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How good are you at calculating risk? - Gerd Gigerenzer
How can we use statistics to evaluate risk? Dig into the difference between relative risk and absolute risk and how each is used in the news.
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A new …
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Vultures: The acid-puking, plague-busting heroes of the ecosystem - Kenny Coogan
Explore the essential role vultures play in cleaning our ecosystems and why their conservation is key to a healthy planet.
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In the African grasslands…
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Why mosquitoes target certain people more frequently than others - Maria Elena De Obaldia
Explore the science of what attracts mosquitos, and find out why mosquitos bite some people more than others.
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Some swear they’re cursed to be hunted…
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Grammar's great divide: The Oxford comma - TED-Ed
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If you read "Bob, a DJ and a clown" on a guest list, are th…
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How we'll eradicate polio for good - Bruce Aylward
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Polio is almost completely eradicated. But as Bruce Aylward sa…
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Mysteries of vernacular: Hearse - Jessica Oreck
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Today, we recognize the word hearse as a vehicle that carries…
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Ethical dilemma: What renders life worth living? - Douglas MacLean
Puzzle through a classic ethical dilemma and decide: can human existence be meaningful without its creativity and culture?
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Life on your planet depe…
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How to make wise decisions more easily
Explore the psychology of decision fatigue, what kinds of choices lead us to this state and what we can do to fight it.
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Everything our bodies do— wh…
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The shadowy origins of werewolves - Craig Thomson
Explore how werewolves have evolved in folklore, literature, and pop culture throughout history, and where these stories originated.
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Stories of were…
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Why hard work is rewarding - Richard St. John
Nothing comes easy, and behind every success are hours of plain hard work. Sounds intimidating, but Richard St. John proposes a simple shift in attit…
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