Will Your Country Be The First To Sink?
AdultsConstructionIndustryLifeEnvironmentGlobal WarmingScienceSea levels are rising, but what does that mean for where you live? What does that mean for the world?
How to Build a Dyson Sphere
AdultsConstructionDesignHumanScienceSpaceEngineeringIf humans want to expand into space, it will take us incredible amounts of energy. How do we do that?
Can You Lift Thor's Hammer in Space?
AdultsCreativityCultureScienceEntertainmentOnly those are are worthy can lift Thor's might hammer, Mjolnir, but the Avengers' argument takes on a whole new meaning in space! So could anyone lift it there? Kyle talks weightless magic on this week's Because Science!
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.
Why It Is What Time It Is (The History of Time)
AdultsHistoryScienceTechnologyHow did we come up with our system of telling time? Why do we divide the day into 24 hours of 60 minutes each, and put 60 seconds in each minute? Where does the definition of a second come from? And who decides what clock shows the correct time? There's clearly a lot of questions when it comes to time.
Binging with Babish: Cailles en Sarchophage from Babette's Feast
AdultsCreativityFoodFilmEntertainmentIn the 1987 holy grail for film-foodies and old-people-staring-at-things-wistfully enthusiasts, Babette's Feast, some highfalutin dishes are prepared for some haughty aristocrats. Twirl your handlebar mustache, throw on your dinner habit, and try your best not to say aloud how delicious everything is.