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UnavailableHow does caffeine keep us awake? - Hanan Qasim
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How does caffeine keep us awake? - Hanan Qasim

FromTED-Ed: Lessons Worth Sharing


Currently unavailable

How does caffeine keep us awake? - Hanan Qasim

FromTED-Ed: Lessons Worth Sharing

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Length:
5 minutes
Released:
Nov 9, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Over 100,000 metric tons of caffeine are consumed around the world every year. That’s equivalent to the weight of 14 Eiffel Towers! Caffeine helps us feel alert, focused, and energetic, even if we haven’t had enough sleep — but it can also raise our blood pressure and make us feel anxious. So how does it keep us awake? Hanan Qasim shares the science behind the world’s most widely used drug. Lesson by Hanan Qasim, animation by Adriatic Animation.
Released:
Nov 9, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (97)

TED-Ed's commitment to creating lessons worth sharing is an extension of TED's mission of spreading great ideas. Within TED-Ed's growing library of TED-Ed animations, you will find carefully curated educational videos, many of which represent collaborations between talented educators and animators nominated through the TED-Ed website (ed.ted.com).