Nearly everyone has experienced unpleasant flight turbulence. But how does it occur? And can turbulence be dangerous? Author: Lisa Cibities The content of this simpleshow was provided and proved by the pilot Volker Wetzelaer. Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/mysimpleshow Addit
A habit is a set thought pattern that leads to automated behavior. This has the advantage that we don't have to keep rethinking what needs to be done. It just happens and can be a good thing. But a bad habit can also harm us, or keep us from developing. But we can learn and unlearn you, like every
Just over forty years ago, autism was first recognized as a distinct diagnosis in the DSM-III. Since then, awareness of autism has become widespread among the public and thankfully most of this has been respectful and positive. Unfortunately, there have also been unscientific myths about autism that
We often think that freedom means acting without restrictions. But since one person's freedom can influence another's, unrestricted action usually creates problems. To prevent this, we create rules. Philosopher Isaiah Berlin went a step further and distinguished two types of freedom: negative freedo
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
The 10 stages of genocide were observed and described by Dr. Gregory Stanton to understand how crimes against humanity take place. This framework is designed to help us identify early warning signs and potentially prevent a human catastrophe. Become a "Change Maker" and support Sprouts with a memb
Our ability to sense, understand, and control emotions is known as emotional intelligence (EI) and is considered critical to human thriving. For centuries, we thought that emotions and cognition were two separate things. Today we know that the two are constantly interacting. The most relevant model
