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How babies think about danger | Shari Liu
Aug 13, 2024Are babies oblivious to danger? It's not that simple, says cognitive scientist Shari Liu. Sharing surprising insights from studies of early human development, Liu highlights the unexpected ways babies...
Even healthy couples fight — the difference is how | Julie and John Gottman
Aug 06, 2024Can conflict actually bring you and your partner closer? It depends on how you fight, say Julie and John Gottman, the world's leading relationship scientists. They share why the way couples fight can ...
The world's rarest diseases — and how they impact everyone | Anna Greka
Jul 30, 2024Physician-scientist Anna Greka investigates the world's rarest genetic diseases, decoding the secrets of our cells through "molecular detective work." This week we're revisiting her talk which explain...
Why broken hearts hurt — and what heals them | Yoram Yovell
Jul 23, 2024What's the relationship between physical and mental pain, and how can you ease both? Revealing how your experiences of love, loss and pain are deeply intertwined, neuroscientist Yoram Yovell sheds lig...
My quest to cure prion disease — before it's too late | Sonia Vallabh
Jul 16, 2024Biomedical researcher Sonia Vallabh's life was turned upside down when she learned she had the genetic mutation for a rare and fatal illness, prion disease, that could strike at any time. Thirteen yea...
How to calm your anxiety, from a neuroscientist | Wendy Suzuki
Jul 09, 2024What if you could transform your anxiety into something you can actually use during your work day? This week, we're revisiting a talk by neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki, who shares two evidence-based acti...
The science of lifespan — and the impact of your five senses | Christi Gendron
Jul 02, 2024What you experience through your senses — sight, smell, hearing, taste and touch — can impact how healthy you are and how long you live, says neurobiologist Christi Gendron. She explores how environme...
How aerosols brighten clouds — and cool the planet | Sarah J. Doherty
Jun 25, 2024Here's a conundrum: the same aerosol pollutants that harm human health also help cool the climate, says atmospheric scientist Sarah J. Doherty. Is there a way to clean up the air without warming the p...
Food expiration dates don't mean what you think | Carolyn Beans
Jun 18, 2024Countries around the world waste huge amounts of food every year: roughly a fifth of food items in the US are tossed because consumers aren't sure how to interpret expiration labels. But most grocerie...
The miracle of organ donation — and a breakthrough for the future | Abbas Ardehali
Jun 11, 2024Organ transplants save lives, but they come with challenges: every minute a healthy donated organ is on ice increases risk. And even if things go perfectly, rejection of the organ is still possible. C...