How Far Can We Go? Limits of Humanity.
Adults Science
Is there a border we will never cross? Are there places we will never be able to reach, no matter what? It turns out there are. Far, far more than you might have thought...
How do we separate the inseparable?
Adults Science
Your cell phone is mainly made of plastics and metals. It's easy to appreciate the process by which those elements add up to something so useful.
Why Does a Pool Table Need a Super Strong Magnet?
Adults Science
In a pool table's 30 year life span, it can rack up half a million games. What's underneath the green felt that keeps this game playable?
Flavored Oxygen Taste Test
Adults Science
Can we figure out what flavor oxygen we're breathing?
Can You Hear Colors?
Adults Science
Have you ever heard of synesthesia?
Why is being scared so fun?
Adults Science
At this very moment, people are lining up somewhere to scare themselves, be it with a thrill-ride or a horror movie. In fact, in October of 2015 alone, about 28 million people visited a haunted house in the US.
Where Does the Smell of Rain Come From?
Adults Science
I smell a science storm a-comin'!!
The science of skin color
Adults Science
When ultraviolet sunlight hits our skin, it affects each of us differently. Depending on skin color, it'll take only minutes of exposure to turn one person beetroot-pink, while another requires hours to experience the slightest change.
How do glasses help us see?
Adults Science
Today, glasses help millions of people with poor vision be able to see clearly. But how? Andrew Bastawrous and Clare Gilbert help unravel the answer by explaining refraction - the ability of a transparent medium, like glass, water, or the eye, to change the direction of light passing through it.
How To Count Past Infinity
Adults Science
I'm very grateful to mathematician Hugh Woodin, Professor of Philosophy and Mathematics at Harvard, for taking the time on multiple occasions to discuss this topic with me and help me wrap my (finite) head around it.
50 ft Flamethrower in 4K Slow Motion
Adults Science
Gav and Dan discover that often, some of the most beautiful things in life are the same things that will take your face right off.
Pushing the Envelope
Adults Science
New Shepard flew again on April 2, 2016 reaching an apogee of 339,178 feet or 103 kilometers. It was the third flight with the same hardware.
The power of the placebo effect
Adults Science
The placebo effect is an unexplained phenomenon wherein drugs, treatments, and therapies that aren't supposed to have an effect - and are often fake - miraculously make people feel better. What's going on? Emma Bryce dives into the mystery of placebos' bizarre benefits.
The invisible motion of still objects
Adults Science
Many of the inanimate objects around you probably seem perfectly still. But look deep into the atomic structure of any of them, and you'll see a world in constant flux - with stretching, contracting, springing, jittering, drifting atoms everywhere.
Mind-Blowing Magic Magnets
Adults Science
Brace yourselves for some exciting new technology - "Polymagnets"!
Is radiation dangerous?
Adults Science
When we hear the word radiation, it's tempting to picture huge explosions and frightening mutations. But that's not the full story - radiation also applies to rainbows and a doctor examining an X-ray. So what is it, really, and how much should we worry about its effects? Matt Anticole describes the different types of radiation.
Pouring Molten salt into Water - Explosion!
Adults Science
I'm so glad I'm able to watch him do this crazily dangerous experiment at my safe, safe home.
This Is the Most Amazing Biomimetic Robot Hand You've Ever Seen
Adults Science
Third arm? Robot tentacle? My dreams of having extra tentacles may come true!
How do dogs "see" with their noses?s
Adults Science
You may have heard the expression that dogs 'see with their noses.' But these creature's amazing nasal architecture actually reveals a whole world beyond what we can see. Alexandra Horowitz illustrates how the dog's nose can smell the past, the future and even things that can't be seen at all.
Concrete Does Not Dry Out
Adults Science
Concrete doesn't dry - it sets!
The benefits of a good night's sleep
Adults Science
It's 4am, and the big test is in 8 hours. You've been studying for days, but you still don't feel ready. Should you drink another cup of coffee and spend the next few hours cramming? Or should you go to sleep? Shai Marcu defends the latter option, showing how sleep restructures your brain in a way that's crucial for how our memory works.