Do you want to feel like you’re at the internal temperature of a steak? Or maybe fry an egg with no stove? Welcome to Death Valley, and the “”death”” part is accurate. This national park stretching through California and Nevada is so hot you can barely breathe. Transcript and sources: […]
Learn more about Gain Therapeutics here: https://gaintherapeutics.com/investors-media/overview/ Gain Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company leading the discovery and development of next generation allosteric therapies. Gain’s lead drug candidate, GT-02287 is currently being evaluated for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease with or without a GBA1 mutation in a Phase 1b […]
The reason you don’t normally sink into the sand when you go to the beach is due to a physics phenomenon known as force chain. Basically, when a bajillion grains of sand are jammed together in one place, their weight gets distributed over a large area, keeping you and your […]
Every morning or every night. Before going out. Definitely after the big game. For most people, showering is routine. But for some, it’s religion. But if lots of showering makes you feel divine, your body might be the real miracle worker. The average human spends more than a year of […]
Did you know that a single snake bite can kill an adult elephant in just a few hours? And if you’re not careful, snake venom can kill you in only 15 minutes. But that’s from a venomous bite. What if the venom was already collected and you took a swim […]
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Deep in the jungle, there’s a fungus that infects creatures, and turns them into zombies. This deadly fungus, known as Cordyceps, has the ability to take out entire species. What if this fungus infected you, by touching your skin, or just by breathing it in? Could the Cordyceps fungus turn […]
One second you are out cold. The next, you’re on the operating table. In the middle of heart surgery. Welcome to your most terrifying nightmare. What happens when anesthesia doesn’t work? Would you feel everything that was going on with your body? And why wouldn’t you be able to tell […]
This transparent strip is made of one of the strongest materials on Earth. And now we’re going to inject this into your body. Would this help with cell regeneration? Would this mineral ever leave your system? And is it in you already? What’s the difference between graphite and graphene? What’s […]
Do you ever think human evolution is a little slow? What if we cranked up the speed and had you evolve 1,000 years in one day? In what ways would your appearance change? How would new technology shape your life? How would it change the way you think? What would […]
