The myth behind the Chinese zodiac - Megan Campisi and Pen-Pen Chen
Adults Religion SpiritualityWhat's your sign? In Western astrology, it's a constellation determined by when your birthday falls in the calendar. But according to the Chinese zodiac, it's your shuxiang, meaning the animal assigned to your birth year.
Electromagnetic Levitation Quadcopter
Adults Physics TechnologySpinning magnets near copper sheets create levitation!
What If We Have A Nuclear War?
Adults Global Warming Technology WorldWhat would happen if a nuclear weapon was dropped near you?
Gordon Ramsay Is Stunned by Farmed Caviar; Makes Lobster & Caviar Salad
Adults Creativity Food BusinessGordon heads to Spain to visit a sustainable sturgeon farm, and experiences first hand how much caviar can be produced from just one fish. He then whips up a lobster and potato salad with truffle mayonnaise and caviar to top it all off. Indulgent.
The Real Moral Dilemma of Self-Driving Cars
Adults Self-Driving Cars Technology Transportation AutomotiveWe talk about all the potentially challenging situations autonomous cars could get into but not about how human drivers are not very good.
Popping Popcorn at 30,000 FPS
Adults Film Food TechnologyPopping Popcorn at 30,000 Frames Per Second Filmed in Ultra Slow Motion Macro with the Phantom v2512 Ultra High Speed Camera.
How to master your sense of smell
Adults Biology HumanSome perfumers can distinguish individual odors in a fragrance made of hundreds of scents; tea-experts have been known to sniff out the exact location of a particular tea; and the NYC Transit Authority once had a employee responsible only for sniffing out gas leaks.
The Absurdity of Detecting Gravitational Waves
Adults Physics TechnologyA head-vaporizing laser with a perfect wavelength detecting sub-proton space-time ripples.
Would you sacrifice one person to save five?
Adults Life Philosophy SocietyImagine you're watching a runaway trolley barreling down the tracks, straight towards five workers. You happen to be standing next to a switch that will divert the trolley onto a second track.