Pain Relief Implant: A Look at New Scientific Breakthroughs
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Rabiah Mayas of the Museum of Science and Industry, on recent scientific breakthroughs.
A new study suggests ant colonies work like a collective brain to make decisions. How racial discrimination could negatively impact brain structure. A surgical implant that could provide pain relief without drugs. And how a quirk of evolution gave humans our voice.
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Pain Relief Implant: A Look at New Scientific Breakthroughs
Clip: 8/22/2022 | 7m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
A new study suggests ant colonies work like a collective brain to make decisions. How racial discrimination could negatively impact brain structure. A surgical implant that could provide pain relief without drugs. And how a quirk of evolution gave humans our voice.
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