Curated Video
V-Sit, Push Up and Squat
Coach Socrates and Miss Palomine talk about the three major muscle groups that need to be exercised. Coach Socrates then puts Miss Palomine through a series of exercises to strengthen the upper body, core and lower body.
Brave Wilderness
STUNG by the Devil's Toilet Paper!
This week, Coyote takes on the sting of the Australian Giant Stinging Tree, aka the Devil's Toilet Paper. Their leaves may look innocuous, but they're actually covered in near-microscopic stinging hairs that -- when brushed up against by...
Curated Video
The Pain Paradox
Poet and independent scholar Jennifer Michael Hecht questions whether eliminating pain would be in our collective long-term interest.
Brave Wilderness
STUNG by a Stonefish! (Most Painful Sting on Earth)
See what it’s like to get stung by the world’s most venomous fish, the Stonefish! In this video I'm back in Australia to show you where stonefish live, how they defend themselves with venomous spines and then I will test the venom on...
Brave Wilderness
Attacked by Bloodsucking Parasites!
When you think of leeches, you probably thinking about bloodthirsty vampires wiggling beneath the water... but did you know that you don't have to go swimming in order to catch a parasite? In this adventure, Coyote's going on a little...
The Guardian
Life Without the Sun
For 53 years, John Kapellas enjoyed the bright sky of the western US, but one day he started to burn, blister and break out in rashes whenever he was exposed to light. Now allergic to the entire spectrum of light, Kapellas has spent the...
Science ABC
Does Sleep Deprivation Cause Body Aches?
Sleep deprivation is often linked with body aches, among other effects, such as the numbing of our senses, reduction of our reaction time, etc. This is because sleep allows the body to repair damaged cells and get rid of harmful...
Señor Jordan
01045 Spanish Lesson - El Cuerpo (parte 2)
¡Hola a todos! In this video lesson, we're covering 'las partes del cuerpo'. That is, body parts. This lesson deals with the new words as well as some useful phrases we can use to describe someone's dolor. That is, their ache or pain.
Curated Video
Constantly Testing
Duke neuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis explains how the mysterious phenomenon of “phantom limb pain” supports the theory that the brain is actively creating the world for us rather than simply recording sensory inputs, as was long believed...
Brave Wilderness
STUNG by a Bulldog Ant!
Mark Vins is rolling up his sleeve to enter the sting zone with the dreaded Bulldog Ant! Since the Bullet Ant sting no other insect has been requested more for a sting test than Australia’s Bulldog Ant, aka jumping jack ant. Armed with...
Learn French With Alexa
21 French phrases to use at the DOCTOR'S
Feeling unwell, have a fever or broke your arm? Do you know how to book an appointment at the French surgery? Can you explain what is wrong? In this video, Alexa teaches you 21 really useful French phrases and sentences to help you...
The Noted Anatomist
Ureter, Bladder and Urethra
This brief video tutorial discusses the anatomy of the kidney: 0:00. Introduction 0.14. Ureter - 4:25. Kidney stones (referred pain) 6:33. Bladder and Internal urethral sphincter 12:52. Urethra 15:50. Intravenous pyelogram (IVP) 16:30....
Neuro Transmissions
Do Bugs Have Brains?
We can all agree that insects have heads, right? But what exactly do they have rattling around inside there? Do insects have brains like humans? Or is it just a bunch of nerves and goo? Well join Inés and Alie to get the answers and to...
Jabzy
The American Woman who Survived Stalin's Gulags | Soviet Union, Stalinism, Great Purges
The American Woman who Survived Stalin's Gulags | Soviet Union, Stalinism, Great Purges
The Backyard Scientist
I Touched the Worlds Most Painful Plant - Gympie Gympie (The Suicide Plant)
Thanks to Keeps for sponsoring this video!
Brave Wilderness
Bullet Ant Challenge - Will It Sting?!
Christina is new to the Brave Wilderness team. While she may have the wildlife know-how and a shining personality, the question remains: does she have the guts? It's a well-known fact that if you're a Brave Wilderness host, eventually,...
Hip Hughes History
Can the President be indicted? Constitutionally speaking?
What are the arguments for and against indicting a sitting President. In this short video we look at both sides as we seek historical, political and constitutional guidance during this current constitutional crisis. Or is it a crisis?
Hip Hughes History
Common Sense Explained: US History Review
Find out why I call Thomas Paine's "Common Sense", the "Book of Duh" and I relate to a colonial Oprah. Seven arguments from Paine detailing why we need to leave Great Britain HipHughes walks you through the basics of the first declared...
Vlogbrothers
On Loneliness
In which John discusses loneliness, isolation, and the kinds of communities that work.
Vlogbrothers
EBOLA! (...meningitis)
In which John is diagnosed with ebola by the Internet but turns out to be suffering from viral meningitis. How should we imagine novel diseases and how should we combat them? And why do we only focus on diseases that we fear will affect...
Vlogbrothers
Is Poverty Necessary? Looking back at the Millennium Development Goals
In which John examines the progress of the UN's Millennium Development Goals over the last 15 years and looks ahead to the Global Goals. Can we live in a world where extreme poverty and undernourishment are rare? Are we closer to gender...
Vlogbrothers
end the stigma
In which John discusses what actually causes the stigmatization of certain health conditions, and how best to fight stigma.
Vlogbrothers
My Physicalmental Illness
In which John discusses labyrinthitis, OCD, categories, the body in thought, and the body in pain.