Sam Harris speaks with Matt Ridley and Alina Chan about the origins of the COVID pandemic. They discuss the evidence of a lab leak from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, media and academic censorship of... continue reading

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"Dig into the genetic adaptations of cockroaches, and find out what makes it so hard to get rid of these tenacious creatures..." From http://boingboing.net/2022/04/19/why-are-cockroaches-so-hard-to-kill.html.... continue reading

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"... The eyes are often the first thing we see when we look at someone. And when you look at them up close, everyone’s eye color is a kaleidoscope of shapes and hues. How does eye color work? The answer... continue reading

posted by ant 4 years 11 months 1 week ago • 543 views • 6:21

Pinkman Goo is one of the most unique strains on earth!

posted by newtboy 5 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 676 views • 1:47

YouTube description: This is how we go from single cells to people. EVO-DEVO Huxley B. Mac. Oh Carroll, Carroll Gould, Stephen Jay yeah D-D-D-D-Davidson and Peter See One cell divide and... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 6 months 4 weeks ago • 923 views • 4:46

YouTube: There's a lot about sleep that we don't understand, like why we even sleep in the first place, for example. Here are some amazing discoveries biologists have made while trying to solve the mystery... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 151 views • 10:35

YouTube: 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 2 months 3 weeks ago • 46 views • 6:22

YouTube: Do you like drinking milk or chatting with your friends? Well, you can enjoy those because of the evolution happened over the past million years, and we are still evolving. Let's find out what... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 23 views • 3:51

I'm both

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 6 months 1 week ago • 323 views • 4:18

Hank AND cats? Be still my heart! YouTube: Do you give ancient Egypt credit for the domestication of cats? That’s what many people think! But, with some new evidence, it seems that cats became our... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 6 months 1 week ago • 520 views • 4:51

Via YouTube: Any molecular biologist will tell you that genetic engineering is tricky. But up until recently we might be witnessing a new age in human development.

posted by Gratefulmom 7 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 181 views • 8:39

YouTube: In the search for longevity, scientists have found the longest-lived vertebrates on the planet in the arctic. Meanwhile, in warmer climes, the FDA approves a new method for combating disease-carrying... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 100 views • 5:02

Designer babies, the end of diseases, genetically modified humans that never age. Outrageous things that used to be science fiction are suddenly becoming reality. The only thing we know for sure is that... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 384 views • 16:04

YouTube: The world has a lot to thank Henrietta Lacks for, and yet many do not know what she has contributed. From helping to create the polio vaccine to the study of radiation, Henrietta and her HeLa... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 20 views • 4:42

Get to know your own body ...

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 9 months ago • 72 views • 4:00

Who turned Hank into a crazy cat lady?? YouTube: Catnip! Cats roll in it, rub their cheeks on it and paw at it... but what is it about this stuff that gets our feline friends caught up in such a frenzy?

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 9 months 1 week ago • 235 views • 3:06

YouTube: You know that thing you've been putting off for awhile, that could probably be done now but instead not doing 'cause it doesn't sound like fun' right now? Well here's an explanation as to why... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 11 months 1 week ago • 16 views • 8:36

YouTube: Today on SciShow we bring you a cool humanoid diving robot and insight into the evolution of the venus flytrap.

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 10 views • 4:56

YouTube: Genetic Superheroes live among us! Hank explains that, along with a research study involving LSD and brain scans in this episode of SciShow News!

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