Are We Really 99% Chimp?
[3:17] What does it really mean when we hear that we are 99% chimp? A clearer picture offered in this short video. [Video a…
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How does your body know you’re full?
[4:33] Hunger claws at your belly. It tugs at your intestines, which begin to writhe, aching to be fed. Being hungry gene…
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AHHHHHHH!! How Blood-Curdling Screams Affect Your Brain
[2:54] Hearing someone scream immediately sends your body into a cascade of defense responses, but why? What’s …
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Your Amazing Molecular Machines
[6:20] These are the molecular machines inside your body that make cell division possible. Animation by Drew Berry at t…
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This Is How Your Brain Powers Your Thoughts
[3:49] Scientists have figured out how our brains process thoughts and the explanation will blow your mind. [Video and…
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The Science of Addiction: Here’s Your Brain on Drugs
[3:57] Addiction affects tens of millions of people across the planet. But where does it come from? This animated video …
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A Neuroscientist Explains What Caffeine Does to Your Brain
[4:21] Neuroscience candidate Shannon Odell takes us through exactly what’s going on in your brain as you drink …
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First open database of live human brain cells
[2:45] The Allen Institute for Brain Science has added the first data from human nerve cells to the Allen Cell Types Data…
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Making CRISPR Cas9 work in the brain
[3:07] [Video and text source: Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience YouTube channel]…
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CRISPR and the Future of Human Evolution
[6:43] We look into the future. Now that genetic engineering tools like CRISPR allow us to edit our genes, how will that i…
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