The mysterious science of pain
AdultsBiologyHealthSciencePsychologyExplore the biological and psychological factors that influence how we experience pain and how our nervous system reactions to harmful stimuli.
What Can The Most Powerful Satellites Really Do?
AdultsScienceSpaceTechnologyHow powerful are satellites up in space right now? What can they do to help us on Earth?
Is the EU Democratic? Does Your Vote Matter?
AdultsHumanPoliticsWorldSocietyJusticeBeing a citizen of the European Union means that many aspects of our lives are regulated by a weird entity. It feels like a huge bureaucracy is making decisions over our heads. How democratic is the EU really and does your vote actually affect anything?
The Dunning-Kruger Effect
AdultsCultureHumanPsychologyMental HealthThe Dunning-Kruger Effect was first described in a 1999 paper by David Dunning and Justin Kruger.
What If Earth Only Had One Season?
AdultsScienceWeatherWorldEnvironmentEveryone loves the summer season, but what if it was gone? What if Earth only experienced winter?
How do self-driving cars “see”?
AdultsCreativityScienceTechnologyAutomotiveSelf-Driving CarsTake a look at the LIDAR and integrated photonics technologies that help self-driving cars navigate obstacles, no matter the environment, weather or light.
Why Are 96,000,000 Black Balls on This Reservoir?
AdultsConstructionDesignScienceEnvironmentNatureSocietyI took a boat through 96 million black plastic balls on the Los Angeles reservoir to find out why they're there.
Can you solve the troll's paradox riddle?
AdultsCreativityMental HealthFunProblem-SolvingYou 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?
Package Thief vs. Glitter Bomb Trap
AdultsGadgetsSocietyTechnologyHumorCreativityI got upset that my package was stolen so I made a glitter bomb revenge package.
Elon Musk and Gayle King test drive his new Boring Company tunnel
AdultsTechnologyTransportationTravelAutomotiveBusinessFrom electric cars to spacecraft, tech titan Elon Musk is widely known as an industry disrupter. Tuesday night in Los Angeles, Musk unveiled the very first tunnel in what he hopes will become a network of underground highways.
Why Is The Very Hungry Caterpillar So Dang Hungry?
AdultsAnimalsNatureScienceBiologyBecause it's hoarding protein. Not just for itself, but for the butterfly it will become and every egg that butterfly will lay. And it's about to lose its mouth... as it wriggles out of its skin during metamorphosis.