You're a Dream of the Universe (According to Science)
AdultsEducationScienceSpace...Absolutely everything you think about yourself and the universe could be an illusion. As far as you know, you are real and exist in a universe that was born 14 billion years ago and that gave rise to galaxies, stars, the Earth, and finally you. Except, maybe not.
The Single Most Important Parenting Strategy
AdultsHumanLifePsychology...Everyone loses their temper from time to time — but the stakes are dizzyingly high when the focus of your fury is your own child.
Should Airships Make a Comeback?
AdultsDesignEconomyTechnology...Will we see a new generation of airships roaming our skies?
What Happens If You Destroy A Black Hole?
AdultsEnvironmentLifeScience...Black holes can destroy everything – but can they be destroyed? What happens if we push physics to the absolute limits, maybe even break it and the universe in the process?
The Dream of Digital Ownership, Powered by the Metaverse | TED
AdultsLifeTechnologyBlockchain...Technologist Yat Siu believes the "open metaverse" -- a decentralized version of the internet also known as web3 -- is laying the foundation for a freer, fairer, more prosperous society.
Primitive Technology: Wood Ash Insulated Furnace
AdultsConstructionCreativityNature...I made a furnace insulated with wood ash to smelt iron in. Furnace insulation stops heat being lost from the walls of a furnace and so increases the heat within the furnace.
The Figure 8 Knot Has Never Failed. Why?
AdultsConstructionEducationPhysics...Modern roped rock climbing, one of the nerdiest sports, relies almost entirely on a single type of knot for safety: the figure eight knot.
The Weight of “Nothing” Could Mean Everything (to Physics)
AdultsLifePsychologyScience...Deep in a Sardinian mine, researchers are constructing an experiment that hopes to solve what's known as The Worst Prediction In The History of Physics, and pin down the true identity of dark energy.