Nadine the robot has been unveiled, and as robotics technology gets more advanced, humanoid robots are looking more and more human. In this episode of SciShow News we explore how Nadine works and why a lot of people find it creepy.

From the baby blues to helping your toddler through a temper tantrum, many things can make being a new parent a hard time for you and your child, but a bit of science can help us navigate this period of life.

You all had some questions that you really wanted answers to over the years, so we’ve compiled a bunch of the most popular videos answering those questions together in one place!

When you see someone yawn, you're probably pretty likely to follow suit. But what makes it so contagious?

Wandering an old dark place at night sounds pretty scary, but you can take comfort in the fact that ghostly encounters can be explained by natural phenomena: no “super-” prefix necessary.

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Roberto D'Angelo and Francesca Fedeli thought their baby boy Mario was healthy -- until at 10 days old, they discovered he'd had a perinatal stroke. With Mario unable to control the left side of his body, they grappled with tough...

Mirror neurons are a very cool part of our brains but some people are taking it way further by making claims that they are responsible for telepathy and ESP. It goes without saying that this isn’t true, but what exactly do mirror neurons...

Temper tantrums are more complex than just a toddler's unbridled rage. And recent research into what toddlers are thinking and feeling can help us better support kids’ healthy development!

Why do we dance? We dance to music because of neural connections in our brain. These connections link the part that perceives music, the auditory cortex to the regions that help us move, the motor regions. We might have started creating...

Social Awareness is important if you want to manage a successful team. It gives you the ability to put yourself in your team member’s shoes: to understand how they are feeling. At its heart is empathy.



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Why do we dance? We dance to music because of neural connections in our brain. These connections link the part that perceives music, the auditory cortex to the regions that help us move, the motor regions. We might have started creating...