How rollercoasters affect your body - Brian D. Avery
AdultsConstructionDesignScience...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.
Where Do Teeth Come From?
AdultsBiologyBiotechnologyScienceTeeth. We’ve all got ‘em (most of us, anyway). But how do they grow? Teeth are made from some biological nanotechnology that will blow your mind.
What If The Sun Disappeared For One Month?
AdultsScienceEnvironmentSpace...What if the sun goes out right now?
Why Snakes Are Disappearing From Southeast Asia’s Largest Lake
AdultsAnimalsEnvironmentScience...Some vulnerable species of water snakes are disappearing due to overfishing in the world’s most biodiverse lake—the Tonle Sap, in Cambodia.
What if cracks in concrete could fix themselves?
AdultsConstructionScienceTechnology...Concrete is the most widely used construction material in the world. It can be found in swathes of city pavements, bridges that span vast rivers and the tallest skyscrapers on earth.
What's a smartphone made of?
AdultsEnvironmentTechnologyGadgets...As of 2018, there are around 2.5 billion smartphone users in the world. If we broke open all the newest phones and split them into their component parts, that would produce around 85,000 kg of gold, 875,000 of silver, and 40,000,000 of copper.
The Scientific Benefits of Boredom
AdultsCreativitySciencePsychology...Boredom makes you more creative, altruistic, introspective, and helps with autobiographical planning.
What Do Raindrops Really Look Like?
AdultsScienceTechnologyNatureWhat do raindrops look like? Exactly how we drew them as kids, right? Wrong! Teardrop-shaped rain is physically impossible. This week I went inside a vertical wind tunnel to bring you the true shape of rain.
Could You Live Without A Body?
AdultsArtificial IntelligenceNeuroscienceScienceCould uploading our consciousness to the internet be the key to living forever?