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Tired of Doomscrolling?

AdultsHealthHuman...
Being a human in the 21st century often feels frustrating. We are clearly at the high point of our species, while at the same time life is incredibly hard! We are divided, unable to solve our problems while creating new ones, destroying our world in the process.

Primitive Technology: A-frame Roof Tile Factory

AdultsConstructionCreativity...
With the wet season only 2 months away and thatch being an impermanent material, I needed to make more roof tiles for a new hut that will withstand the next deluge.

You've Never Heard of the World's Most Common Mineral

AdultsEducationScience...
The most common substance in the world is literally IN the world. It's a mineral called bridgmanite, and it belongs to a class of minerals (called perovskites) that scientists are trying to use in the next generation of solar panels.

The Sweet Future of Vertical Farming | Hiroki Koga | TED

AdultsFoodLife...
Can strawberries grown inside a building taste sweeter than those grown in a field?

How do QR codes work? (I built one myself to find out)

AdultsScienceTechnology
How do QR codes work? The checkerboard patterns taking over the world, demystified.

We Traveled Back in Time. Now Physicists Are Angry.

AdultsLifeScience...
Time travel is possible. In fact, you’ve been doing it since the day you were born.

How Nine Nuclear Saboteurs Changed WWII

AdultsHistoryHuman...
In Germany in 1939, the Uranverein, or “uranium club,” was trying to beat Oppenheimer to the bomb.

Exposing The Flaw In Our Phone System

AdultsData ScienceLife...
Can you trust your phone?

Is AI-Generated Art Original? (Authenticity & Originality)

AdultsArtHistory...
What’s the line between inspiration and flat-out appropriation?

Is Nuclear Power “Too Expensive”?

AdultsEconomyEducation...
The best argument against nuclear power, maybe the only real argument, is that nuclear power is “too slow” to build and is “too expensive” to finance. Is this true?

A.I. ‐ Humanity's Final Invention?

AdultsArtificial IntelligenceHistory...
Humans rule Earth without competition. But we are about to create something that may change that: our last invention, the most powerful tool, weapon, or maybe even entity: Artificial Super intelligence.

What Speakers That Cost $370,000 Sound Like | WIRED

AdultsConstructionCreativity...
What does it sound like when you listen to a speaker that’s roughly the price of the home you put it in?

Fallout's Cold Fusion Problem

AdultsEducationScience...
Was #Fallout’s “artifact” really worth transporting a severed head across the wasteland?

How close are we to powering the world with nuclear fusion?

AdultsScienceSpace...
Explore the possibility of nuclear fusion technology to create limitless, on-demand energy with almost no emissions.

The Last 6 Decades of AI — and What Comes Next | Ray Kurzweil | TED

AdultsLifeScience...
How will AI improve our lives in the years to come?

Why Reality is a “Controlled Hallucination”

AdultsEducationScience...
There have always been hints that the brain wasn’t evolved to track objective reality, but a new, incredibly popular theory in neuroscience takes everything one step further. Not only is your brain not built for reality, you’ve never even experienced it. Noted Science Zaddy Kyle Hill explains “predictive processing.”

Generative A.I - We Aren’t Ready.

AdultsArtificial IntelligenceTechnology...
New generative A.I breakthroughs are happening almost every week, it seems. The big question is; Are we ready for it? Noted Science Zaddy Kyle Hill explains what’s coming, the “dark forest” theory of the internet, and the steps we humans can take to pass the “Reverse Turing Test.”

The Science of Going Viral

AdultsLifeMedia...
When we say a meme goes “viral,” we aren't actually saying it's making people sick. But the math behind a meme’s spread suggests it's actually a pretty spot-on analogy.

We Are Making a VIDEO GAME

AdultsGamingHuman...
The universe is a fascinating yet unexplored place – it's about time to change that!

12 Predictions for the Future of Technology

AdultsHistoryLife...
Techno-optimist Vinod Khosla believes in the world-changing power of "foolish ideas." He offers 12 bold predictions for the future of technology — from preventative medicine to car-free cities to planes that get us from New York to London in 90 minutes — and shows why a world of abundance awaits.

Can you transplant a head to another body?

AdultsBiologyHealth...
Follow a neurosurgeon's attempts to perform a head transplant, and dig into the ethical and biological questions the procedure raises.