What's the secret to life? What’s the key to finding real, lasting happiness and fulfillment? How do we make all our dreams come true? In order to answer these questions, we need to be aware of what doesn't make us happy and the things that are holding us back from living a great, fulfilling life.
Plenty of people have an opinion on whether the precautionary principle is good or bad, but what exactly is it? Risk Bites dives into the precautionary principle, and provides an essential background for understanding its relevance in areas like responsible innovation and risk innovation. RESOURCE
Should you be worried about being exposed to bisphenol A (BPA)? The European Food and Safety Agency (EFSA) has just released its latest (draft) scientific opinion on the risks to public health related to the presence of BPA in foodstuffs. As it's over 500 pages long, we thought we'd summarize the
It's late posting this video, but recently in a court case, surrounding, Johnny Depp Trial and Amber Heard, there were talks and evidence of domestic violence, especially in that of Amber Heard being the abuser. Even though we are late to posting this video because of how long it takes for animation
Politicians in the German Bundestag are under special protection: political immunity. This means, for example, that the police can't investigate them. But why does this protection exist? Authors: ZDF/logo/Simone Klein/Renate Becker, Heidi Stifel Translation and dubbing: alugha Click here to see m
Wi-Fi, power lines, smartphones – electromagnetic fields accompany us in everyday life. What do people think about the dangers? What do they want to say to those responsible? The Federal Office for Radiation Protection asked people about this in 2019. Here are their answers. Original: "Federal Offi
The first forms of democracy emerged in Athens in antiquity. "Rule of the people" - was the key formula. But the opinion of children, women, slaves and foreigners was not asked. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Gruppe 5/ Susanne Utzt, Cristina Trebbi/ Jens Boeck, Dieter Stürmer / Fabian Wienke / Sebastian Mart
Pornography can be a very sensitive subject since there are many different opinions about it. Whether you like or hate it, we can all agree that watching pornography, like anything else, has an effect on your brain. But what does watching porn do, and how often do you need to watch for effects to ta
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
Have you ever been in a relationship? What makes a relationship strong? It can be hard to identify what makes a strong relationship and what doesn’t. We made this video to help you out! Do you agree with these points? Comment below. Writer: Ananya Sawarkar Script Editor: Vanessa Tao Script Manag
Immigration - Global humanitarian reasons for current U.S. immigration are tested in this updated version of immigration author and journalist Roy Beck's colorful presentation of data from the World Bank and U.S. Census Bureau. The 1996 version of this immigration gumballs presentation has been one
Do you feel stuck in an endless cycle of work, rest, and repeat? Even though you wish to change your life and create a productive, meaningful lifestyle, you still feel so lost. You feel as though you lack the discipline and mental powers to follow through with these changes. What if we tell you with
