The Best Test of General Relativity
AdultsDesignPhysicsScience A launch mishap led to the best experimental confirmation of gravitational redshift.
Can You Lift Thor's Hammer in Space?
AdultsCreativityCultureScienceEntertainment... Only those are are worthy can lift Thor's might hammer, Mjolnir, but the Avengers' argument takes on a whole new meaning in space! So could anyone lift it there? Kyle talks weightless magic on this week's Because Science!
Why Is The Very Hungry Caterpillar So Dang Hungry?
AdultsAnimalsNatureScienceBiology... Because it's hoarding protein. Not just for itself, but for the butterfly it will become and every egg that butterfly will lay. And it's about to lose its mouth... as it wriggles out of its skin during metamorphosis.
Why It Is What Time It Is (The History of Time)
AdultsHistoryScienceTechnology How did we come up with our system of telling time? Why do we divide the day into 24 hours of 60 minutes each, and put 60 seconds in each minute? Where does the definition of a second come from? And who decides what clock shows the correct time? There's clearly a lot of questions when it comes to time.
Are we running out of clean water? - Balsher Singh Sidhu
AdultsIndustryNatureScienceEnvironmentSociety... Despite water covering 71% of the planet’s surface, more than half the world’s population endures extreme water scarcity for at least one month a year.
The Dangerous Effects Of The Hyper Focus Drug
AdultsHealthHumanScienceAddictionMental Health... Adderall is known as the "study drug", and many students are abusing it to try and study. What exactly is Adderall, and are their any other drugs people are misusing to get a mental, or physical edge?
The Raisin Bran Effect
AdultsDesignHumanSciencePsychologyFood... The bottom of the cereal box is a disappointing place. But at least now you know why. Where do you see the Brazil Nut Effect around you?
End of Space – Creating a Prison for Humanity
AdultsHumanPhilosophySpaceFutureScience... Space travel is the most exciting adventure for humanity, but in an irony of history we may stop ourselves from going into space the more we do it.
Can We Get Older Without Aging?
AdultsBiologyScienceSelfHealth... Nothing is guaranteed in life except death, taxes, and entropy. What do other life forms have to teach us about staying alive as we get old, and will we ever conquer death?
Why Are Fewer People Getting Appendicitis?
AdultsBiologyHealthHistoryScience... There are many other unforeseen health changes that seem to be related to the forces of modernization, like the increase in rates of diabetes, Crohn’s disease, and ADHD.
Five Firsts for Mars InSight
AdultsHistoryScienceSpaceEngineering... Mars InSight will be the first to detect seismic activity on Mars’ surface, first to measure rate of heat transmitted from interior, first to dig nearly 5m down, first to measure magnetic fields on Mars’ surface, and first to use a robotic arm to place instruments on the surface of Mars (assuming it lands of course…)
What’s the smallest thing in the universe?
AdultsData ScienceSpaceWorldSciencePhysics... If you were to take a coffee cup, and break it in half, then in half again, and keep carrying on, where would you end up?