Why New Zealand is Finally Getting its First Subway
Adults CreativityNew Zealand is building its biggest ever transport infrastructure project.
How This Chalk Artist Creates Illusions on Pavement | Obsessed | WIRED
Adults Creativity"Everything we think is real is, in some way, an illusion." Former NASA illustrator Kurt Wenner makes incredible, brain-busting chalk illusions. His works start with diligent planning, beginning with pencil and paper.
The Science Behind James Cameron’s Avatar
Adults CreativityJames Cameron is diving into the deep: this time, into the oceans of an alien world. The director shares how Earth's oceans inspired The Way of Water—and his hope it will motivate viewers to protect our own planet.
Testing Shoes That Make You Walk 250% Faster
Adults CreativityWhat if you could walk way faster without trying any harder? Moonwalkers basically put an electric moving sidewalk right under your feet.
Primitive Technology: Pottery Wheel
Adults CreativityI made a small pottery wheel to form pots on. A pottery wheel is a small table on which pottery is formed that is able to be rotated about an axis to form more symmetrical pots.
What Is The Best Shape For A Farm?
Adults CreativityThe shape of a farm can tell you a surprising amount about the land it's on and the people that use it.
Primitive Technology: Purifying Clay By Sedimentation and Making Pots
Adults CreativityNaturally occurring clay usually has impurities such as rocks and sand in it. There's a way to remove these by mixing the clay in suspension and draining that water off leaving the impurities behind....
Primitive Technology: Rock-Throwing Catapult (Trebuchet)
Adults CreativityI built a trebuchet, a type of catapult that uses a counter weight to store gravitational potential energy which is then used to fire a projectile via a sling.
Primitive Technology: Making Iron From Creek Sand
Adults CreativityI made iron from ordinary sand in the creek. Sand contains a minor proportion of iron in the form of magnetite (and some hematite), the rest of the sand being other non iron minerals such as silica.
How Does A Carburetor Work?
Adults CreativityAir flows into the top of the carburetor from the car's air intake, passing through a filter that cleans it of debris..
Primitive Technology: Brick Firing Kiln
Adults CreativityPrimitive Technology: Brick Firing Kiln – building a brink firing kiln from scratch.
Engineering with Origami
Adults CreativityOrigami is inspiring a plethora of new engineering designs.
Why Don't We Have Water Powered Cars Yet?
Adults CreativityToday we're dipping our toes into the engineering and physics behind water-powered cars!
Why should you read “The God of Small Things” by Arundhati Roy?
Adults CreativityDig into Arundhati Roy’s “The God of Small Things,” and follow the story of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by society’s “Love Laws.”
Why the Future of Cars is Electric
Adults CreativityElectric cars are now ready to take over thanks to advances in battery technology and their inherent benefits: torque, handling, maintenance.
Insane Way El Chapo Escaped Prison
Adults CreativityHow did Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán manage to escape the Mexican prison? How long did his men dig the tunnel?
How do self-driving cars “see”?
Adults CreativityTake a look at the LIDAR and integrated photonics technologies that help self-driving cars navigate obstacles, no matter the environment, weather or light.
Can you solve the troll's paradox riddle?
Adults CreativityYou and your brother have discovered another realm and set off exploring the new wonderful world. Along the way, you see a troll catching creatures in an enormous net. The troll agrees to release the creatures if you can come up with a statement that is both truth and false. Can you come up with the correct sentence and force the troll to release them?