Why do your jeans wear out so quickly?
AdultsConstructionDesign...Trace the life cycle of a pair of denim jeans, and discover the labor and environmental costs of this fashion staple.
Building the world's largest (and most controversial) power plant - Alex Gendler
AdultsConstructionDesign...Explore the creation of China’s Three Gorges Dam, and find out how the hydroelectric plant generates its power.
The Science of SPLAT!
AdultsCreativityDesign...Surprisingly, flattened fauna can teach us a lot about wildlife biology.
How I Boarded a US Navy Nuclear Submarine
AdultsConstructionCreativity...The US Navy put no restrictions on me about what I should say or how I should present what I learned on this trip.
Flamethrower vs Aerogel
AdultsConstructionDesign...We put aerogel to the test vs 'not-a-flamethrower', a huge 2000°C flame to a large fiberglass blanket infused with silica aerogel - formerly the lightest solid (that title is now held by graphene aerogel).
Why Are 96,000,000 Black Balls on This Reservoir?
AdultsConstructionDesign...I took a boat through 96 million black plastic balls on the Los Angeles reservoir to find out why they're there.
How to Build a Dyson Sphere
AdultsConstructionDesign...If humans want to expand into space, it will take us incredible amounts of energy. How do we do that?
Build An Underground Home
AdultsConstructionCreativity...Build a shelter using ancient traditional building techniques.
How to Build a 4K Editing Computer
AdultsData ScienceDesign...The fast rendering capability of this new machine actually let me eat dinner with my family on the first night I used it. This is incredibly important to me.
How rollercoasters affect your body - Brian D. Avery
AdultsConstructionDesign...In 1895, crowds flooded Coney Island to see America’s first-ever looping coaster: the Flip Flap Railway. But its thrilling flip caused cases of severe whiplash, neck injury and even ejections.