Spinning Sphere of Molten Sodium
Adults TechnologyThat 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
Adults Technologyplease 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.
Primitive Technology: Sling
Adults TechnologyA 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
Adults TechnologyThis week I learned to blacksmith with Alec Steele. I forged a Scottish knife called a sgian dubh.
The Threat of AI Weapons
Adults TechnologyI'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.
A Dragon Torched My Hand
Adults TechnologyThere are tons of things I had never considered about how difficult it is to fool your brain into thinking it's touching something it's not.
Primitive Technology: A-frame hut
Adults TechnologyI built an A frame hut as a large work space for projects. First I made a celt hatchet to cut timber for the hut.
Why Electroshock Therapy Is Back
Adults TechnologyShocking the brain has come and gone as a medical treatment, but it's currently resurging, as it often provides the best form of relief for severe depression and advanced Parkinson's disease.
Hey Buddy, Can You Give Me a Hand?
Adults TechnologyAre We Doomed? Boston Dynamics' Unsettling Robot Dog SpotMini Can Now Open The Door
GoPro: BMW Sets GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS Title for Drifting - 4K
Adults TechnologyOn December 11th, 2017 BMW Drivers, Johan Schwartz and Matt Mullins, teamed up to set THE GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for Longest Vehicle Drift in 8 hours. In order for Johan to continuously drift the greatest distance possible, he must complete the world's first ever tandem drift refuel with Matt so that he will have enough gas to achieve his goal without stopping. Ride along with Johan Schwartz, Matt Mullins and Matt Butts in the all-new BMW M5 with M xDrive as they team up to shatter world records.
World's First Car!
Adults TechnologyI got to drive the world's first car (replica), patented by Benz in 1886
The Nuclear Waste Problem
Adults TechnologyNuclear energy is one of the cleanest, most efficient, and most available sources of power on earth.
Google Pixel Buds review
Adults TechnologyGoogle's Pixel Buds get a few of the basics right when it comes to wireless earbuds. Language translation via the Google Translate app is helpful in a pinch, and the Google Assistant experience is genuinely fast and fun. But these $159 earbuds are fussy, from the way that they fit in your ears to the way that they fit in the case. And not everyone will love the open design, which lets lots of outside noise in. The Pixel Buds are Google's first attempt at making wireless earbuds, and it shows.
Star Wars: Jedi Challenges puts you into an AR lightsaber duel
Adults TechnologyStar Wars: Jedi Challenges is a recently released augmented reality toy created by Disney and Lenovo, where you can use your phone to fight lightsaber duels and play Holochess.
Elon Musk's Basic Economics
Adults TechnologyImagine a $2,000 car... or a $100 laptop... or a $70 iPhone... or imagine any product, ten times cheaper than it was.
All Hollywood VFX Removed! What Movies Really Look Like
Adults TechnologyIt used to be that what you saw on a movie set would pretty much be what you saw in the final movie. If you wanted to have a mountain in the background, you'd have to go to one.
The U.S. & Russia Are Building a Deep Space Gateway, Here's What You Need to Know
Adults TechnologyThe U.S. and Russia have announced plans to put a new structure in the orbit of the moon. What will it look like?