Is DNA the future of data storage? - Leo Bear-McGuinness
Adults Genetics ScienceIn the event of a nuclear fallout, every piece of digital and written information could all be lost. Luckily, there is a way that all of human history could be recorded and safely stored beyond the civilization's end. And the key ingredient is inside all of us: our DNA. Leo Bear-McGuinness explains.
Why we really really really like repetition in music
Adults Data Science Music Software EngineeringIt slays all day.
I Confessed to My Crush - Love Story or Epic Fail?
Adults Art RelationshipsZarina and her best friend Alicia were just hanging out on a Summer day, just before school started. Typical teenage girls, they were busy on snapchat. Zarina was particularly interested in this one boy - a hockey player - and she had a huge crush on him. Of all the boys in her school, he was her favorite, her school crush.
Kids Try 100 Years of Seafood | Bon Appetit
Adults Food HistoryIn this episode of "Kids Try", the kids try 100 years of seafood. Let's see how the kids react to oysters rockefeller, lobster roll, crab cakes, Manhattan clam chowder, tuna casserole, molded salmon mousse, crab rangoon, clam dip, jambalaya, McDonald's Filet-o-Fish, popcorn shrimp, California roll sushi, blackened redfish, scallops, tropical shrimp salad, fried calamari, Stargazy pie, baja fish taco, poke bowl, and sushi burrito.
How to Make Kombu Cured Salmon | From the Test Kitchen | Bon Appetit
Adults Creativity FoodSenior Editor Chris Morocco shows us how to cure salmon with kombu, and then serves it up with a fresh yuzu kosho.
Engineers Love to Break Airplanes Before You Fly in Them, Here's Why
Adults Technology Transportation TravelAirplane technology has come a long way, but it has limits. Lucky for us, there are teams of people whose job it is to find those limits.
6 scientific tricks for falling asleep
Adults Human Psychology ScienceCan't sleep? Don't just lie there in bed and stress about it. These tricks will have you snoozing in no time.
How aspirin was discovered - Krishna Sudhir
Adults History Science4000 years ago, the ancient Sumerians made a surprising discovery: if they scraped the bark off a particular kind of tree and ate it, their pain disappeared. Little did they know that what they'd found was destined to influence the future course of medicine. Krishna Sudhir traces the history of aspirin.
An Asteroid Didn't Kill the Dinosaurs, Here's a New Theory About What Did
Adults Animals Global Warming HistoryA new scientific model has discovered what actually happened to the earth after the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs.
What Are The Chances You'll Die In A Plane Crash?
Adults Life Transportation TravelPlanes are incredibly safe, so these are the reasons you shouldn't worry next time you fly.
The Importance of Vulnerability
Adults Psychology RelationshipsWe often imagine that what will win us friends and esteem is strength. But surprisingly, it's vulnerability that's at the core of friendship and likeability. This is an invitation to make friends with one's own weaknesses.
How to survive if you get stranded on an island in the middle of nowhere
Adults Environment Life WorldWhat is one supposed to do, if you find yourself in the middle of nowhere? Here are some tips and advice on how to stay alive in the most deserted places.
How To Open Coconuts Without Any Tools
Adults Creativity FoodIf you're not a coconut cracking ninja from Samoa, then you'll need an easier way to bust coconuts for pleasure, or for survival. This is the easiest and most effective way I've found to do it, when you don't have any tools.
Why do we harvest horseshoe crab blood? - Elizabeth Cox
Adults Animals Nature ScienceDuring the warmer months, especially at night during the full moon, horseshoe crabs emerge from the sea to spawn. Waiting for them are teams of lab workers, who capture the horseshoe crabs by the hundreds of thousands, take them to labs, harvest their cerulean blood, then return them to the sea. Why? Elizabeth Cox illuminates the incredible properties of horseshoe crab blood.