How the popsicle was invented | Moments of Vision 11 - Jessica Oreck
AdultsFoodHistoryCreativity...Each year, approximately 2 billion popsicles are sold worldwide. But where did the idea for this tasty treat come from? In the eleventh installment of our 'Moments of Vision' series, Jessica Oreck shares the distracted origins of the popsicle.
BLADE RUNNER 2049 - Official Trailer
AdultsFilmFutureMarketing...Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K (Ryan Gosling), unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. K's discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.
Check your intuition: The birthday problem - David Knuffke
AdultsMathSocietyEducationImagine a group of people. How big do you think the group would have to be before there's more than a 50% chance that two people in the group have the same birthday? The answer is ... probably lower than you think. David Knuffke explains how the birthday problem exposes our often-poor intuition when it comes to probability.
What humans will look like in 1,000 years
AdultsFutureHumanScience...There will eventually be a day where prosthetics are no longer just for the disabled. However, it's not just our outside appearance that will change - our genes will also evolve on microscopic levels to aid our survival. For example, an Oxford-led study discovered a group of HIV-infected children in South Africa living healthy lives. It turns out, they have a built-in defense against HIV that prevents the virus from advancing to AIDS.
Climate Lab - Climate Lab - Why your old phones collect in a junk drawer of sadness
AdultsGadgetsGlobal WarmingTechnology...Smartphones shouldn't be so disposable. Could fixing the way we make our phones help solve climate change?
Oxygen's surprisingly complex journey through your body - Enda Butler
AdultsBiologyHumanScience...Oxygen forms about 21% of the air around us. In your body, oxygen forms a vital role in the production of energy in most cells. But if gases can only efficiently diffuse across tiny distances, how does oxygen reach the cells deep inside your body? Enda Butler tracks the surprisingly complex journey of oxygen through your body.
Thin underwater cables hold the internet. See a map of them all.
AdultsInternet CultureTechnologyWorldYour internet isn't just underwater. It's also covered in Vaseline.
What are the challenges of nuclear power? - M. V. Ramana and Sajan Saini
AdultsGlobal WarmingTechnologyEnergy...Our ability to mine great amounts of energy from uranium nuclei has led some to bill nuclear power as a plentiful, utopian source of electricity. But rather than dominate the global electricity market, nuclear power has declined from a high of 18% in 1996 to 11% today. What happened to the great promise of this technology? M.V. Ramana and Sajan Saini detail the challenges of nuclear power.
What happens when you bring meditation to public schools
AdultsEducationSpiritualityHealthClassrooms all over the country are trying something new: sitting and breathing.
GoPro Karma: Desert Canyons with Dad
AdultsFamilyFilmTravel...Join Dorothy and her Dad Garrett as they adventure to the Great American Southwest for a day of exploring some of Earth's most majestic desert landscapes. Whether they're capturing beautiful aerials with Karma, or running through the canyons with Karma Grip, smooth cinematic shots have never been this easy.
What is entropy? - Jeff Phillips
AdultsPhysicsScienceChemistryThere's a concept that's crucial to chemistry and physics. It helps explain why physical processes go one way and not the other: why ice melts, why cream spreads in coffee, why air leaks out of a punctured tire. It's entropy, and it's notoriously difficult to wrap our heads around. Jeff Phillips gives a crash course on entropy.
Your Brain Changes all the time, but Being a Mom Changes It Forever
AdultsFamilyHumanNeuroscience...Mother's bodies go through tons of changes before and after giving birth, but so do their brains! What really makes a mom's brain different?
Using GPS to Get Around Is Making Us Dumber
AdultsHumanScienceTechnology...GPS services have made getting from point A to point B a lot easier, but what effects does this have on our brains?
Meet the Man Who Strapped Himself to a Rocket, For Science
AdultsHealthPhysicsTechnology...One man's quest to test the human limits of gravity on the human body.
Hackers Can Now Break Into Your Phone Using Music
AdultsMusicSoftware EngineeringTechnology...New research shows sound waves can manipulate the accelerometer in your phone; what implications does this have for data security?
Graphene Could Solve the World's Water Crisis
AdultsFutureNatureTechnology...Turning saltwater into clean drinking water is an expensive, energy-intensive process, but could the wonder material graphene make it more accessible?
Why Some Old People Act Half Their Age: It's in the Brain
AdultsHumanMental HealthScienceScientists are studying people over 80 whose memories are just as good as someone in their 50s. What sets these 'SuperAgers' apart?