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
On this episode of Animal Fact Files discover some adorable songbirds who are worth their weight in gold. 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 as possible, but we're only
Black Friday is the biggest shopping day of the entire year for Americans. Stores massively discount their prices, and millions of people scramble to get the limited goods before they're sold out. Black Friday has only grown since it began, but how did it become such a big deal in the first place?
As novel coronavirus affects more and more university campuses, a growing number of students, parents and families are looking for advice on how they can keep themselves and others safe—especially if they are living in student housing and practicing social distancing. This guide provides basic adv
Want to use your holiday break to land your dream job? In this video, award-winning tutor Dickson Wong provides the ultimate guide on how to make the most of your holiday break during Christmas or summer to fast-track your career goals while at university. Dickson is experienced with a breadth of a
Not sure why Bob Dylan received the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition"? This video will help you understand! Author: Mario Lacerda This video was made within the "Nobel Project" in cooperation with Wikimedia Sweden.
Find out why pieces of paper and coins have value to us. Follow Us! https://twitter.com/LifeNoggin https://facebook.com/LifeNoggin Click here to see more videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/lifenoggin Why Do You Get Itchy? https://bit.ly/2NMHOGR Life Noggin is a weekly animated educational ser
What is toxicology, and why might a toxicologist just turn out to be your best friend? Risk Bites takes a look in this brief introduction to the science of toxic chemicals that might harm you, and how it's relevant to risk assessment. Risk Bites was created by Andrew Maynard, and is supported by th
A Public Health perspective on getting the risks and dangers of the Ebola virus in perspective. Ebola is a serious infectious disease, and should never be taken lightly. Yet it's easy for lack of understanding of this virus to give way to fear, when what we really need to tackle it is knowledge. A
In this video you will learn how weird and wonderful animals are formed in the process of speciation and the formation of new species. Different selection pressures select for different characteristics. Over generations, the individuals with the beneficial traits will prosper, and others will die
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
Recent research suggests that some exposure early on to peanut products might be helpful in reducing the risks of later peanut allergies. If you're allergic to peanuts, or have a child that's allergic, you'll know how serious a condition it is. For years, parents have been advised to keep infants
