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

184,771

2

August 25, 2016 - Sean O'Donnell

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

105,147

3

Bioluminescent Algae

September 2, 2016 - Maria Sinetova

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

94,931

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

73,322

5

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.

68,013

6

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

67,088

7

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

66,706

8

August 9, 2016 - David Jewitt

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

63,546

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

62,949

10

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

57,515

11

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

56,140

12

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

54,294

13

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

51,355

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

45,490

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

44,979

16

Alexander the Great

August 25, 2016 - Ian Worthington

Historian Ian Worthington on one of the most significant characters of the Ancient world, Macedonian drinking traditions, and sexuality in Antiquity

44,404

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

43,728

18

August 30, 2016 - Mahdi Godazgar

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

42,860

19

Linguistic Theory of Question

December 23, 2013 - Maria Polinsky

Linguist Maria Polinsky on polar questions, strategy of asking in different languages, and cross-linguistic understanding of WH questions

38,556

20

Modern Nationalism

July 31, 2018 - Richard Bourke

Historian Richard Bourke on the components of nationalism, national identity, and the role of ideology and the state

37,648

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