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.
Frozen Breakfast Burritos
Adults Creativity FoodIn a large skillet over medium heat, cook bacon (in batches if necessary) until crispy. Remove the bacon to a paper towel lined plate - leave to cool...
The reason you feel awful when you're sick
Adults Health Neuroscience WellnessIt starts with a tickle in your throat that becomes a cough. Your muscles begin to ache, you grow irritable, and you lose your appetite. It's official: you've got the flu. It's logical to assume that this miserable medley of symptoms is the result of the infection coursing through your body - but is that really the case? Marco A. Sotomayor explains what's actually making you feel sick.