Electric Cars Could Wreak Havoc
Adults Global Warming Technology Transportation AutomotiveFebruary 24 -- There are more than one billion cars on the road worldwide today, and only one tenth of one percent of them have a plug. OPEC contends that even in the year 2040, EVs will make up just one percent.
The threat of invasive species
Adults Environment NatureMassive vines that blanket the southern United States, climbing high as they uproot trees and swallow buildings. A ravenous snake that is capable of devouring an alligator. Rabbit populations that eat themselves into starvation.
Flavored Oxygen Taste Test
Adults Humor Internet Culture ScienceCan we figure out what flavor oxygen we're breathing?
This Number is Illegal
Adults Cybersecurity Math Technology85650789657397829 + 1402 more digits is an illegal number. To understand why this is, we need to learn a little bit of cryptology, a little bit of math, and a little bit of programming.
Could anyone make a Jackson Pollock painting?
Adults Art CreativityIf you visit a museum with a collection of modern and contemporary art, you're likely to see works that sometimes elicit the response, "My cat could make that, so how is it art?" But is it true?
Woven bark fiber
Adults Construction Nature TechnologyI made a rough type of textile from bark fibre. This is the same tree I use for making cordage though I don't know its name. It has been raining a lot here lately (the video also shows how well the hut stands up to rain) and this caused a large wattle tree to fall down taking a few smaller trees with it.
Smarter Every Day
Adults Technology Transportation PhysicsCan You Land A Helicopter Without Engine Power?
How To Perfectly Grill Fish
Adults Creativity FoodJamie gives a lesson in how to grill fish fillets perfectly ensuring crispy skin and juicy, succulent meat. All in one minute flat.
James Webb Space Telescope
Adults Space TechnologyKnown as Hubble's successor, it uses 18 mirror segments to collect light from galaxies billions of light years away.
The Turing test: Can a computer pass for a human?
Adults Artificial Intelligence Language TechnologyWhat is consciousness? Can an artificial machine really think? For many, these have been vital considerations for the future of artificial intelligence.
Behind the scenes at a McDonald's photo shoot
Adults Food Marketing Visual DesignIsabel M from Toronto asked "Why does your food look different in the advertising than what is in the store?"
NASA | A Year in the Life of Earth's CO2
Adults Technology WorldAn ultra-high-resolution NASA computer model has given scientists a stunning new look at how carbon dioxide in the atmosphere travels around the globe.