The mystery of motion sickness - Rose Eveleth
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Although one third of the population suffers from motion sickness,
scientists aren’t exactly sure what causes it. Like the common cold,
it's a seemingly simple problem that's still without a cure. And if you
think it's bad on a long family car ride, imagine being a motion sick astronaut! Rose Eveleth explains what’s happening in our bodies when we get the car sick blues.
Why would motion sickness present such a particular problem for NASA? Brainstorm some solutions for astronauts for either preventing motion sickness or cleaning it up when it happens.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Rose Eveleth
- Director Tom Gran
- Narrator Rose Eveleth
