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When something like the herbicide Glyphosate (Roundup) is labeled "probably causes cancer", what does this mean? This question was prompted by Grist, who asked us: "Hey Risk Bites guy, the WHO just said that the herbicide in Roundup probably causes cancer -- what's the deal with that? It seems lik
Learn how one company took inspiration from nature to reinvent the robotic arm in this video excerpted from NOVA: “Making Stuff Wilder.” Host and technology columnist David Pogue meets with engineer Heinrich Frontzek to find out about the Bionic Handling Assistant—a machine modeled after an elephant
How safe is graphene when it’s used in face masks and other consumer and professional products? In this episode of Risk Bites, nanotechnology expert Professor Andrew Maynard looks at what’s known about the potential health risks associated with the engineered nanomaterial graphene, and how consume
On this episode of Animal Fact Files discover some endangered birds who are thought to be some of the smartest animals living today. You can learn more on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/animalfactfiles Facebook - https://facebook.com/animalfactfiles --- We always do what we can to be as accurate
In this video we are going to cover eating disorders, and in particular, anorexia. You may not be aware of this, but four out of 10 people have either personally experienced an eating disorder or know somebody who has. So what exactly is an eating disorder, you may ask? An eating disorder is a psy
A new NASA-funded tool is taking some of the ‘wild’ out of wildfires by making it possible for U.S. fire managers to better spot dangerous blazes. Visit http://science.nasa.gov/ for more. Active fire maps of the United States: http://activefiremaps.fs.fed.us Click here to see more videos: https:/
Advanced brain computer interfaces like the one being developed by Elon Musk’s Neuralink have the potential to transform our lives for the better. But they also come with complex ethical challenges. In this collaboration with Elma Hajric, Risk Bites dives into some of ethical risks and responsible
A power is also known as an index number, or indices for plural. They tell us how often a number or letter has been multiplied by itself. In this video we are going to look at index notation, so that we are ready to cover the laws of indices in future videos. Our teachers and animators come toget
Whether or not you are currently in a relationship, you might want to know the signs of a healthy relationship. The signs of a strong relationship could be: great communication, great independence, great trust and care in each other and so on. You might have relationship goals like wanting to get ma
Completing the square is another way of solving quadratics (as well as by factorising and by using the quadratic formula). Completing the square will always work, whatever the quadratic (whereas factorising does not always work). Completing the square also helps us when sketching the graph, as it
Did you know that habits like over-apologizing, or difficulty sleeping could be signs of anxiety? Other clinical signs of anxiety could be being easily fatigued, difficulty concentrating, being easily irritable, frequent headaches, and even muscle pains. However, in this video, we want to talk about
