Instead of Punishing People YouTube: Substance abuse and addiction are terrible for addicts health, and they're really tough on family and friends. Addiction also drives up the violent crime rate, and... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 6 years 9 months 4 weeks ago • 686 views • 5:37Videos (113) | Sift Talk (1) | Blogs (0) | Comments (1000) |
YouTube description: Many structures built by ancient Romans around 2,000 years ago are still standing, and some are still in excellent condition. Over the last decade, researchers have come discover... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 10 months ago • 688 views • 1:58Hell no! YouTube: Your memory may play tricks on you!
posted by PlayhousePals 6 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 101 views • 3:28YouTube: While we have long known about the existence of microbes — the tiny bacteria, fungi and archaea that live all around, on and in us — our full relationship has become one of the hottest topics... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 6 years 11 months ago • 15 views • 6:39YouTube: Some people can identify a pitch without even looking at sheet music. Is it something they're born with or can it be learned?
posted by PlayhousePals 6 years 11 months ago • 266 views • 2:56YouTube description: Why so many languages invented words for colors in the same order. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO In 1969, two Berkeley researchers, Paul Kay and Brent Berlin,... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 634 views • 6:45Not ALWAYS Mutually Exclusive
posted by PlayhousePals 6 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 13 views • 5:57YouTube description: Should we double down or give up and go our separate ways? This video will probably not make everybody happy. Probably for completely opposite reasons. Some people want less... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 3 weeks ago • 458 views • 7:42YouTube: When President Trump's White House revealed its proposed budget recently. A lot of things got cut, and much public outrage was expressed about cuts to funding for Meals on Wheels. White House... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 1 month ago • 396 views • 5:12YouTube: What you don't know about your microbiome may kill you!!! ...or just give you diarrhea.
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 74 views • 11:13YouTube: I once received a lot of blowback for an Upshot article in which I showed (with evidence) that exercise is not the key to weight loss. Diet is. Many, many readers cannot wrap their head around... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 1 month 4 weeks ago • 57 views • 5:53YouTube: What could be cooler than a permanent lava lake surrounded by snow!?
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 29 views • 4:37YouTube: Heart disease continues to be the number one killer in the United States. Because of that, billions of dollars are spent every year on medications that reduce your risk of disease and death. Compounding... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 3 months ago • 46 views • 6:22At the University of Salford's Energy House, all the energy use is monitored and controlled, allowing researchers to experiment with all sorts of insulation and energy-saving techniques. But how to control... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 104 views • 3:36The killer punch of the mantis shrimp is the fastest strike in the animal kingdom, a skill that goes hand in hand with its extraordinary eyesight. They can see an invisible level of reality using polarized... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 36 views • 4:00Via YouTube: A new study led by the U.K.’s Queen Mary University has found that even relatively simple animals like bumblebees can teach other how to perform somewhat complex tasks such as pulling a... continue reading
posted by Gratefulmom 7 years 6 months 1 week ago • 595 views • 1:11This is without a doubt the most entertaining A Capella Science song yet. The song assumes you already know about Crispr-Cas9, so it never actually explains that it's a targeted gene editing technique... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 6 months 4 weeks ago • 497 views • 6:07It's not about how many times one does it. YouTube: I spend a fair amount of time talking about how social determinants of health come into play, with respect to health care outcomes. I also talk a... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 8 months ago • 568 views • 3:35YouTube: Evidence strongly suggests that men have, on average, a shorter lifespan than women, but scientists aren't exactly sure why that is. Check out today's QQ to learn more about this mortality mystery.
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 34 views • 2:47YouTube description: Conceived in the open sea, tiny spaceship-shaped sea urchin larvae search the vast ocean to find a home. After this incredible odyssey, they undergo one of the most remarkable transformations... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 658 views • 3:23