China’s MELTDOWN-PROOF Nuclear Reactor
AdultsEnergyEngineeringScienceTechnologyThis year, the first next next generation nuclear reactor expected to enter operation passed a huge milestone. Scientists and engineers in China proved that the reactor was, in theory, MELTDOWN-PROOF.
How AI Is Saving Billions of Years of Human Research Time | Max Jaderberg | TED
AdultsEducationHumanTechnologyCan AI compress the yearslong research time of a PhD into seconds?
The Most Important Material Ever Made
AdultsHistoryTechnologyGlass is one of the most important materials humans have ever made.
Tired of Doomscrolling?
AdultsHealthHumanLifeEnvironmentMental HealthSocietyTechnologyBeing a human in the 21st century often feels frustrating. We are clearly at the high point of our species, while at the same time life is incredibly hard! We are divided, unable to solve our problems while creating new ones, destroying our world in the process.
Primitive Technology: A-frame Roof Tile Factory
AdultsConstructionCreativityEducationDIYSurvivalTechnologyScienceEnvironmentWith the wet season only 2 months away and thatch being an impermanent material, I needed to make more roof tiles for a new hut that will withstand the next deluge.
Website Cookies Explained
YouthFactsTechnologyPrivacyInternet CultureWebsite cookies are small pieces of data that track what you do online. So, what are you signing up for when you click to accept cookies?
You've Never Heard of the World's Most Common Mineral
AdultsEducationScienceWorkWorldEnergyEnvironmentTechnologyGeologyBiologyThe most common substance in the world is literally IN the world. It's a mineral called bridgmanite, and it belongs to a class of minerals (called perovskites) that scientists are trying to use in the next generation of solar panels.
MP Proposes Smartphone Ban For Schools
YouthEducationTechnologyWorldPoliticsSocial MediaThe official proposal, called a private members' bill, also recommends that social media platforms change the way they work for children.
How do QR codes work? (I built one myself to find out)
AdultsScienceTechnologyHow-toHow do QR codes work? The checkerboard patterns taking over the world, demystified.
Exposing The Flaw In Our Phone System
AdultsData ScienceLifeTechnologyCybersecurityCan you trust your phone?
Primitive Technology: Water Bellows smelt
AdultsCreativityEducationNatureScienceTechnologyEngineeringI tested the water bellows with a smelt and it produced a small amount of iron from the ore. The concept has a lot of potential but is having some issues.
How do bulletproof vests work? - Max G. Levy
AdultsConstructionScienceChemistryTechnologyExplore the chemistry behind what makes kevlar so strong, and how this essential synthetic fiber was invented.
Spacecraft Returns To Earth
YouthSpaceTechnologyTransportationScienceTwo astronauts who made it to the International Space Station will bid farewell to the faulty spacecraft they were using today, as it's set to return to Earth - without them.
Is AI-Generated Art Original? (Authenticity & Originality)
AdultsArtHistoryTechnologyArtificial IntelligenceWhat’s the line between inspiration and flat-out appropriation?
Artificial Reefs
YouthEnvironmentGadgetsNatureTechnologyScienceThis Melbourne-based research lab has worked with the City of Greater Geelong to develop a multi-pronged solution to coastal erosion.
Is Nuclear Power “Too Expensive”?
AdultsEconomyEducationTechnologyEnergyThe best argument against nuclear power, maybe the only real argument, is that nuclear power is “too slow” to build and is “too expensive” to finance. Is this true?
A.I. ‐ Humanity's Final Invention?
AdultsArtificial IntelligenceHistoryTechnologyFutureHumans rule Earth without competition. But we are about to create something that may change that: our last invention, the most powerful tool, weapon, or maybe even entity: Artificial Super intelligence.