What were they looking for in China? Where could the Jewish presence be found in China in the past? The Silk Roads: Ideas and Religion, Part 6

Volcanoes and earthquakes are only part of a bigger picture. Tectonic forces also push continents around and cause mountains to be uplifted. The crust recycles itself. The lighter rocks of the continents float on the heavier rocks of the...

Why would an innocent person accused of a crime confess? Saul Kassin, a psychology professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice and Williams College, has spent decades researching that question. He says the answer resides in the...

Have you heard the scary news reports of how people are going to taint kids' candy with pot now that it's getting more legal? There's no evidence for that. There's also no evidence that strangers poison kids' Halloween candy in general....

Aphrodisias was the metropolis of the region and Roman province of Caria. White and blue grey Carian marble was extensively quarried from adjacent slopes in the Hellenistic and Roman periods, for building facades and sculptures. Marble...

From schizophrenia to depression we assume our psychiatric diagnoses are real. But as the mental health epidemic turns global, the categories now seem like the cause. Is it time to abandon our biological account of mental illness? Or is...

This Video Explains 5th Amendment Criminal Law Protections

In this episode we examine the topic: The Origins of the Jesus Fish

This film uses a range of classic studies (Hofling, Piliavin, Fisher and Geiselman todefine and explain how and why psychologists use field experiments.

This video discusses the issue of antibiotic resistance in bacteria and its evolution through natural selection. It explains genetic variation and the development of resistance in bacteria, leading to the spread of superbugs like MRSA....

In this video, the teacher explains how to strengthen an argument by creating flow in an essay using transition words. The teacher discusses the importance of connecting ideas and provides examples of transition words and phrases that...

In this video, an activist against gum pollution, discusses the environmental impact of gum packaging and the lack of responsibility taken by manufacturers. She calls on corporations to invest in educating people about proper disposal...

This video discusses the theory of evolution by natural selection proposed by Charles Darwin and Alfred Russell Wallace. The video covers the observations and experiments carried out by Darwin, the three key ideas of the theory of...

Learn how to write brilliant analytical paragraphs to discuss themes (and much more) in Arthur Miller’s ‘The Crucible’! Watch us build two structured body paragraphs that would fit right into an extended response. The paragraphs will...

A recent Viewpoint in JAMA focused on the 20 year anniversary of the DASH diet, one of the major breakthroughs in blood pressure control. Let's discuss. This is Healthcare Triage News.

Adam Grant has been Wharton’s top-rated professor for five straight years. He is a leading expert on how we can find motivation and meaning, and live more generous and creative lives. He has been recognized as one of the world's 25 most...

The application of computer science to legal situations include evidence gathering is referred to as digital forensics. This episode covers e-discovery and steganography. This clip is from the chapter "Dealing with Incidents" of the...

Leonie Haimson is a parent advocate and Executive Director of Class Size Matters, as well as the founder of the NYC Public School Parent blog. Class Size Matters is part of a coalition called New York State Allies for Public Education,...

The World Health Organization on June 5 changed its guidance on wearing masks to curb the transmission of the COVID-19 disease, recommending governments encourage everyone to wear masks in public places.

Let's be honest. The real controversy around the issue of guns is, what might we do about it? It's the potential firearms policy changes that make people squirrelly. But guns have been regulated in the United States, we can see what...

Autism is a developmental disorder associated with social and language abnormalities, as well as sterotypical and repetitive patterns of behaviour. It is a huge area of psychological research and many questions remain - as of yet -...

Common Legal Disputes Over Insurance Agreement

As NASA continues to discover thousands of new exoplanets, humans have increasingly asked: "Are we alone?" If other intelligent species exist in our universe, do they practice religion too? If so, how would human world religions react to...

Part 3 of our opioid series supported by the NIHCM Foundation looks at the potential for marijuana to improve outcomes in opioid addiction therapy. Some studies have shown that prescribing marijuana can ease the path to shaking an opioid...