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.
This Toy Can Open Any Garage
AdultsCybersecurityData ScienceTechnologyOr almost any garage - it's particularly good with fixed code gates and garages. Samy proposes other weaknesses with rolling codes.
How iPhone Changes the Smartphone Market Every Year
AdultsGadgetsTechnologyThe launch of Apple's iPhone X brought face recognition, animoji, and the notch into the mainstream. Many of these features appeared before Apple incorporated them into their phone, but once Apple does it everyone seems to follow along.
The AMAZING Design of the Parker Solar Probe
AdultsScienceSpaceTechnologyDustin tells about the Parker Solar Probe on Smarter Every Day
Bird Taking Off at 20,000 fps
AdultsFilmTechnologyAnimalsIts incredible how many things you can learn from having a camera like this.
Primitive Technology: Iron prills
AdultsHistoryTechnologyNature...Primitive Technology: Iron prills - Creating Iron prills from scratch
Is Drifting Really Fast and Furious?
AdultsScienceTechnologyAutomotiveVin Diesel and the rest of the Fast and Furious family have taught us that drifting is the fastest way around turns, but are they actually wrong?
Primitive Technology: Wood Ash Cement
AdultsNatureTechnologyDIY...Primitive Technology: Wood Ash Cement - Creating wood ash cement from scratch
How exactly does binary code work?
AdultsSoftware EngineeringTechnologyImagine trying to use words to describe every scene in a film, every note in a song, or every street in your town.
Spinning Sphere of Molten Sodium
AdultsScienceTechnologyWorldThat the Earth's magnetic field was a passive thing - it shouldn't need a continuous input of energy to maintain itself (that seemed reasonable to me because the magnetic field has been around for a long time and it seems mostly stable).
Ion Thrusters, 3D Printed Metals, and UAV Butterflies
AdultsFilmScienceTechnologyplease share this video along to any student who you think might be interested in working with us. Also, holy cow look at what we're freaking doing.
The Infinadeck Omnidirectional Treadmill
AdultsGamingScienceTechnologyI'm a huge fan of Ready Player One.
Primitive Technology: Sling
AdultsCreativityNatureTechnology...A sling is a weapon used to fire rocks farther and harder than could be thrown by hand alone. I made this sling from bark fiber that I made into cord.
This Week I Learned to Blacksmith with Alec Steele
AdultsCreativityGadgetsTechnology...This week I learned to blacksmith with Alec Steele. I forged a Scottish knife called a sgian dubh.
The Threat of AI Weapons
AdultsSocietyTechnologyWorldI'm not sure how alarmed to be about artificial intelligence. Personally I think it's really hard to predict when we'll create a machine that essentially has consciousness.