Health
Unpacking masturbation: Sex Ed #14
If almost everybody masturbates, why can’t we talk about it? In this myth-busting episode of Crash Course Sex Ed, we’ll uncover the history of how masturbation became taboo, the person...
Is This The Biggest Mistake Science Ever Made?
Check out Air-Borne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe by Carl Zimmer at https://bookshop.org/lists/scishow-recommended-reading. This video was made possible by the Alfred P. Sloan...
What your poop can tell you about your health - Hannibal Person
Travel into the digestive system to see how food is turned into waste, and what causes the different colors and textures of poop. -- The average person poops out approximately 11,030 kilograms...
Why Resolutions Fail (And What Works Instead)
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Can humans be trusted with control over genetics? - Michael Vazquez and Raye Ploeger
Puzzle through this classic ethical dilemma and decide: should parents be able to choose genetic traits for their children? -- Andre and Leslie are a deaf couple who have decided to have...
You might be surprised by what you'd find in your pores - M. Alejandra Perotti
Meet the microscopic arachnids that live on your face, and find out why Demodex mites are part of the human microbiome. -- Two species of Demodex mites specifically inhabit human follicles....
How exactly do inhalers work? - Anna Rothschild
Dig into the science of inhalers, and find out how these devices treat common respiratory conditions like asthma and COPD. -- Inhalers are mainly used to treat two conditions: asthma and...
How the US created an ambulance crisis
And what can be done about it. Thanks to our sponsor, T-Mobile: http://t-mobile.com/FirstResponders Here's a pretty obvious statement: In the more rural, spread-out parts of the US, an ambulance...
How screens actually affect your sleep
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Can saunas make you live longer? - Max G. Levy
Explore how saunas can affect your body, and dig into the health benefits and limitations of this millennia-old tradition. -- Finnish sauna, Roman balneae, Japanese onsen, and Indigenous...
What happens to your brain without any social contact? - Terry Kupers
Explore the effects that isolation has on your body and brain, and how a lack of interaction and activity can impact our well-being. -- Everyone needs time to themselves, and peaceful solitude...
What should you do if you accidentally cut off your finger? - Jason Hoellwarth
Dig into what circumstances allow for an accidentally amputated limb to be reattached, and what options you have when it can't be. -- In order to reattach a severed limb after an accident,...