People said this experiment was impossible, so I tried it
AdultsEducationScienceExperimentsA massive thank you to everyone at Goldschmidt for making this possible. With special thanks to Dr. Axel Hoeschen, Christof Gassmann and Claudia Koch.
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.
Can Young Cheetahs Hunt These Antelope? | Animals With Cameras | BBC Earth
AdultsAnimalsMediaNatureScienceA herd of gemsbok are a dangerous target for young cheetahs, but that doesn't stop this boisterous group from trying to hunt them. As the hunt plays out the tables quickly turn, and the large male gemsbok charges to protect his herd...
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.
There Is Something Hiding Inside Earth
AdultsEducationScienceBiologySpaceNatureWe’ve found a new planet, home to octillions of the most extreme beings living in the most absurd and deadly hellscape. In absolute darkness, crushed by the weight of mountains, starved of oxygen, cooked alive, bathed in acid, salt or radiation.
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.
Can Dogs Detect the Next Pandemic Before It Begins? | Glen J. Golden | TED
AdultsAnimalsNatureScienceHealthWhat if animals like dogs, ferrets, mice and raccoons could help sniff out the next pandemic? Exploring the science of smell, neurobiologist Glen J. Golden delves into the development of a "mechanical nose" that could detect diseases by identifying specific odor profiles.
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.
Groundbreaking chemist defines all of life in 2 words | Lee Cronin
AdultsLifePhilosophyScienceBiologyWhat is life, really? Despite our scientific advancements, we still don’t really know.
You’re Filled With Microplastics. So What?
AdultsHealthHumanLifeEnvironmentSciencePlastic pollution has been called “one of the greatest environmental challenges of the 21st century.” Billions of tons of it has entered the ecosystem, and entered YOU, in the form of so-called “microplastics.” But are microplastics actually bad?
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.
The Species That Broke Evolution?
AdultsHealthHistoryScienceBiologyEvolutionThe ancestors of gars, horseshoe crabs and coelacanths looked almost the same as their modern relatives. Darwin called species like these “living fossils'' because they seem like they are evolutionarily frozen in time. But Darwin was wrong.