How to Build a Dyson Sphere
AdultsConstructionDesignHuman...If humans want to expand into space, it will take us incredible amounts of energy. How do we do that?
Build An Underground Home
AdultsConstructionCreativityDesignBuild a shelter using ancient traditional building techniques.
How to Build a 4K Editing Computer
AdultsData ScienceDesignTechnology...The fast rendering capability of this new machine actually let me eat dinner with my family on the first night I used it. This is incredibly important to me.
Why Beautiful Things Make us Happy
AdultsDesignHumanPsychology...It’s hard to define what makes something beautiful, but we seem to know beauty when we see it. Why is that and how does beauty affect our subconscious?
How rollercoasters affect your body - Brian D. Avery
AdultsConstructionDesignScience...In 1895, crowds flooded Coney Island to see America’s first-ever looping coaster: the Flip Flap Railway. But its thrilling flip caused cases of severe whiplash, neck injury and even ejections.
How a Moveable Space Can Ignite Creativity in the Classroom
TeachersDesignTeacher CafeEducation...What is "design thinking"? It combines hands on learning (tinkering) with independent problem solving methodologies. This type of creative process is used in many design disciplines, like architecture, engineering and game design.
Hamburger icon: How these three lines mystify most people
TeachersDesignTeacher CafeThis hamburger icon has become a common symbol on our smartphones, tablets and computers. But, many ask, what is it, where did it come from, and do people really know what it means? Read the article to find out more about the hamburger icon.
Best Resources For Creating Infographics
TeachersDesignTeacher CafeEducationInfographics are visual representations of data designed to help communicate information clearly. They are great for English Language Learners, and the rest of us, too! To see examples of some of the best ones visit the linked sources.
What Happens When You Give Graffiti Artists An Abandon Warehouse
AdultsArtCreativityMusic...No wall is safe in the presence of a graffiti artist with a can in his hand. Here's an incredible time-lapse footage of what happens when Sofles, Fintan Magee, Treas and Quench are let loose in an empty warehouse.
Google Pixel Buds review
AdultsCreativityDesignTechnologyGoogle's Pixel Buds get a few of the basics right when it comes to wireless earbuds. Language translation via the Google Translate app is helpful in a pinch, and the Google Assistant experience is genuinely fast and fun. But these $159 earbuds are fussy, from the way that they fit in your ears to the way that they fit in the case. And not everyone will love the open design, which lets lots of outside noise in. The Pixel Buds are Google's first attempt at making wireless earbuds, and it shows.
How to solve problems like a designer
AdultsCreativityDesignVisual Design...The design process for problem-solving, in 4 steps.
MIT's self-folding origami technology
AdultsCreativityTechnologyEngineering...MIT's self-folding origami technology that could change how we design everything from airbags to wearables.
Art Aquarium: Hidetomo Kimura's fishy installation
AdultsAnimalsArtCreativity...One of Tokyo's most popular summer attractions features LED light displays, impressive glass sculptures, an immersive soundscape and, most importantly, thousands of sea creatures. Japanese artist Hidetomo Kimura's Art Aquarium combines the movements of about 5,000 goldfish with light shows, beautifully crafted fishbowls, and projection mapping.
Superblocks: How Barcelona is taking city streets back from cars
AdultsCitiesGlobal WarmingTransportation...Modern cities are designed for cars. But the city of Barcelona is testing out an urban design trick that can give cities back to pedestrians.