Encyclopaedia Britannica
Tobacco and the Human Body - Part 2
Tobacco and the Human Body, a 1954 production of Encyclopaedia Britannica Films.
Healthcare Triage
Measles Infections Can Wipe Out Immunity to OTHER Diseases
We're very clearly in favor of vaccines here at Healthcare Triage, because they save a LOT of lives. It turns out, the measles vaccine was doing more than we previously thought. Getting infected with measles doesn't only make you sick,...
Science360
NSF-funded research to forecast space weather, protect the power grid - Science Nation
Multidisciplinary approach to developing next-generation space weather modeling tools, with the goal of a five-day forecast capability Description: While Earth's weather reports center on precipitation, temperature, wind direction and...
Curated Video
Understanding Externalities in Economics
The video covers the topic of externalities in economics. It explains how economic agents make decisions in market economies based on maximizing behavior, leading to private costs and benefits. The video defines internal and external...
Healthcare Triage
Sorority Membership Doesn't Necessarily Lead to Eating Disorders
When I was a medical student, I remember doing a psych rotation on a pediatric ward. I was struck by how many of the admissions were for eating disorders. Even before then, I was aware that more than a small number of my female friends...
Next Animation Studio
Sitting too much may affect brain and memory, study says
Sitting too much is linked to changes in parts of the brain important for memory, according to a preliminary study by UCLA. Researchers wanted to look at the effects of sedentary behavior on brain health, particularly the sections of the...
ShortCutsTv
THE ENGLISH-ROMANIAN ADOPTEES PROJECT
The English-Romanian Adoptees Project was the first study to follow a cohort of children who had suffered periods of institutional deprivation through into adult life. To their surprise, researchers found that problems experienced by...
Catalyst University
Biosignaling - Canonical Wnt β-catenin Signaling
Biosignaling - Canonical Wnt β-catenin Signaling
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Economists Often Say History Is Irrelevant. That’s A Mistake
Economists often think history isn’t relevant to their work, says Petra Moser. That’s misguided: History is both informative and accessible, and studying it deepens economists’ research. Moser applies this philosophy to her own work on...
Visual Learning Systems
Preventing Pollution and Littering
In this video, students are taught about the importance of not littering and how it contributes to pollution. The video also highlights other types of pollution, such as air and water pollution, and suggests ways in which students can...
Healthcare Triage
The Death of a Sibling Takes Emotional and Physical Tolls
The death of a child is almost too awful to complicate. The emotional toll on those who remain is high, but the death of a sibling can also have long-term health consequences, including increased mortality.
Curated Video
Understanding the Greenhouse Effect and Human Impact on Climate Change
The video discusses the greenhouse effect and how it works in the Earth's atmosphere. It explains how greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane absorb long-wavelength infrared and re-emit it, increasing the temperature of the...
Global Health with Greg Martin
Climate change and public health - why Trump should NOT have pulled out of the Paris Agreement
How will climate change impact on public health and global health? This video explores important reasons why climate change will affect population displacement, conflict, infectious disease and more. The impact of climate change on...
Curated Video
Understanding and Mitigating the Impact of Floods
This video provides an overview of floods, including their causes and different types. It also highlights the potential impacts of prolonged flooding, such as damage to infrastructure and increased risk of waterborne diseases. The video...
Mazz Media
Controls and Variables
In this live-action program viewers will learn that controls and variables are the basis for applying the scientific method in a lab experiment. Students will come to understand that in an experiment, variables change, while the other...
Curated Video
Introduction to Moments: Understanding and Calculating Forces and Distances
This is a lecture video on moments, which explains what a moment is and how to calculate the moment of a force. The video uses various examples to illustrate the concept of moments and how they are affected by the magnitude and direction...
Science360
Changes in Greenland landscape affect carbon balance sheet - Science Nation
Warming temperatures in the Arctic are changing the tundra from a landscape dominated by grasses to one increasingly dominated by woody shrubs. In addition to affecting the habitat of local wildlife such as caribou and musk oxen, these...
Neuro Transmissions
Do "Smart Drugs" work?
What if you could unlock your brain’s potential with just a pill? It sounds like something out of Limitless, but there’s a whole culture around nootropics, or “smart drugs”. But do any of them work? Are any nootropics supported by...
The Art Assignment
Do Machines Make Art? | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
When art is generated by Artificial Intelligence, what or who can we call the artist? We look to art history to consider the long collaboration between humans and technology.
Catalyst University
Myostatin | Negative Regulation of Skeletal Muscle Growth
Here, we explore the physiology and signaling of the protein myostatin (MSTN), a negative regulator of skeletal muscle growth.
The Business Professor
Mitigating the Effects of Social Comparison in a Negotiation
This Video Explains Mitigating the Effects of Social Comparison in a Negotiation
TLDR News
Coronavirus is Decimating the Meat Industry Could it Cause a Shortage - TLDR News
There are endless consequences of the coronavirus outbreak, but some are concerned about the impact it will have on the meat industry. In this video, we discuss the virus' impact, what it means for consumers and the action being taken by...
Next Animation Studio
How gut bacteria could affect the brain
Recent studies have been looking at the link between the gut, specifically the microbiome, and its effects on the brain. A study at Kyushu University in Japan found that "germ-free" mice had more stress hormones than mice with healthy...