Why Your Brain Blinds You For 2 Hours Every Day
AdultsBiologyHealthNeuroscienceReality is not real. Your world is a prediction. Every sight, sound, and touch you experience is the result of calculations your brain makes before reality even reaches you.
David Blaine Do Not Attempt | Sneak Peek | National Geographic
AdultsEntertainmentDive into the world of hidden magic in Thailand as David Blaine teams up with magician Patrick Kuhn, circus performer Mani Chabuchini (Tong), and the legendary "Scorpion Queen" Kanchana Ketkaew.
Do You Talk to Yourself? Here’s How to Harness Your Inner Voice | Ethan Kross | TED
AdultsMindfulnessPsychologySelfYour inner voice is a powerful tool for self-reflection and planning, but it can also trap you in negative thought loops — “chatter,” as psychologist and neuroscientist Ethan Kross calls it.
Why Is MIT Making Robot Insects?
AdultsCreativityScienceTechnologyWhat happens when you shrink robots down to the size of insects? Let’s explore the mind-bending physics behind their superpowers!
Primitive Technology: Water powered forge blower
AdultsConstructionEducationI made a water powered forge blower to blow air into a furnace. Getting running water to power a blower had been on my list for a while now and the weather had been wet enough to cause enough flow in the creek to try one.
CA Skip navigation Search Create Avatar image Intense Bighorn Sheep Battle | Mountains: Life Above The Clouds | BBC Earth
AdultsAnimalsNatureWildlifeIt's the most important moment of the year for these male bighorn sheep – each female is fertile for just two days. But first, the rams must do battle to decide who gets to mate.
Elon Musk's Empire is Even Bigger Than You Think | On The Grid | WIRED
AdultsBusinessSpaceTechnologyThere's barely a place left on Earth outside the gravitational pull of Elon Musk’s empire.
How to make Perfect Rice at home, according to science.
AdultsCookingScienceIf you have ever struggled with cooking rice at home, or have ever wondered when, if, or how much you should wash your rice. It's not your fault...the way we’ve conventionally been taught how to cook rice at home is completely backwards.
Surprise: There was a universe before the Big Bang | Ethan Siegel
AdultsAstronomyPhilosophyPhysics..."Asking the question of, where did the entire universe come from, is no longer a question for poets and theologians and philosophers.
Why Isn’t Thorium Changing the World?
AdultsEnergyScienceTechnologyIf Thorium molten salt reactors (MSRs) offer a safer, more efficient, and more scalable alternative to traditional nuclear power, then why isn’t there a single commercial reactor in operation today?
We Know Exactly Who This Guy Is
AdultsHistoryScienceIn the 1930s, a skeleton was discovered at the bottom of a well at the site of a medieval Norwegian fortress, severely injured and buried under large rocks. And to uncover his story, we need a combination of carbon dating, genetics, and Norse sagas.
Can you "see" images in your mind? Some people can't - Adam Zeman
AdultsMindfulnessNeurosciencePsychology...When reading "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," most readers visualize the queen’s croquet game play out in their heads.
Forgotten Forest: Regenerating the Kelp Forest Highway | National Geographic
AdultsConservationEcologyEnvironment...Join actress Sadie Sink and SEA BEYOND Goodwill Ambassador Giovanni Chimienti as they explore the Kelp Forest Highway—revealing how both humans and marine life rely on its resources and what we can do to restore this forgotten forest.
Are We Alone in the Universe? We’re Close to Finding Out | Lisa Kaltenegger | TED
AdultsAstronomyPhilosophyScience...Astrophysicist Lisa Kaltenegger explores the thrilling possibility of discovering life beyond Earth, highlighting how cutting-edge technology like the James Webb Space Telescope lets us analyze distant planets for signs of life in unprecedented detail.
Why Don’t Railroads Need Expansion Joints?
AdultsEngineeringTechnologyTransportationHow Thermite turned the clickety-clack of railroads into seamless, silent tracks.