Making Sense: The healing power of touch

And if babies forget their earliest experiences, do they still matter?This episode is a collaboration with Vox's Explain It to Me podcastGuests: Kristin Ohlson, writer; Tristan Yates, cognitive psychologist at Columbia University; Dana Suskind, professor of surgery and pediatrics ...  Show more

Warming waters are an existential threat to coral reefs, and for people who want to restore them. But in the Republic of Palau, researchers are testing out an approach to help restored reefs survive hotter temperatures — before it's too late. To watch this episode on video, find ...  Show more

After years spent caring for extremely preterm babies, a nurse has an urgent message to share: Technology is saving babies earlier than ever, but the long term consequences aren't being made clear to parents. How do we bridge the gap between what modern medicine can do and the in ...  Show more

Join us for our latest episode - a conversation on newborn care essentials that can sometimes become a tricky topic: the hepatitis B vaccine and vitamin K injection. With the expertise of Dr. Ha Nguyen, we’ll explore why these tiny treatments pack a big punch, and how you can eas ...  Show more

This is the second part of a two-part video on approach to prematurity. If you have not already, please check out part one of this podcast that discusses an overview of prematurity. This podcast will be focusing on the initial stabilization of a premature infant, as well as pr ...

This week, Hidden Brain considers the power of touch. First, Alison MacAdam tells us the story of her security blanket, called Baba. Then, Shankar interviews writer Deborah Blum about groundbreaking experiments into the importance of affection for young children.

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