Bilingual brain
As Indians, most of us are bilingual by default — we know our mother tongues, and are fluent in English too. In fact, some of us may know quite a few Indian languages, a byproduct of our diverse but closely-knit nation. So it may interest you to know that there are proven advantages to being bilingual that reflect on your brain — as Mia Nacamulli explains on TED-Ed. For example, the “heightened workout” that switching between two or more languages gives to your brain, may delay the onset of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s.
Video at: https://youtu.be/MMmOLN5zBLY
No sleep
Another offering from TED-Ed, this video demonstrates what would happen if you didn’t sleep. With exams, submissions, extra-curricular commitments, chores at home, it may be tempting to pull an all-nighter to cross some things off that to-do list. Though you may think that you can compensate on a day when your plate is less full, sleep doesn’t always work like this — you may end up wreakng long-term havoc on your health. Claudia Aguirre explains why, with the aid of striking animation.
Video at: https://youtu.be/dqONk48l5vY