What if you could design a spy plane that could be flown remotely and hover in the sky for hours, providing reconnaissance for troops on the ground? In the early 1980s, the visionary inventor Abe Karem begins building drones out of his L.A. garage. Soon, the Pentagon and the CIA take notice. Though he faces many challenges, Karem is on the forefront of a rev ... Show More
Nov 2021
Man with No Memory | The Accident | S55-E1
Even as recently as the early 1950s, we didn’t understand that there were different types of memory, or how the brain processed and stored memories. Then, in 1953, a radical surgery by a reckless doctor gave us tremendous insights into how human memory works. Those scientific gai ... Show More
41m 28s
Nov 2021
Man with No Memory | The Accident | S55-E1
<p>Even as recently as the early 1950s, we didn’t understand that there were different types of memory, or how the brain processed and stored memories. Then, in 1953, a radical surgery by a reckless doctor gave us tremendous insights into how human memory works. Those scientific ... Show More
41m 28s
Feb 2023
Cracking the Code on Pain Relief
Imagine living with excruciating pain that prevents you from walking or doing the things most of us take for granted. We all experience pain, and 50 million people cope with chronic, debilitating pain. The market for pain therapies is estimated at $74 billion. And yet, investment ... Show More
26m 2s
Oct 2024
Addiction aux opioïdes : Diane Wattrelos raconte comment elle est devenue addict au tramadol
<p>Diane Wattrelos, 34 ans, souffre d’une maladie neurologique rare et extrêmement douloureuse, une algie vasculaire de la face, depuis qu’elle a 14 ans. Pour calmer la douleur, les médecins lui prescrivent dès les premières crises du tramadol, un médicament de la famille des opi ... Show More
15m 51s