I'm inside London's and the UK's oldest cinema, The Electric, in the west of London. It's very grand in here with gold and cream walls and red velvet carpets. And I'm really looking forward to enjoying a night at the movies. Andrea: Well, it was very...
Ya?l: Welcome to another episode of Lunch with Don and Ya?l. So, Don, what are you eating today? Don: Nothing. Y: Nothing!?! Are you on a diet or something? D: Not by choice. To be honest, I'm trying to save money by buying less food. Y: Why? D: Beca...
A long wait, on this Moment of Science. You might have heard the old adage that glass is a liquid, and if you go over to Europe and look at the stained glass windows in the cathedrals, you'll find them thicker on the bottom than the top because they...
When you have an itch, you scratch it. What could be more simple than that? Scratching itches is one of our most basic instincts, one which we share with many other animals. Have you ever stopped to wonder, mid-scratch, exactly why scratching is so e...
Conscious, human-like machines are so popular in science fiction that it may come as a surprise to learn Artificial Intelligence researchers aren't even sure what it means to ask whether a computer will ever think. In the middle of the last century,...
In a famous public service announcement aimed at discouraging littering, people were shown littering along US roadways, followed by the image of a tearful Native American chief witnessing this neglect of the environment. According to psychologist Rob...
Meditation isn't just for people seeking spiritual enlightenment. As you're probably aware, many people use meditation to relax. Relaxation isn't simply a state of mind. Meditation produces physiological effects that actually reverse the risk of card...
Another What You Didn't Know segment of A Moment of Science. Don: Time once again for What You Didn't Know. This is the segment where I give Yael a science fact that everybody thinks they know already, then wow her with the follow-up. Ready? Yael: Re...
Despite the wisdom of the constitution, it is simply not true that all people are created equal. Some are faster than others. Some are better at math and some are musical geniuses. And some people have a higher threshold for pain than others. But as...
Don and Yael discuss a problem with the medical system that needs to be corrected. D: Time once again for What You Didn't Know. This is where we read a well-known science fact and then surprise you with the follow-up. Ready? Y: Yep. D: Heart disease...
Don: [LAUGHING] And then, see, Moe pokes Curly right in the eye with a pool cue! Hilarious! Yael: [NOT LAUGHING] Sure. I guess. D: What? You don't like the Three Stooges?!? Y: To be honest, Don, not really. D: C'mon, Yael. What could be funnier than...
Don and Ya?l quickly run through what happens in your body when you're frightened. D: The anatomy of fear, on this Moment of Science. Y: One nice day you're walking along a wooded path. You come around a corner and there, coiled in the path, is a hug...
Yael: You know how they say you should never go grocery shopping when you're hungry? Don: Everything looks delicious. Y: Yes, well, doesn't it seem to you that food is indeed more delicious when you're hungry? I don't normally care for potato chips,...
The next time someone asks you how tall you are, keep in mind that your answer might depend on the time of day. You see, in the morning, when you wake up, you're taller than at night, when you go to bed. How can this be? Well, the spine is made of tw...
Imagine not being able to recognize faces. You could see faces, but you'd be entirely unable to distinguish one face from another. All faces would look more or less the same--an amorphous assemblage of eyes, ears, noses, lips, and chins. To put it mi...
