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Beat Stress with Laughter Yoga (w/ Madan Kataria, MD)
Learn about the benefits of laughter yoga with the founder of the laughter club movement, Dr. Madan Kataria. You’ll also learn about a major breakthr…
5 years, 2 months ago
Why Are the COVID-19 Vaccines Kept So Cold?
Learn about how the Faroe Islands created their own Google Street View using sheep; why some vaccines (like Pfizer’s and Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines)…
5 years, 2 months ago
People Respond to Music Even When They Can’t Hear It
Learn about why you can have an emotional reaction to music even when it’s not being played; how people have been performing brain surgery for thousa…
5 years, 2 months ago
Your Brain Treats Human Beauty Differently from Artistic Beauty
Learn about how your brain treats beautiful faces differently from beautiful objects; why the town of Baarle sits on one of the world’s most complex …
5 years, 3 months ago
Why We Call Computer Glitches “Bugs”
Learn about why Wolf-Rayet stars are the brightest stars in the sky; why immune cells in your brain may have started out in your gut; and the history…
5 years, 3 months ago
What’s the Shortest Amount of Time Ever Recorded?
Learn about how scientists just measured the quickest event ever recorded; how tiny remoras (suckerfish) stay stuck to fast-moving whales; and why be…
5 years, 3 months ago
Swedish Death Cleaning Can Declutter Your Life
Learn about how you can de-clutter your life with the Swedish concept of döstädning, or “death cleaning.” Then, learn about how Alfred Russel Wallace…
5 years, 3 months ago
How “Flow” Can Help in Quarantine
Learn about how experiencing “flow” could help your mental health during quarantine; why airplane windows are round; and whether flies experience tim…
5 years, 3 months ago
The Right Way to Set Goals
Learn about how the coronavirus pandemic may have changed Americans’ attitudes about the poor; how you can relieve stress by learning something new; …
5 years, 3 months ago
When Smokers Quit, Dormant Lung Cells Wake Up
Learn about how quitting smoking may reawaken healthy cells; how researchers figured out how to tell the age of crime scene fingerprints to help inve…
5 years, 3 months ago