Beginner Lessons

Have you ever had an imaginary friend? Watch this

How do snakes swallow animals so much bigger than they are? - Niko Zlotnik

What happens if you eat a silica gel packet? - Vivian Jiang

Could lotteries replace elections? - Michael Vazquez

3 surprising ways microplastics can enter your body

How long can hair grow? - Maksim Plikus

What happens when you break a bone? - Gurpreet Baht and Natalie Pang

How does the morning-after pill prevent pregnancy? - Alison Edelman

How hat fashion has evolved throughout history - Alison L. Goodrum

The biggest mistake lottery winners make

Does hypnosis ever actually work? - Devin Terhune

The machine that changed our understanding of human history - Max G. Levy

What is vaginal discharge and why does it happen? - Elizabeth Micks

The infamous JoJo thought experiment - Michael Vazquez and Sarah Stroud

Kiranmala: The tale of the princess who conquered Magic Mountain - Malay Bera

How Japan saved its biggest city from collapse - Roman Krznaric

Was Alexander the Great really that great? - Stephanie Honchell Smith

Winter got you feeling down? Watch this - Kelly Rohan

What’s the best position to sleep in? - Rachel Marie E. Salas

Scientists still don't know the answer to this infamous question - Charles Wallace & Dan Kwartler

How comic books can help you learn - Gene Luen Yang

How one of the world’s richest companies rose to power - Shantel George

This is what happens in your brain when you can’t recall a word - Cella Wright

What lack of sleep does to the teenage brain - Wendy Troxel

How the lead industry lied to the public for decades - Gerald Markowitz and David Rosner

The 3 best predictors of how well you’ll age - Juulia Jylhävä

The best way to become good at something might surprise you - David Epstein

Japan's most famous ghost story - Jeffrey Angles

What’s the best way to lift people out of poverty?

Are vampire bats dangerous? - Imran Razik

How exactly do inhalers work? - Anna Rothschild

The Greek myth of the Fates’ prophecy - Iseult Gillespie

Is it really that bad to eat cookie dough? - Emma Bryce

The myth of Dionysus’ drunken revenge - Iseult Gillespie

How do sinkholes swallow entire houses and cities? - Elise Cutts

If you had the chance to be immortal, would you take it? - Sarah Stroud and Michael Vazquez

What are truffles, and why are they so expensive? - Carolyn Beans

How we got hooked on credit cards - Nidhi Upadhyaya

Can humans be trusted with control over genetics? - Michael Vazquez and Raye Ploeger

Why are there so many different kinds of dogs? - Kathleen Morrill Pirovich

Can you figure out the savanna mystery? - Cella Wright

Can saunas make you live longer? - Max G. Levy

How do fireflies create light? - Emily A. Geest

How smart are crows? - Katharina Brecht

One big reason that life on Earth exists - Elise Cutts

What should you do if you accidentally cut off your finger? - Jason Hoellwarth

5 ways to connect with people

The Greek tragedy of Oedipus' daughter - Stephen Esposito