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

70,866

2

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

40,893

3

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

37,884

4

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

28,420

5

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

26,048

6

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

24,063

7

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

23,913

8

August 30, 2016 - Mahdi Godazgar

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

22,358

9

August 25, 2016 - Sean O'Donnell

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

21,868

10

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

21,497

11

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

20,766

12

Bioluminescent Algae

September 2, 2016 - Maria Sinetova

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

19,540

13

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

19,528

14

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

17,524

15

January 19, 2017 - Alan Baddeley

Psychologist Alan Baddeley on his own model of working memory, its capacity and location in the brain

17,062

16

Why Does Earth Have a Moon?

January 16, 2017 - Denilso Camargo

Astronomer Denilso Camargo on the origin of the Moon, the terrestrial planets formation process, and interactions between the Moon, the Earth and the Sun

15,483

17

Depression: Symptoms and Treatment

September 20, 2016 - Gerard Sanacora

Psychiatrist Gerard Sanacora on new methods of treatment of depression and disease's impact on emotion, cognition and behavior

15,451

18

December 27, 2016 - Steven Brams

Political Scientist Steven Brams on cooperative games, the Prisoner’s Dilemma, and win-win solutions in our daily life

15,239

19

August 5, 2016 - Paul Allen

Neuroscientist Paul Allen on schizophrenia, self-regulation of neural activity, and famous voice-hearers

15,044

20

Constructed Languages

August 22, 2016 - Marc van Oostendorp

Linguist Marc van Oostendorp on international communication, beautiful and ugly sounds, and paradox of constructed languages

14,007

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