The science of skin color
AdultsHumanScienceTechnology...When ultraviolet sunlight hits our skin, it affects each of us differently. Depending on skin color, it'll take only minutes of exposure to turn one person beetroot-pink, while another requires hours to experience the slightest change.
How do glasses help us see?
AdultsBiotechnologyScienceHealthToday, glasses help millions of people with poor vision be able to see clearly. But how? Andrew Bastawrous and Clare Gilbert help unravel the answer by explaining refraction - the ability of a transparent medium, like glass, water, or the eye, to change the direction of light passing through it.
How To Count Past Infinity
AdultsMathSciencePhilosophyI'm very grateful to mathematician Hugh Woodin, Professor of Philosophy and Mathematics at Harvard, for taking the time on multiple occasions to discuss this topic with me and help me wrap my (finite) head around it.
Tray-Baked Chicken with Spiced Indian Potatoes
AdultsCreativityFoodCookingThis simple and healthy recipe packs a punch full of flavour and is a great alternative to an indulgent curry for any night of the week. Succulent chicken thighs cooked in mustard seeds, curry leaves and turmeric with chunky aubergine, tomatoes, peppers and potatoes.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
AdultsFilmMarketingEntertainment...Grab your wands, wizards - we're heading to 1920s New York City.
Amazing Animated Music Video
AdultsCreativityFilmVisual Design...This can easily be the best animation of the year.
First Stage Landing on Droneship
AdultsTechnologySpaceEngineeringThat some incredible precision right there!
Fast Track - Simon's Cat
AdultsConstructionFilmInternet Culture...'A playful cat hunts a speedy foe!'
Why is Mount Everest so tall?
AdultsNatureWorldScience...At 8,850 meters above sea level, Qomolangma, also known as Mount Everest, has the highest altitude on the planet. But how did this towering formation get so tall? Michele Koppes peers deep into our planet's crust, where continental plates collide, to find the answer.
Inside the mind of a master procrastinator
AdultsPsychologySocietySelf...Tim Urban knows that procrastination doesn't make sense, but he's never been able to shake his habit of waiting until the last minute to get things done.
50 ft Flamethrower in 4K Slow Motion
AdultsFilmInternet CultureScience...Gav and Dan discover that often, some of the most beautiful things in life are the same things that will take your face right off.
Pushing the Envelope
AdultsScienceTechnologyNew Shepard flew again on April 2, 2016 reaching an apogee of 339,178 feet or 103 kilometers. It was the third flight with the same hardware.