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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

170,617

2

August 25, 2016 - Sean O'Donnell

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

93,076

3

Bioluminescent Algae

September 2, 2016 - Maria Sinetova

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

89,157

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

69,934

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

64,546

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August 9, 2016 - David Jewitt

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

61,372

7

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

58,114

8

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

55,932

9

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.

55,337

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

53,296

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

52,473

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

47,960

13

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

46,583

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

42,074

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

41,763

16

August 30, 2016 - Mahdi Godazgar

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

40,489

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

39,692

18

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

37,148

19

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

34,032

20

What is the definition of a robot?

July 3, 2015 - Mel Siegel

Robotics expert Mel Siegel on the features that a machine must have to be called a robot, previous studies, and the future of the field

31,678

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