Skyscraper's Ledge
AdultsInternet CultureLifeAdventure...Daredevil Insanely Jumps Over Skyscraper's Ledges Will Make You Even More Nervous Than Him
Mythbusters Water Torture
AdultsHistoryLifeExperiments...On this episode of mythbusters the team tests out an ancient torture method.
This Skiing Video Is So Bonkers You're Excused If You Think It's A Video Game
AdultsLifeNatureSports...Candide Thovex conquers France's Val Blanc resort in a mind-blowing clip titled "One Of Those Days 2." He races in and out of what appears to be forbidden territory and straight into the crazy zone.
The North Face: Alex Honnold
AdultsLifeSportsAdventure...On January 15, 2014, Alex Honnold free-soloed El Sendero Luminoso (The Shining Path) in El Portrero Chico, Mexico in a little over 3 hours. The climb rises 2,500 feet to the summit of El Toro. It could be the most difficult rope-less climb in history.
The Most Radioactive Places on Earth
AdultsGlobal WarmingLifeWorld...I'm filming a documentary for TV about how Uranium and radioactivity have shaped the modern world. It will be broadcast in mid-2015, details to come. The filming took me to the most radioactive places on Earth (and some places, which surprisingly aren't as radioactive as you'd think). Chernobyl and Fukushima were incredible to see as they present post-apocalyptic landscapes. I also visited nuclear power plants, research reactors, Marie Curie's institute, Einstein's apartment, nuclear medicine areas of hospitals, uranium mines, nuclear bomb sites, and interviewed numerous experts.
The Meaning of Life, explained by 3rd Graders
AdultsLifePhilosophyEducationAt 6 years old, your whole life stretches ahead of you.
Why can't we see evidence of alien life?
AdultsLifeSpaceScience...Stand by for an animated exploration of the famous Fermi Paradox. Given the vast number of planets in the universe, many much older than Earth, why haven't we yet seen obvious signs of alien life? The potential answers to this question are numerous and intriguing, alarming and hopeful.