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Miniature Origami Robot

Adults Art Technology
"An Untethered Miniature Origami Robot that Self-folds, Walks, Swims, and Degrades," by Shuhei Miyashita, Steven Guitron, Marvin Ludersdorfer, Cynthia R. Sung, and Daniela Rus from MIT and TU Munich, was presented at ICRA 2015 in Seattle.

The secret life of plankton

Adults Environment Nature
New videography techniques have opened up the oceans' microscopic ecosystem, revealing it to be both mesmerizingly beautiful and astoundingly complex. Marine biologist Tierney Thys teamed with Christian Sardet (CNRS/Tara Oceans), Noe Sardet and Sharif Mirshak to use footage from the Plankton Chronicles project to create a film designed to ignite wonder and curiosity about this hidden world that underpins our own food chain.

Weather Box

Adults Gadgets Software Engineering Weather
Ken Kawamoto, a software engineer by day and gadget inventor by night, likes to "break the barrier between the digital world and the real world ," and he has done just that with his latest invention - the Tempescope. This little box can create real raindrops and clouds and simulate lightning and sunlight to show you the weather forecast or real-time weather display. Photos

5 Year Old Moto Girl

Adults Sports Women
Taylor Joyce isn't your average 5 year old girl... Watch as she shreds the boys in the world of racing Minis.

Ice Spikes Explained

Adults Nature Science
Why do spikes form on ice cubes? Without them the world would be vastly different.

What's The Loudest Possible Sound?

Adults Physics Science
It's definitely higher than "11"

The Essentials of Energy

Adults Physics Science
The world of energy is a confusing place. What's better, nuclear or solar? What's the difference between fluorescent bulbs and LEDs? What's the difference between energy and power? And what the heck is a kilowatt-hour?!

The wars that inspired Game of Thrones

Adults Books Film History
Beginning around 1377, medieval England was shaken by a power struggle between two noble families, which spanned generations and involved a massive cast of characters, complex motives and shifting loyalties. Sound familiar? Alex Gendler illustrates how the historical conflict known as the Wars of the Roses served as the basis for much of the drama in Game of Thrones.

Are You Consuming Your Coffee Correctly?

Adults Biology Food Health
Have you been doing it wrong?

Batkid Begins

Adults Film Health
It's November 15, 2013.Twenty-five thousand people descend on San Francisco. Online, two billion others join in. This massive crowd erupts with a collective display of public emotion rarely seen. With a Beatlemania-like intensity, people take to the streets and screens. They are all united to fulfill the wish of 5-year-old Miles Scott, who is recovering from Leukemia. It is his dream to become Batkid and save Gotham City. Batkid Begins chronicles the making of the overnight international phenomenon that is Batkid.

How batteries work

Adults History Physics Technology
Batteries are a triumph of science-they allow smartphones and other technologies to exist without anchoring us to an infernal tangle of power cables. Yet even the best batteries will diminish daily, slowly losing capacity until they finally die. Why does this happen, and how do our batteries even store so much charge in the first place? Adam Jacobson gives the basics on batteries.

Wheel of Musical Impressions with Jamie Foxx

Adults Music TV
Jimmy challenges Jamie to a game of random musical impressions, such as John Legend singing the Toys "R" Us jingle.

Jet Ski Motosurf with Mark Gomez

Adults Sports Transportation
Surfing meets Freestyle Motocross as Professoinal Jet Ski Freerider, Mark Gomez, takes us along for an epic shred session in Southern California.

Why Do You Forget Their Name?

Adults Neuroscience Relationships
Why is it so hard to remember someone's name?

Tandem Snowboarding Friends

Adults Family Parenting Sports
He is probably the coolest dad on earth!

Jetman Dubai : Young Feathers 4K

Adults Life Film Sports
We mark a new milestone in the chapter of human flight. Join Jetman Yves Rossy and his protege, Jetman Vince Reffet as they explore the limits in the city of dreams.

Skyscraper's Ledge

Adults Internet Culture Life
Daredevil Insanely Jumps Over Skyscraper's Ledges Will Make You Even More Nervous Than Him

Is Ultron Inevitable?

Adults Artificial Intelligence Future Technology
Will artificial intelligence ever surpass human intelligence? And if that happens, will AI be good or bad? Is evil AI like we see in Avengers: Age of Ultron... inevitable?

GoPro: Wingsuit High Five

Adults Life Sports
The Project: BASE crew pull off an epic high five in the French Alps.

Why do your knuckles pop?

Adults Biology Health Human
Some people love the feeling of cracking their knuckles, while others cringe at the sound. But what causes that trademark pop? And is it dangerous? Eleanor Nelsen gives the facts behind joint popping.

Could We Clone Ourselves?

Adults Genetics Human Science
Is the science of Orphan Black realistic? Could we clone humans, or engineer them to have customized traits? We take a look at today's genetic engineering technologies to find out if designer babies and human cloning is, or should be, a reality.