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TED: How AI will step off the screen and into the real world | Daniela Rus
The convergence of AI and robotics will unlock a wonderful new world of possibilities in everyday life, says robotics and AI pioneer Daniela Rus. Diving into the way machines think, she reveals how "liquid networks" — a revolutionary...
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The Hallucinogenic Fungi That May Treat Alzheimer’s
If you've ever heard of ergot fungi, you've likely heard of the nasty side effects of eating them, including convulsions and hallucinations. But like many a toxic substance, scientists have figured out ways to use ergot for good....
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How Much Of You Is ACTUALLY Alive?
You’re alive right now… at least I’m pretty sure you are. But you’re not TOTALLY alive. Bits of you are always breaking down, being thrown out, and being replaced. Even right now, parts of you are dying. Some of your cells even died...
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How Your Brain Makes Its Own Electricity
Here’s a thought: What IS a thought? I know it involves my brain, and my brain is made of neurons. And my brain’s neurons are listening to other neurons all over my body. But how do those neurons actually work? Maybe you’ve heard that it...
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What Do Parrots Think They’re Saying?
You ever see a parrot mimicking humans words, and wonder if they really get what they're talking about? They're smarter than they look - there's a lot of meaning in every squawk and chirp that parrots make. Not bad for a bird brain.
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Why Flies Die When They See Dead Flies
You're lucky you don't literally age faster and drop dead when you see a dead person... because fruit flies do. Here's what researchers are learning about the connection between perception, aging, and mood disorders like depression.
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How Does Chickenpox Turn Into Shingles?
You might know that chickenpox and shingles are both caused by the same virus, varicella zoster. Here's why the symptoms, and even the vaccines, are different the second time around.
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The Crabs That Revolutionized Neuroscience
We used to think neural circuits were rigid and robotic, but now we know that's not true -- thanks to crab stomachs.
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Can We Treat Alzheimer's With Period Blood?
From diabetes to Alzheimer's, there's a lot that we hope to be able to treat using stem cell therapies. But the stem cells we use tend to be hard to come by. But it turns out there's a new source of stem cells that has researchers...
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This Neuron Helps People Walk Again | SciShow News
There’s been some big news in neuron science this week as individuals suffering paralysis regain mobility and music might have a secret that gets us to dance.
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SPNs Might Change the World, So What Are They?
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New Genetic Clues to the Mystery of Your Giant Brain
Big-brained scientists have found the mechanism that may have allowed their brains (and all humans') to get so big.
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Do I Only Use 10% of My Brain?
SciShow debunks the myth that you only use 10 percent of your brain. So, how much do you really use? And how do we know?
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We Finally Know How Anesthesia Works
Even though doctors have been using general anesthesia for nearly 200 years, they haven’t really understood the details of how it temporarily shuts down your brain — until now.
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New Insights Into What Fruit Fly Sex Is Like
It's the year 2018, and we now know that flies like to ejaculate. But how does this tie into our understanding of addiction?
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How Do We Know We’re Tired?
Sleep is complicated. And there's still a lot we don't know about it, but zebrafish larvae are a surprisingly good place to look to learn more about what makes us sleepy.
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People Grow Brain Cells Well Into Their 80s | SciShow News
This week, scientists announced great news about our brains and those discoveries may help us find the cure for a number of diseases and disorders.
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Why These Squirrels Destroy Their Brains Every Winter
It seems like a terrible idea to destroy and rebuild your own brain, but that is exactly what some ground squirrels are doing all winter long.
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Your Brain Probably has a "Pokemon Region" | SciShow News
If you're a Pokémon super-fan seeing Detective Pikachu this weekend, a little bit of your brain might light up that won’t light up in the brains of those that didn’t try to catch 'em all! Find out why that's important to understanding...
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Why We’ve Been Ignoring These Brain Cells | Great Minds: Ben Barres
Neurons often get all the credit for running the brain, but the work done by Ben Barres at Stanford University proved that glial cells are far more crucial to brain functioning than we had previously realized.
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Hacking the Brain: The Future of Prosthetics
We usually think of 'hacking' as a bad thing, but scientists are working on ways to hack the brain that will greatly benefit people with prosthetics, and maybe someday people with paralysis.
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What Growing Mini Brains Has Taught Us, And What's Next
Scientists have developed a way to grow miniature versions of human organs; some of the weirdest organoids are the mini brains.
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This Flatworm Remembers Things After You Cut Off Its Brain
Planarians are flatworms most known for being able to grow a new head if it gets cut off, but perhaps even stranger is the fact that their new head retains some of the memories from the old one. Hosted by: Michel Aranda
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Old Pill, New Trick
One team of researchers may has found a promising lead in the fight to cure or prevent Alzheimer's. And another team is helping us understand how Hydras regrow their heads. Hosted by: Hank Green