top-20 - Serious Science

1

Sex in the Middle Ages

August 19, 2016 - Ruth Mazo Karras

Historian Ruth Mazo Karras on church court records, means of contraception, and sex and gender roles in the Middle Ages

132,325

2

Bioluminescent Algae

September 2, 2016 - Maria Sinetova

Biologist Maria Sinetova about a beautiful and sometimes dangerous phenomenon of glowing of dinoflagellates

80,543

3

August 25, 2016 - Sean O'Donnell

Zoologist and entomologist Sean O'Donnell on Army Ants, chemical weapons, and invasive species

69,920

4

LSD: Mechanism of Action and Side Effects

January 25, 2017 - David E. Nichols

Pharmacologist David Nichols on the psychedelics, hallucinogen persisting perceptual disorder, and therapeutic effects of LSD

63,564

5

Driver and Passenger Mutation in Cancer

June 29, 2015 - Leonid Mirny

Biophysicist Leonid Mirny on mutation balance, vulnerability of cancer, and its new explanatory paradigm

60,151

6

August 9, 2016 - David Jewitt

Astronomer David Jewitt on his discovery of the first Kuiper Belt object, origins of comets, and planetary migration

58,613

7

August 22, 2016 - Naomi Pasachoff

Biographer and historian of science Naomi Pasachoff on the discovery of radium and polonium, acquaintance with Einstein, and Curie's double Nobel award

48,814

8

Parties of the French Revolution

October 26, 2016 - William Doyle

Historian William Doyle on the political ideas in post-revolutionary France, historical views on the Terror and the origins of the ‘Liberty, Equality, Fraternity’ motto

47,914

9

Human Sacrifice in Aztec Culture

October 13, 2016 - David L. Carrasco

Historian David L. Carrasco on violent practices of the Aztecs, the purpose of human sacrifice, and the selection of the victim

47,556

10

Hot and Cold Cognition

January 23, 2017 - Barbara Sahakian

Neuropsychologist Barbara Sahakian on risky decision-making, two forms of cognition that people use, and the entrepreneurs' way of thinking

45,151

11

What color is the sky on Mars?

October 19, 2016 - Santiago Pérez-Hoyos

Astrophysicist Santiago Pérez-Hoyos about the Mars' atmosphere, Pancam instrument, and Purkinje effect.

44,977

12

Two Theories of Language Acquisition

July 5, 2018 - Ben Ambridge

Psychologist Ben Ambridge on the Chomskyan concept of the universal grammar, the constructivist approach to language acquisition, and grammatical similarities across different languages

39,306

13

August 30, 2016 - Mahdi Godazgar

Physicist Mahdi Godazgar on the arrow of time, Schrödinger equation, and Einstein's relativity theory

37,846

14

Cognitive Advantages of Bilingualism

June 22, 2015 - Maria Polinsky

Harvard Prof. Maria Polinsky on introducing two languages, the importance of literacy and advantages of bilingual individuals

36,297

15

Behavioral Genetics

January 26, 2017 - Robert Plomin

Behavioral geneticist Robert Plomin on twin studies, genetic influence of parents on their children, and 1% of DNA that makes people different

35,184

16

Social Motivation

September 15, 2017 - Antonia Hamilton

Neuroscientist Antonia Hamilton on the practical use of the neuropsychological laboratory research, the difference between static and dynamic image perception, and how motivation can be measured

31,561

17

Feminism in the U.S.

September 30, 2016 - Annelise Orleck

Historian Annelise Orleck on gender inequality, the fight for equal rights, and "Jane Crow" laws

30,487

18

Retroviruses in Gene Therapy

August 16, 2017 - Greg Towers

Molecular biologist Greg Towers on the great scientific challenges, the dangers of gene therapy, and the way in which it can treat cancer

28,925

19

Vikings: Raiding and Trading in the Middle Ages

September 26, 2016 - Rudolf Simek

Professor of German Studies Rudolf Simek on the Vikings' nomadic life, their cultural achievements, and the end of the Viking Age

25,884

20

Ethics for an Age of Commerce

May 8, 2016 - Deirdre McCloskey

Economist Deirdre McCloskey on fundamental human virtues, their secular interpretation and necessary application in modern economy

25,715

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