This Week I Learned to Blacksmith with Alec Steele
Adults TechnologyThis week I learned to blacksmith with Alec Steele. I forged a Scottish knife called a sgian dubh.
The Threat of AI Weapons
Adults TechnologyI'm not sure how alarmed to be about artificial intelligence. Personally I think it's really hard to predict when we'll create a machine that essentially has consciousness.
Primitive Technology: A-frame hut
Adults TechnologyI built an A frame hut as a large work space for projects. First I made a celt hatchet to cut timber for the hut.
Why Electroshock Therapy Is Back
Adults TechnologyShocking the brain has come and gone as a medical treatment, but it's currently resurging, as it often provides the best form of relief for severe depression and advanced Parkinson's disease.
Hey Buddy, Can You Give Me a Hand?
Adults TechnologyAre We Doomed? Boston Dynamics' Unsettling Robot Dog SpotMini Can Now Open The Door
World's First Car!
Adults TechnologyI got to drive the world's first car (replica), patented by Benz in 1886
The Nuclear Waste Problem
Adults TechnologyNuclear energy is one of the cleanest, most efficient, and most available sources of power on earth.
Google Pixel Buds review
Adults TechnologyGoogle's Pixel Buds get a few of the basics right when it comes to wireless earbuds. Language translation via the Google Translate app is helpful in a pinch, and the Google Assistant experience is genuinely fast and fun. But these $159 earbuds are fussy, from the way that they fit in your ears to the way that they fit in the case. And not everyone will love the open design, which lets lots of outside noise in. The Pixel Buds are Google's first attempt at making wireless earbuds, and it shows.
Star Wars: Jedi Challenges puts you into an AR lightsaber duel
Adults TechnologyStar Wars: Jedi Challenges is a recently released augmented reality toy created by Disney and Lenovo, where you can use your phone to fight lightsaber duels and play Holochess.
Elon Musk's Basic Economics
Adults TechnologyImagine a $2,000 car... or a $100 laptop... or a $70 iPhone... or imagine any product, ten times cheaper than it was.
The U.S. & Russia Are Building a Deep Space Gateway, Here's What You Need to Know
Adults TechnologyThe U.S. and Russia have announced plans to put a new structure in the orbit of the moon. What will it look like?
This Engineer's Crazy Plan to Clean Air with Smog-Sucking Bikes
Adults TechnologyThese bicycles are designed to filter smog out of the air as you ride. This could be a game changer for smoggy cities like Beijing.
GoPro HERO6: This Is the Moment in 4K
Adults TechnologyLive the moment. Capture the moment. Share the moment. HERO6 is here, and the moment is now.
How Do Helicopters Fly Without Wings?
Adults TechnologyEngineering tons of metal to fly straight up is no easy feat. Here's how helicopter blades make vertical flight a reality.
Engineers Love to Break Airplanes Before You Fly in Them, Here's Why
Adults TechnologyAirplane technology has come a long way, but it has limits. Lucky for us, there are teams of people whose job it is to find those limits.