Human Factors
Mind & Meaning
Psychology and the human experience under pressure. From the introvert who needs three days alone after a party to the astronaut managing isolation on the ISS — Mind & Meaning explores how people make sense of themselves and others, and what frontier life teaches us about being human.
Human Factors
On a sunny day, the top of the Eiffel Tower slowly drifts in a small circle about…
Human Factors
Sound travels about four times faster underwater than it does through air
Human Factors
Oxford University is older than the Aztec Empire
Psychology
We talk about anxiety as if it starts in the mind
Psychology
Thought of the day from Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius
Science & Engineering
Cats can't taste sweetness — evolution turned off the relevant gene in their…
Human Factors
In a 1999 experiment, people were asked to watch a short video and count how many…
Human Behaviour
The 1518 dancing plague of Strasbourg began when Frau Troffea stepped into the…
Human Behaviour
The Overtoun Bridge in Scotland has seen hundreds of dogs leap from the same…
Science & Engineering
The famous claim about archaeologists finding still-edible 3,000-year-old honey in…
Psychology
The rock formations in the Scottish Highlands and western Newfoundland match each…
Human Factors
Thought of the day from Stoic philosopher Seneca
Science & Engineering
Sharks have been swimming in Earth's oceans for roughly 450 million years
Psychology
Light takes about 8 minutes to travel from the sun to the Earth, but the energy…
Human Factors