTY: HEALTH: VS Chinese children lining up for health inspection, young girl in line taking medicine (pills) w/ water, male giving out pills to group of children, American male checking body of young boy lying on...
TED Talks
TED: Why medicine often has dangerous side effects for women | Alyson McGregor
You might not know this: Many of the medicines we take -- common drugs like Ambien and everyday aspirin -- were only ever tested on men. And the unknown side effects for women can be dangerous, even deadly. Alyson McGregor studies the...
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!
Curated Video
Medications You Don't Want to Take with Food - And Those You Do
Food has varying effects on your medications. They can Reduce how much of the medicine is absorbed, they can INCREASE how much is absorbed or they can delay when the medication is absorbed. Reduced absorption means you don't get as much...
Curated Video
Imhotep: Father of Medicine
Have you ever wondered how the medical profession came to be? or in fact who started the profession at all? Well, take a seat and prepare to be amazed because today’s episode is about Egyptian genius Imhotep the Father of modern...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Can Economics Save the Environment?
We need to be smarter in how we think about climate change. In this episode of #NewEconomicThinking Harvard Kennedy School professor Joseph Aldy describes how economics can help by bridging the gaps between scientists, policy makers,...
SWPictures
KILL OR CURE - Taking Fakes
The business of fake medicines is said to be worth $75billion a year. Developed world health systems have been targeted but life-saving drugs in the developing world are now being faked, with fatal results. We gained exclusive access to...
Let's Tute
Some Stupid Math Mistakes: Basic Math
This video shows corrections for common math mistakes, including in conversions and basic math operations.
Curated Video
The Life Cycle of Stars and the Impact of Mass
The video explains the life cycle of a star, starting from a nebula, gravitational pull forming a protostar, the process of nuclear fusion, formation of a main sequence star, production of elements through fusion, expansion of a main...
SciShow
How a Carnivorous Snail Is Advancing Medicine
Cone snails are venomous marine snails who use their venom in creative ways to take down their prey. And scientists have realized that certain chemicals in these venoms could actually be pretty useful for medicine.
3Blue1Brown
Three-dimensional linear transformations: Essence of Linear Algebra - Part 5 of 15
How to think of 3x3 matrices as transforming 3d space
SciShow
Getting Free Serotonin from Nature | Compilation
Serotonin is the chemical messenger we can thank for being related to feelings of happiness, and one of the ways you can produce this chemical is to turn to our old friend nature! So maybe a visit to the dog park really can make you feel...
TED Talks
TED: Are life-saving medicines hiding in the world's coldest places? | Normand Voyer
Could the next wonder drug be somewhere in Canada's snowy north? Take a trip to this beautiful, frigid landscape as chemist Normand Voyer explores the mysterious molecular treasures found in plants thriving in the cold. These scarcely...
SciShow
Understanding ALS & SciShow News Takes the Ice Bucket Challenge
SciShow News explains the science behind ALS, the disease that has inspired millions to take the Ice Bucket Challenge. Learn what ALS is, what we do and don’t know about it, and watch SSN hosts take the challenge themselves!
SciShow
Why Can't You Donate Platelets After Taking Aspirin?
Curious why you can't donate platelets after taking aspirin? Wonder no more!
Curated Video
Data Science and Machine Learning (Theory and Projects) A to Z - Optional Estimation: Parametric Distributions
In this video, we will cover parametric distributions.
Science360
No sweat! Lightweight, wearable tech converts body heat to electricity
In episode 64, Charlie and Jordan explore wearable thermoelectric generators, or TEGs, that can efficiently convert body heat to electricity. Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new design for harvesting body...
Professor Dave Explains
Uranus: It's Pronounced "YOOR-uh-nus"
Yes, yes, we've all heard the classic jokes surrounding the name of this planet. But grow up! If we are going to explore the cosmos we don't have time for scatological humor! Now, let's take a look at Uranus, the seventh planet from the...
SciShow
Why Can't Kids Just Take Smaller Doses of Adult Meds?
You might have noticed that lots of drugs have special children’s formulas, and you might think that’s because smaller people need smaller doses. But you’d be wrong! Because kids aren’t just tiny adults.
The March of Time
1947: RED CROSS: BLOOD DRIVE: MS People entering room w/ sign, 'Blood bank donors.' MS Nurse tending to blood donors lying in bed. MCU Jar of blood w/ tubes next to bedside. MS Doctor, male, taking out bags from refrigerator storage. Blood donation
MOT 1947: RED CROSS: BLOOD DRIVE: MS People entering room w/ sign, 'Blood bank donors.' MS Nurse tending to blood donors lying in bed. MCU Jar of blood w/ tubes next to bedside. MS Doctor, male, taking out bags from refrigerator storage....
Science Buddies
How Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Take Over
Have you ever had to take antibiotics? Your doctor probably told you to finish taking all the pills even if you felt better after one or two days. But why is that? Why shouldn't you stop taking antibiotics as soon as you feel better? You...
Crash Course
Catholic Counter-Reformation: Crash Course European History
When the Protestant Reformation broke out in Western Europe, the Catholic Church got the message, at least a little bit. Pope Paul III called a council to look into reforming some aspects of the Catholic Church and try to stem the tide...