Weekly Roundup (9/21/19-9/27/19)
Added 2019-09-28 00:46:49 +0000 UTCSciShow
The Deep-Sea Snail with an Iron Shell
These snails wear iron suits of armor they seem to build themselves.
5 Measurements You Might Not Realize Are Named After Scientists
These units we use regularly were all named after scientists who made important discoveries.
Tank to Table: How Scientists Make Bigger, Tastier Seafood
Scientists have been carefully breeding or modifying the aquatic animals people eat.
Why Can't I Wear My Dog's Flea and Tick Collars?
It might seem like the easiest way to avoid parasites is to slap on your dog's flea collar, but you definitely should not do this.
How Movies and TV Get Radiation Sickness Wrong
Radiation sickness comes up a lot in movies and TV, but these portrayals aren't exactly accurate.
The Woman Who Changed Drug Development
Gertrude Elion totally transformed the world of drug development with life-saving therapies we still use today.
North America's 3 Billion Lost Birds | SciShow News
North American bird populations have dropped dramatically, and it's largely due to humans.
SciShow Space
How Wiretapping Helped Transform Astronomy
WWI spies picked up strange sounds on radio waves, and we didn't understand what they were until 1953. And once we did, they turned out to be really useful.
Did This Ancient Asteroid Cause an Ice Age? | SciShow News
An asteroid may have caused a huge increase in Earth's biodiversity.
SciShow Psych
What Slot Machines Can Tell Us About Our Brains
Loot boxes in video games might be hacking our brains using similar techniques as slot machines.
We Totally Missed a Different Kind of Dementia for Decades
There's a whole other type of dementia that's been flying under the radar, and identifying it is good news for research efforts.
