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The Placebo Effect
Scientists have noticed that patients may experience improvements just from thinking they’ve had medicine, even if that medicine is fake. But why does the placebo effect work, and why do some researchers believe it’s growing stronger?
Read MoreDonor
This short documentary film follows the story of Ryann and JoEllen as they discover online that they are sisters from the same sperm donor, donor #150 at the California Cryobank. Questioning the gap between expectations and reality, this film touches on issues of genetic inheritance and paternity. Screened at the 2008 Student Academy Awards (Finalist), […]
Read MoreMental health for all by involving all
Nearly 450 million people are affected by mental illness worldwide. In wealthy nations, just half receive appropriate care, but in developing countries, close to 90 percent go untreated because psychiatrists are in such short supply.
Read MoreNew technology
HULC a human assisting robot will be available to the handicapped in 5-10 years and will alllow them to walk again One wheel motor bike
Read MoreNew technologies promise energy efficient power
All over the world electricity grids distribute alternating current. Today though, thanks to new technologies, direct current would be more energy efficient. Multinationals are pushing for the switch, which promises to be good business.
Read MoreThe problem with eyewitness testimony
Scott Fraser studies how humans remember crimes — and bear witness to them. In this powerful talk, which focuses on a deadly shooting at sunset, he suggests that even close-up eyewitnesses to a crime can create “memories” they could not have seen. Why? Because the brain abhors a vacuum.
Read MoreTech Investors Get Fashionable
Venture capitalists aren’t known for fashion, but a few show their style for a Forbes photo shoot. Tomio Geron talks with four investors about their sartorial propensities.
Read MoreTraining Students for Jobs in Washington’s Wine Industry
With more than 700 vineyards, Washington state has become a premier location for viticulture. One community college has created a wine-making degree that fosters economic, environmental and cultural sustainability in and around the city of Walla Walla where vineyards continue to sprout
Read MoreOrphan from Africa now an aspiring ballerina
Michaela DePrince is a professional ballerina currently with the Dance Theatre of Harlem company, who was adopted as a young child from Africa by a US family.
Read MoreThe agency: New Faces
Negotiations and the idea of beauty. http://www.vh1.com/video/shows/the-agency/140237/new-faces-act-2.jhtml#id=1555682 Unattractive for the agent? http://www.vh1.com/video/shows/the-agency/140238/new-faces-act-3.jhtml#id=1555682 Idea of beauty http://www.vh1.com/video/shows/the-agency/135702/model-contest-act-3-winner.jhtml#id=1553351 Troubles erupt when booking the models http://www.vh1.com/video/shows/the-agency/136920/new-model-act-3-showtime.jhtml#id=1553985 Â
Read MoreFelipe Santana | Kick off
Felipe Santana is a man for all seasons. He’s been with Dortmund for four years. At 1.94 meters tall, he’s hard to overlook and the way he plays is uncompromising.
Read MoreTelevision tunes in to the future
IFA, the world’s leading trade show for consumer electronics and home appliances opened in Berlin. Up to 1500 exhibitors and 240,000 visitors tuned in to see how they might be watching television in the years ahead, surfing the net on a tablet or using their mobile smart phone to connect with all sorts of tasks. […]
Read MoreJ. Craig Venter’s Adrenaline: Fight or Flight Response
J. Craig Venter went on to receive his Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego. When faced with immediate danger, the brain releases adrenaline, a hormone secreted from glands above the kidneys. In the case of a police officer confronted with a raging fire surge, adrenaline triggered the body to release stored ATP so […]
Read MoreShould we focus on social equality instead of gene pools?
Let’s Move On From Race by Jonathan Marks http://www.mesacc.edu/dept/d10/asb/origins/hominid_journey/modernorigins.html http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120820152204.htm Â
Read MoreAncient DNA
http://youtu.be/yAzWNkCMt8w Ancient DNA Reveals That Some Neanderthals Were Redheads http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071025143311.htm Science writer Carl Zimmer speaks at Yale Medical School about how new discoveries about Neanderthals are helping us better understand what it means to be human. For more information, see http://carlzimmer.com
Read MoreGeneticists Uncover the Origin of Blue Eyes
http://occupycorporatism.com/blue-eyes-originated-10000-years-ago-in-the-black-sea-region/ Blue Eyes Originated 10,000 Years Ago in the Black Sea Region http://www.springerlink.com/content/2045q6234h66p744/fulltext.html Blue eye color in humans may be caused by a perfectly associated founder mutation in a regulatory element located within the HERC2 gene inhibiting OCA2 expression
Read MoreThe Effects of Music on the Brain
The effects of music on the brain from NOVA The growth of media has had an ever-expanding role in the lives of children, especially in terms of a child’s physical and mental health. Here, Michael Rich, MD, MPH, director of the Center on Media and Child Health at Children’s Hospital Boston, comments on media as […]
Read MoreWhat Age Do You Get the Most Sun Damage?
Dr. Schultz noted that 80% of your lifetime ultraviolet exposure and damage is done by the age of 18. Recently, a viewer responded to that claim by asking whatapos;s the point of sun protection beyond 18 if only marginal damage can occur. In this episode of DermTV, Dr. Schultz delves into his quote and whether […]
Read MoreWhat is fuelling the anger?
attacks are among the highest in the world The UNITED NATIONS has instructed Australia to remove the N word from public signage and general official use in its government and general societie. But Australians blanche at the idea. They refuse to give up their ‘right’ to call any non white a N.
Read MoreSuper Security For The Super Rich
The world’s billionaires are becoming more concerned for their personal safety and the security of their families. This has led to a high tech, high cost industry aimed at keeping the mega rich safe and secure. CNBC gives viewers rare access to eye-popping security measures from million dollar panic rooms built to withstand bullets, bombs […]
Read MoreA Choice Between School and Silicon Valley
Harvard student Connor Zwick thinks he can build the ultimate online educational tool. If he wins a Thiel Fellowship, he’ll have a once-in-a-lifetime chance to make that dream a reality. But should he really leave the Ivy League to launch a start-up?
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