Superblocks: How Barcelona is taking city streets back from cars
AdultsCitiesGlobal Warming...Modern cities are designed for cars. But the city of Barcelona is testing out an urban design trick that can give cities back to pedestrians.
How ancient Romans made stronger concrete than today
AdultsCitiesConstruction...Many structures built by ancient Romans around 2,000 years ago are still standing, and some are still in excellent condition. Over the last decade, researchers have come discover the Romans' secret concrete recipe that has maintained so many of its now-ancient buildings.
Real life sunken cities
AdultsCitiesHistory...Though people are most familiar with Plato's fictional Atlantis, many real underwater cities actually exist. Peter Campbell explains how sunken cities are studied by scientists to help us understand the lives of our ancestors, the dynamic nature of our planet, and the impact of each on the other.
Flying eagle point of view
AdultsAnimalsCitiesA world premiere!! Victor, our white tailed eagle has taken of from the summit of the Eiffel Tower. An amazing point of view! For the first time you will see how Paris looks like from the back of a bird. First gliding over the Trocadero, Victor then plunges at 180 km/h to the ground!
How to Build a Better City
AdultsCitiesConstruction...There are things that all of us can do. Check them out.
This Amazing Video Takes You Through The City Of Barcelona In 2 Minutes
AdultsCitiesCreativity...YouTuber Robert Whitworth pulls off his incredible "Flow Motion" technique and spent 363 hours to create this 2-minute clip. It totally worths it.
Google Self-Driving Car on City Streets
AdultsCitiesSelf-Driving Cars...Jaywalking pedestrians. Cars lurching out of hidden driveways. Double-parked delivery trucks blocking your lane and your view. At a busy time of day, a typical city street can leave even experienced drivers sweaty-palmed and irritable. We all dream of a world in which city centers are freed of congestion from cars circling for parking and have fewer intersections made dangerous by distracted drivers. That's why over the last year we've shifted the focus of the Google self-driving car project onto mastering city street driving.