Why Lightbulbs Might Be The Best Invention Ever
AdultsHistoryScienceTechnologyLightbulbs might be the best idea ever – just not for light.
The HUGE Problem with ChatGPT
AdultsHistoryScienceTechnology...Free-to-use, exceptionally powerful artificial intelligences are available to more people than ever, seemingly making some kind of news every day.
Explaining concrete while getting buried in it
AdultsConstructionHistoryScience...Concrete = cement + sand + gravel. Cement is the most important man-made material on Earth.
Why Aliens Might Already Be On Their Way To Us
AdultsLifeScienceSpaceThe universe is magnificent and vast. Hundreds of billions of galaxies, trillions of stars, and even more planets. If even the tiniest fraction are habitable, then the Universe should be teeming with life. And yet we see nothing, only vast emptiness. Where is everyone else?
How NASA Reinvented The Wheel
AdultsConstructionCreativityScience...A huge thanks to everyone at NASA Glenn Research Center for having us at the SLOPE Lab, showing their work on this indestructible tire, and helping with the science and animation.
How to master your sense of smell
AdultsBiologyHumanScience...Some perfumers can distinguish individual odors in a fragrance made of hundreds of scents; tea-experts have been known to sniff out the exact location of a particular tea; and the NYC Transit Authority once had a employee responsible only for sniffing out gas leaks.
How Quantum Computers Break The Internet
AdultsCreativityScienceTechnology...A quantum computer in the next decade could crack the encryption our society relies on using Shor's Algorithm.
Primitive Technology: Iron Bacteria Cement
AdultsConstructionCreativityEducation...I developed a cement made from iron bacteria, then made pots from it to test its ability to set and not dissolve in water.