4 tips for safer trick-or-treating this Halloween

Experts have a few safety tips so you can make sure your child has a great time trick-or-treating this Halloween.

U. Rochester-URMC • futurity
Oct. 29, 2024 ~4 min

Watch out for these Halloween candy safety hazards

An expert explains the health concerns around Halloween candy to make sure you and your kids have a safe and spooky holiday.

Jack Harrison - Michigan State • futurity
Oct. 29, 2024 ~5 min


How witches went from Salem to mainstream

An expert from the Salem Witch Museum explains our changing ideas about witches and witchcraft as well as the history of witch trials.

Heather Stephenson-Tufts • futurity
Oct. 23, 2024 ~12 min

How to cope with election stress and anxiety

An expert breaks down how you can deal with stress about this year's presidential election.

U. Michigan • futurity
Oct. 22, 2024 ~4 min

What’s behind the rise in ADHD diagnoses?

October is ADHD Awareness Month. An expert digs into the rise in ADHD diagnoses among children and adults and the signs to look out for.

Dan Bernardi - Syracuse U. • futurity
Oct. 18, 2024 ~7 min

Spider-Man inspires sticky web-slinging tech

"...we wanted to reverse engineer our silk material to behave the way nature originally designed it, and comic book writers imagined it."

Mike Silver-Tufts • futurity
Oct. 15, 2024 ~7 min

How well do combo tests for COVID and flu work?

New combination tests for flu and COVID-19 are here. An expert explains everything you need to know about the new tests.

Emory University • futurity
Oct. 15, 2024 ~8 min

Why scientists don’t agree on the age of the universe

In this podcast, an expert digs into the age of the universe, the mysteries of dark matter, and what it could mean for the future of physics.

U. Chicago • futurity
Oct. 10, 2024 ~3 min


What you should know about ‘breakthrough’ HIV drug

A "significant breakthrough" in HIV prevention could be on the horizon, according to the World Health Organization. An expert explains what you should know.

Yale • futurity
Oct. 10, 2024 ~11 min

Why we get hangovers and how to avoid them

An expert explains why we get hangovers, how to avoid them, and digs into some trendy hangover "cures" and whether they work.

U. Rochester-URMC • futurity
Oct. 8, 2024 ~7 min

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