Most adults who have enjoyed an alcoholic beverage have experienced a hangover at least once in their lives. Who can forget the brain pounding headaches, dizziness, and nausea?
But why do we feel terrible after a night of drinking, and is there anything we can do to not feel as bad? Hank of the educational series Sci Show explains that the main culprit is dehydration in his newest video The Science of Hangovers.
With million of anti-anxiety pills flying off the shelves, there’s no question that America has a serious anxiety issue. Countless people are ailed by generalized and chronic anxiety, and feel nervous and worrisome all the time for no apparent reason.
Anxiety is so real, it can actually have very real and physical negative side effects on the worrier, such as increasing the risk of heart disease.
But why? For what purpose does anxiety exist in humans? Actually, according to Science Show, there are plenty of good reasons to be nervous.
But like nearly all human relics of the past, the antiquated ‘flight or flight’ emotion of the sympathetic nervous system must be properly moderated. If not, it can, and often does, inflict emotional, and even physical, hurt.
Mental Floss Video enjoyed a viralviral explosions last week after inviting VlogBrothers famous John Green to host a special video covering 50 Common Misconceptions. That video currently stands with over 1.7 million views.
As is per usual after such a successful viral video, they are continuing their special guest programming. This time, John travels back in time to cover 35 Facts About Mr. Rogers.
John Green of the YouTube famous VlogBrothers has teamed up with Mental Floss Video to bring this video covering 50 Common Misconceptions.
He covers commonly known ‘facts’ that are actually completely wrong, such as the ‘fact’ that the Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4th, that Vikings had horns on their helmets, and 48 other interesting, yet incorrect, tidbits.
Over the past couple of years, the term ‘fracking,’ or the process of pumping pressurized liquids into the ground to free and harvest natural gas, has gone mainstream.
The idea that America is sitting of decades, if not centuries, worth of natural gas potential energy sounds good to everyone, but, like all things in life, there is a downside.
Already, countless documentaries, and now Hollywood movies, have surfaced proclaiming the ill effects on the environment from the fracking process.
Thankfully, Hank from popular nerd channel Sci Show delves into the topic, and finally gives viewers the facts about fracking.
