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Learning from smallpox: How to eradicate a disease - Julie Garon and Walter A. Orenstein
Animation by TOGETHER
For most of human history, we have sought to treat and cure diseases. But only in recent decades did it become possible to ensure that a particular disease never threatens humanity again. Julie Garon and Walter A. Orenstein detail how the story of smallpox – the first and only disease to be permanently eliminated – shows how disease eradication can happen, and why it is so difficult to achieve.
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The real story behind Archimedes’ Eureka! - Armand Dangour
Animation by Zedem Media
When you think of Archimedes’ Eureka moment, you probably imagine a man in a bathtub, right? As it turns out, there's much more to the story. Armand Dangour tells the story of Archimedes' bigbest assignment -- an enormous floating palace commissioned by a king -- that helped him find Eureka.
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How brain parasites change their host's behavior - Jaap de Roode
Animation by Andrew Foerster
The biggest challenge in a parasite’s life is to move from one host to another. Intriguingly, many parasites have evolved the ability to manipulate the behavior of their hosts to improve their own survival -- sometimes even by direct brain control. Jaap de Roode details a few parasites that can really mess with the mind.
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