Christmas is celebrated by Christians all over the world. In doing so, they commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ. But what is the Christmas story all about, and how did it become popular? Author: ZDF/TerraX/Brigitte Duczek/Marietta Pauli/Jochen Schmidt Translation and dubbing: alugha Click here
We once thought the Earth was flat, but somewhere along the way, one person had an idea... maybe it isn't. Here are some crazy ideas that turned out to be real! Support Life Noggin on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LifeNogginStudios?ty=h Follow Us! https://twitter.com/LifeNoggin https://facebook
At the time of Isaac Newton, it was believed that the celestial bodies were moved by the so-called ether, a substance assumed to fill up all of space. But no one could prove the existence of this substance. Newton realized: rather than ether, there must be a universal action at a distance, originati
Should people who aren't scientists have a say in what science gets done, and how it is used? This week, Risk Bites takes on the knotty topic of science and public engagement. This video was created to preface a conference session on engaging publics on science and technology -- synthetic biolog
Visit http://science.nasa.gov/ for more. About three quarters of ISS astronauts experience changes in the structure and function of their eyes. An experiment on the space station called the “Fluid Shifts Study” is investigating these vision problems in space. http://www.nasa.gov/station Click he
Could alien blood be toxic to us? It may seem like a funny question, but it leads to some interesting scientific places! Not surprisingly, the chances that exo-toxicology (the toxicology of extraterrestrial life forms) becomes a critical issue in our lifetimes is small. But with rapid developments
Chemistry is considered a demanding and learning-intensive subject. It is important to master the essential knowledge and skills. With the screencasts on this channel, everyone can watch the lesson material again and again, follow up on it but also prepare it. Teachers can use the content in the f
How much of someone else's pee could you be swallowing while taking a swim? And is it dangerous? This week, Risk Bites takes on the terribly important topic of peeing in swimming pools. Surprisingly, beyond the yuck factor of drinking someone else's urine, there is a more serious hazard -- produc
Learn about the education of chemist Percy Julian. Julian's early educational years paralleled an educational movement that prepared African Americans for industrial jobs, the growing white supremacist movement, and the rise of the Ku Klux Klan. Julian would eventually move north, and finally to Eur
How could you improve your creativity at work? Have you ever wondered why your best ideas don’t come to you while on the job? Why is this? And, what’s needed to be resourceful in the workplace? This video reveals the true key for the on-the-job creativity. Click here to see more videos: https://alu
Effective argumentation is a central part of critical thinking and the topic of our last section to the course. Although the term argument today has a negative connotation, it was once considered one of the highest pursuits. As we touched on previously argumentation is a process whereby divergent id
This was not the year 2025 that we had ordered. 2025 was a good year for exploits, not a good year for freedom, and an outstanding year for bad ideas. Governments continued to fight for mass surveillance, of course with AI support™. Wars have been further "digitized", chat control has been sold as
