You've Never Heard of the World's Most Common Mineral
AdultsEducationScience...The most common substance in the world is literally IN the world. It's a mineral called bridgmanite, and it belongs to a class of minerals (called perovskites) that scientists are trying to use in the next generation of solar panels.
There Is Something Hiding Inside Earth
AdultsEducationScience...We’ve found a new planet, home to octillions of the most extreme beings living in the most absurd and deadly hellscape. In absolute darkness, crushed by the weight of mountains, starved of oxygen, cooked alive, bathed in acid, salt or radiation.
Why Do Leaves Change Colour And Fall?
YouthEnvironmentNature...They’re pretty to look at, sure -- but the changing leaves you see in autumn are really a striking example of nature taking extreme measures to protect itself.
How do QR codes work? (I built one myself to find out)
AdultsScienceTechnologyHow do QR codes work? The checkerboard patterns taking over the world, demystified.
At-Home Lab: Making Bread
YouthExperimentsFood...Learn a little about at-home chemistry in the kitchen.
Can Dogs Detect the Next Pandemic Before It Begins? | Glen J. Golden | TED
AdultsAnimalsNature...What if animals like dogs, ferrets, mice and raccoons could help sniff out the next pandemic? Exploring the science of smell, neurobiologist Glen J. Golden delves into the development of a "mechanical nose" that could detect diseases by identifying specific odor profiles.