The myth of Arachne – Iseult Gillespie
From sailors who were turned into pigs, nymphs that sprouted into trees, and a gaze that converted the beholder to stone, Greek mythology brims with shape-shifters. The powerful Gods usually changed their own forms at will – but for mortals, the mutations were often unwanted. Iseult Gillespie shares how one such unnerving transformation befell the […]
¿Los hackers son delincuentes? – CuriosaMente 63
¿Quienes fueron los primeros hackers? ¿Cuáles son los hackers más famosos y más controvertidos? ¿Son malvados? Fuentes: http://www.newyorker.com/tech/element… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timelin… Guión: Tonatiuh Moreno Ilustraciones: Ruy Fernando Estrada Voz: Javier Lacroix Música: Mary Camarena y Jorge Verdín
Preguntas sobre el resfrío y la gripa – CuriosaMente 102
Por qué nos da fiebre? ¿Sirven de algo los mocos? ¿Y el dolor de articulaciones? Algunas dela spreguntas más frecuentes sobre el resfriado y la gripe. Guión: Tonatiuh Moreno Ilustraciones: Erasmo Rodríguez Voz: Javier Lacroix Música: Mary Camarena y Jorge Verdín Música adicional: Cha Cappella, Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right Productions Learning is Fun, Doug Maxwell Mighty […]
The Odds of Finding Life and Love
Love is a complicated combination of brain chemicals and behavior that scientists are only just beginning to figure out. And it’s remarkable that in every society that we have looked at on Earth, romantic love exists. So if love is so universal, and there are 7 billion other people out there looking for it, why […]
What is love? – Brad Troeger
Is love a signal winding through your neural pathways? A cliche? A cult? Love is easy to compare but difficult to define, maybe because we’re fundamentally biased; we try to define love while falling in or out of it. And love feels differently to every person who feels it, but this subjective emotion has evolutionary […]
Why do we love? A philosophical inquiry – Skye C. Cleary
Ah, romantic love; beautiful and intoxicating, heart-breaking and soul-crushing… often all at the same time! If romantic love has a purpose, neither science nor psychology has discovered it yet – but over the course of history, some of our most respected philosophers have put forward some intriguing theories. Skye C. Cleary outlines five of these […]
How does anesthesia work? – Steven Zheng
When under anesthesia, you can’t move, form memories, or — hopefully — feel pain. And while it might just seem like you are asleep for that time, you actually aren’t. What’s going on? Steven Zheng explains what we know about the science behind anesthesia. Lesson by Steven Zheng, animation by Zedem Media.
What happens during a stroke? – Vaibhav Goswami
Every two seconds, someone in the world has a stroke. One out of every six people will have a stroke at some point in their lives. Strokes deprive brain cells of oxygen and are one of the most common causes of death, and a leading cause of preventable disability. But what causes strokes in the […]
Science in America – Neil deGrasse Tyson
We offer this 4min video on “Science in America”, containing what may be the most important words Neil deGrasse Tyson has ever spoken.
The «Sex Factor» for Women in Science | StarTalk
Neil and actress Mayim Bialik, Amy Farrah Fowler on the Big Bang Theory, and an actual neuroscientist, talk about how women are portrayed in science.
The «Coming of Age» Science Moment | StarTalk
Neil and his special guest Mayim Bialik discuss how she became a neuroscientist while also being an actor. Panelists, Chris Hardwick, Summer Ash and Mona Chilabi talk about the under-representation of women in the sciences.
The World Needs Science and Science Needs Women
International Day of Women and Girls in Science (11 February) http://www.un.org/en/events/women-and… The world needs science and science needs women. A short video released by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science and pay tribute to the achievements of female scientists. Produced by: International Atomic Energy […]
12 Mujeres que transformaron la ciencia – CuriosaMente 110
Conoce a 12 mujeres que cambiaron la historia de la ciencia. Video sobre de mujeres en la ciencia por el 11 de febrero, Día Internacional de la Mujer y la Niña en la Ciencia. Con la presencia de Karen Liz Mejía, de «La Ciencia detrás de»: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCURB… Canales de ciencia conducidos por científicas: Conecta Ciencia: […]
Why Alien Life Would be our Doom – The Great Filter
Finding alien life on a distant planet would be amazing news – or would it? If we are not the only intelligent life in the universe, this probably means our days are numbered and doom is certain.