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How do antidepressants work? – Neil R. Jeyasingam
Dig into the discovery of antidepressant drugs, how they work, and what we still don’t know about depression. — In the 1950s, the discovery of two new drugs sparked what would become a multi-billion dollar market for antidepressants. Neither drug … Continue reading
This is why we can’t have nice things
This video is about stuff: light bulbs, printers, phones and why they aren’t better. Go to https://NordVPN.com/veritasium and use code VERITASIUM to get a 2-year plan plus 1 additional month with a huge discount. It’s risk free with Nord’s 30 … Continue reading
How The Next Batteries Will Change the World
Silicon Valley is about to commercialize revolutionary technology that will enable huge breakthroughs in the battle against global warming.
Is Coding a Math Skill or a Language Skill? Neither? Both?
There are aspects of computer code that look like language and some that seem more like algebra, and since we may be headed for a future where many people will need to learn to code, researchers are interested in figuring … Continue reading
Why Don’t We Have Metric Time? | Answers With Joe
The metric system revolutionized the world and simplified how we measure things. But one part of our lives never quite got the metric treatment – time. The reason why highlights the importance of time on our lives.
Space how-tos: Astronaut explains potty, periods, sleeping and more
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir breaks down living in space topics, including: the space toilet, launching, menstrual cycles, eating, spacewalking and more. [NASA launching new space toilet and more to space station](https://www.space.com/cygnus-ng-14-sp…) Credit: NASA
We Had Electric Cars in 1900… Then This Happened.
In this Our Changing Climate climate change video essay, I look at how the electric car was popular in the 1900s and then everything changed. Specifically, I look at how electric cars have been around multiple times and have failed … Continue reading
Covid from space: the humans furthest from the pandemic
Astronaut Jessica Meir’s seven-month mission on the International Space Station (expedition 62, from September 2019-April 2020) glides from the euphoria of the first days in zero gravity, to the deep pressure of the first all-female spacewalk in history, and finally … Continue reading
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The real cost of smart speakers
Alexa’s recording you. What’s she doing with it? Read Sara’s article about the privacy settings on your smart speaker: https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/12/9/… Correction: At 0:58, we mistakenly suggest that every 1 in 5 American households has a smart speaker. In fact, over … Continue reading
This Aluminium Cassette Will Give Electric Cars 1600 KM of Range
Could Aluminium-Air Batteries Be the Future of Electric Vehicles? 00:00 – Introduction 01:18 – How aluminium air battery works 02:17 – Aluminium in More Detail 04:52 – Why Aluminium-Air Batteries 08:20 – Let’s run the numbers! 10:20 – Downsides 12:17 … Continue reading
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