What If Nuclear Waste Hit the Sun?
AdultsEducationNuclear What would happen if we launched nuclear waste into the Sun? As nuclear power expands and more spent nuclear fuel is produced, the question keeps coming up of why not just put it on a rocket and blast that sucka into space?
Something’s Happening to the Ozone Hole
AdultsAdventureEducation Directly over Antarctica, high up in the stratosphere was a massive hole. And if we hadn’t done anything about it, today, we’d be living in an alternate world.
Primitive Technology | Flat vs Curved Tiles, A Tough Lesson
AdultsConstructionEducation I tested a variant of roof tie where it is a flat trapesoid with curved up sides to test if I could fit more of them into a kiln and have them cover more roof area than the curved barrel tiles.
Expert Answers How Schools Work Around The World
AdultsEducationLifeWorld Author and global education expert Dr. Rebecca Winthrop joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about the future of global education. Which country has the happiest students?
The Secret Spy Tech Inside Every Credit Card
AdultsEducationScience Firstly, a huge thank you to Neil Smith for sharing his technical and historical knowledge of “The Thing” and operation Easy Chair.
The Massive Machine at the Bottom of the Sea
AdultsEducationScience Off the coast of Sicily, there’s a massive underwater machine. It looks like a forest of floating spheres…
The $1 Trillion Problem Diamonds Can Solve
AdultsEducationScience Most people think of diamonds as expensive jewelry, or maybe as super-hard drills. But everyone’s missing the coolest story here…
Primitive Technology | Building Walls with Fired Bricks and Mud Mortar
AdultsConstructionCreativityEducation I built a permanent wall structure using homemade fired bricks and a refined mud mortar mix. Watch the entire ancient engineering process from raw earth to finished masonry. The finished mortar gives the wall a clean, sturdy bond.
Bernie Sanders Answers Oligarchy Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
AdultsEducationHistory Senator Bernie Sanders joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about the oligarchy.
How To Kill A Volcano
AdultsEducationScience Volcanoes are one of the most powerful forces on Earth; their lava can destroy cities and their ash clouds can blot out the sun. And there is basically nothing we can do to make sure a volcano will never erupt again – except wait for it to die. So while we wait, what is it, exactly, that kills a volcano?
The missing ingredient in how we learn
AdultsEducationMaterialsPsychology Explore the benefits and challenges of using self-directed play-based learning models in schools.
How I Set Myself Free | Keke Palmer | TED
AdultsEducationWomen Multihyphenate entertainer Keke Palmer has mastered the art of performing — on stage and off.
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The Tiny Donut That Proved We Still Don't Understand Magnetism
AdultsEducationSeasons What this strange quantum effect reveals about potentials. Sponsored by Planet Wild. Want to restore the planet’s ecosystems and see your impact in monthly videos?
Primitive Technology: Roof tiles dried by underfloor heating
AdultsConstructionDesignEducation I made a batch of tiles to test the underfloor heating in the new hut.
Dream in English - Canadian College of English Language
AdultsEducation Study English at the Canadian College of English Language in Vancouver, Canada. For more information contact our team.
The “Empty Atom” Myth
AdultsEducationScience If you know one thing about atoms, it’s probably that they’re “mostly empty space.” but that’s not
really true.
Why Are There No Holes Around Trees?
AdultsEducationNature Trees are among the most fascinating life forms on Earth, but what makes them truly fascinating is hiding underground! They are able to break solid rocks with hydraulic roots, all while working together with the underground fungal networks that can stretch for kilometers.
A Surprisingly Effective Way to Fight Misinformation | Dave Jorgenson | TED
AdultsHumanEducation What if the best defense against misinformation isn’t panic, but a punchline?