We meet the very cute and very bizarre result of an almost 60-year-long experiment: they’re foxes that have been specially bred for their dog-like friendliness toward people. We do a little behavior research of our own, and discover what scientists continue to learn from the world’s most famous experiment in domestication.
Cigarettes aren’t good for us. That’s hardly news — we’ve known about the dangers of smoking for decades. But how exactly do cigarettes harm us, and can our bodies recover if we stop? Krishna Sudhir details what happens when we smoke — and when we quit.
Lesson by Krishna Sudhir, directed by TED-Ed.
It is really happening. At one time, the idea that large numbers of people would willingly allow themselves to have microchips implanted into their hands seemed a bit crazy, but now it has become a reality. Thousands of tech enthusiasts all across Europe have already had microchips implanted.
Blood compatibility can seem like an impossible puzzle to figure out when you’re first learning.
However, once you learn some important properties of blood, it’s a lot easier to determine why certain blood types are compatible over others. In this post, we are going to review the blood components, blood typing, blood matching and compatibility.