2021x1 These Pools Help Support Half The People On Earth Episode overview
What are these electric blue ponds in the middle of the Utah desert? And why do they keep changing color?
What are these electric blue ponds in the middle of the Utah desert? And why do they keep changing color?
2021x2 I Asked Bill Gates What's The Next Crisis? Episode overview
got the chance to interview Bill Gates so I asked him: Will Covid-19 be the last pandemic? How does he deal with misinformation and conspiracy theories? And what is the next disaster?
got the chance to interview Bill Gates so I asked him: Will Covid-19 be the last pandemic? How does he deal with misinformation and conspiracy theories? And what is the next disaster?
On Thursday February 18th, 2021 the NASA Perseverance Rover will land on Mars. It is a wonderful robot, made out of steel and wire — but will future robots look like Perseverance? There .. show full overview
On Thursday February 18th, 2021 the NASA Perseverance Rover will land on Mars. It is a wonderful robot, made out of steel and wire — but will future robots look like Perseverance? There is an emerging field of research on "soft robots", where the machines are flexible. These soft robots have many advantages over traditional robots — they're safer, lighter, more flexible and can change their shape and size.
If there's a hotel with infinite rooms, could it ever be completely full? Could you run out of space to put everyone? The surprising answer is yes -- this is important to know if you're the manager of the Hilbert Hotel.
If there's a hotel with infinite rooms, could it ever be completely full? Could you run out of space to put everyone? The surprising answer is yes -- this is important to know if you're the manager of the Hilbert Hotel.
You are not a visual learner — learning styles are a stubborn myth.
You are not a visual learner — learning styles are a stubborn myth.
2021x14 Why You Should Want Driverless Cars On Roads Now Episode overview
How close are we to having fully autonomous vehicles on the roads? Are they safe? In Chandler, Arizona a fleet of Waymo vehicles are already in operation.
How close are we to having fully autonomous vehicles on the roads? Are they safe? In Chandler, Arizona a fleet of Waymo vehicles are already in operation.
2021x15 The Simplest Math Problem No One Can Solve Episode overview
The Collatz Conjecture is the simplest math problem no one can solve — it is easy enough for almost anyone to understand but notoriously difficult to solve.
The Collatz Conjecture is the simplest math problem no one can solve — it is easy enough for almost anyone to understand but notoriously difficult to solve.
Original Title: How Distant Stars ACTUALLY Affect Our Lives
Tiny particles from distant galaxies have caused plane accidents, election interference and game glitches.
Original Title: How Distant Stars ACTUALLY Affect Our Lives
Tiny particles from distant galaxies have caused plane accidents, election interference and game glitches.
Under UV light, almost all species of scorpions glow a bright green color, but why?
Under UV light, almost all species of scorpions glow a bright green color, but why?
2021x20 How Hidden Technology Transformed Bowling Episode overview
Bowling has been reinvented many times over the past seven thousand years but especially in the last 30. This is the fascinating physics of balls, oil, lane and pins.
Bowling has been reinvented many times over the past seven thousand years but especially in the last 30. This is the fascinating physics of balls, oil, lane and pins.
2021x21 How They Caught The Golden State Killer Episode overview
Your genetic code is probably already in a database, without you ever giving a sample or permission.
Your genetic code is probably already in a database, without you ever giving a sample or permission.
2021x22 This Robot Walks, Flies, Skateboards, Slacklines Episode overview
This is a #robot that walks, flies, #skateboards, #slacklines, and might do much more one day.
This is a #robot that walks, flies, #skateboards, #slacklines, and might do much more one day.
2021x23 I Rented A Helicopter To Settle A Physics Debate Episode overview
The story of a controversial physics question on the qualifying exam for the 2014 US Physics Olympiad team. How does a uniform cable beneath a helicopter hang?
The story of a controversial physics question on the qualifying exam for the 2014 US Physics Olympiad team. How does a uniform cable beneath a helicopter hang?
Dr Ken Libbrecht is the world expert on snowflakes, designer of custom snowflakes, snowflake consultant for the movie Frozen - his photos appear on postage stamps all over the world.
Dr Ken Libbrecht is the world expert on snowflakes, designer of custom snowflakes, snowflake consultant for the movie Frozen - his photos appear on postage stamps all over the world.
2021x28 The Most Powerful Computers You've Never Heard Of Episode overview
Analog computers were the most powerful computers for thousands of years, relegated to obscurity by the digital revolution.
Analog computers were the most powerful computers for thousands of years, relegated to obscurity by the digital revolution.
