The Time We Asked Carl Sagan to Nuke the Moon
AdultsHistoryScienceSpaceCould you see a nuclear explosion on the moon with the naked eye? That was the question posed by the United States military in the 1950s as the cold war was heating up and the space race between the US and the Soviet Union was in full swing.
The Very First Living Thing
KidsAdventureAnimalsArchaeology...Squeaks and Mister Brown use their imaginations to travel back in time to learn all about the very first living thing.
The Engineering Process
YouthProcessEngineeringScience...Sabrina talks to us about the Engineering Process and why we should do things in order, as well as many of the questions we should ask along the way.
Solving Mass Effect’s Gravity Problem
AdultsGamingScienceSpaceMass Effect is known for its incorporation of real world space science, more so than most other sci-fi games. This certainly has pleased the ‘sci-fientists’ of science and gaming enthusiasts like model scientist Salarian Zaddy, Kyle Hill.
Why No Polar Pineapples?
YouthGeographyAgricultureEnvironment...Sabrina chats about how the tilt of the Earth makes for both prime and not-so-prime growing conditions for things like pineapples.
How Do Dogs Communicate?
KidsCommunicationAnimalsKids 110...We still don't fully understand exactly how dogs communicate, but there are some key visual signals most dogs share that allow them to talk to each other.
Why Is MIT Making Robot Insects?
AdultsCreativityScienceTechnologyWhat happens when you shrink robots down to the size of insects? Let’s explore the mind-bending physics behind their superpowers!
How to make Perfect Rice at home, according to science.
AdultsCookingScienceIf you have ever struggled with cooking rice at home, or have ever wondered when, if, or how much you should wash your rice. It's not your fault...the way we’ve conventionally been taught how to cook rice at home is completely backwards.
Surprise: There was a universe before the Big Bang | Ethan Siegel
AdultsAstronomyPhilosophyPhysics..."Asking the question of, where did the entire universe come from, is no longer a question for poets and theologians and philosophers.
Why Isn’t Thorium Changing the World?
AdultsEnergyScienceTechnologyIf Thorium molten salt reactors (MSRs) offer a safer, more efficient, and more scalable alternative to traditional nuclear power, then why isn’t there a single commercial reactor in operation today?
We Know Exactly Who This Guy Is
AdultsHistoryScienceIn the 1930s, a skeleton was discovered at the bottom of a well at the site of a medieval Norwegian fortress, severely injured and buried under large rocks. And to uncover his story, we need a combination of carbon dating, genetics, and Norse sagas.