If You Think Fireworks Are Just Loud Booms And Explosions, Think Again
AdultsTechnologyVisual DesignScience...Pyrotechnics display from Kuwana, Japan.
Why are some people left-handed?
AdultsData ScienceHistorySociety...Today, about one-tenth of the world's population are southpaws. Why are such a small proportion of people left-handed -- and why does the trait exist in the first place? Daniel M. Abrams investigates how the uneven ratio of lefties and righties gives insight into a balance between competitive and cooperative pressures on human evolution.
Molten Aluminum Vs 'Spitballs'
AdultsInternet CultureScienceDIY...I packed a fishtank completely full of water balls (water beads, water balz, orbeez, spitballs...). Im guessing there are over 10,000 in there! Anyway, I melted a bunch of old aluminum pipes and poured them into the fishtank hoping to create a cool design. And it worked perfectly! These are really unique, no two pieces are alike.
Rain's Dirty Little Secret
AdultsEnvironmentNatureScienceMinuteEarth provides an energetic and entertaining view of trends in earth's environment - in just a few minutes!
Historic Rocket Landing
AdultsSpaceTechnologyScienceBlue Origin's New Shepard space vehicle successfully flew to space, reaching its planned test altitude of 329,839 feet (100.5 kilometers) before executing a historic landing back at the launch site in West Texas.
Fire Tornado in Slow Motion
AdultsInternet CultureNatureScience...Gav and Dan combine wind with fire to create a swirling vortex of flames.
Why Isn't It Faster To Fly West?
AdultsPhysicsTransportationWorld...If the earth is spinning to the east at 1000 miles per hour... why can't we fly west more easily?
NASA | Thermonuclear Art
AdultsSpaceArtPhotography...It's always shining, always ablaze with light and energy. In the ubiquity of solar output, Earth swims in an endless tide of particles. Every time half of the Earth faces the Sun, we experience the brightness of daytime, the Sun's energy and light driving weather, biology and more.
Science Of Persuasion
AdultsPsychologyScienceBusinessThis animated video describes the six universal Principles of Persuasion that have been scientifically proven to make you most effective based on the research in Dr. Cialdini's groundbreaking book, Influence. This video is narrated by Dr. Robert Cialdini and Steve Martin, CMCT.
Can You Shatter Glass With Your Voice?
AdultsMusicScienceExperimentsPhysics suggests that a voice should be able to break glass. Let's find out...
Future Of Practical Power
AdultsEnvironmentScienceTechnology...The Wendelstein 7-X was a nightmare to build, but if it works it may light a new path to fusion energy.
GoPro: Palau - Searching for Heroes
AdultsTechnologyTravelHistory...Passion meets technology in the search for downed aircraft in the South Pacific. The BentProp Project is a group of volunteers who search for and help repatriate missing World War II Airmen. Their searches were long and arduous until they enlisted the scientific know-how of Scripps Institution of Oceanography-UCSD and The University of Delaware. What they find is truly inspiring.
Vampires: Folklore, fantasy and fact - Michael Molina
AdultsHistorySocietyCulture...The myth of the bloodsucking vampire has stalked humans from ancient Mesopotamia to 18th-century Eastern Europe, but it has differed in the terrifying details. So, how did we arrive at the popular image we know, love and fear today? And what truly makes a vampire...a vampire? Michael Molina digs up the science and the superstition.
Why is my voice different when I hear a recording?
AdultsPsychologyScienceHumanA weekly show where we endeavor to answer one of your big questions. This week, Kristina Bailey asks, "Why does our voice sound different when we hear an audio or video recording of it?"