22:44
Spreading The Word About The ‘Mother Of Wi-Fi’
Actress Hedy Lamarr was so much more than a beautiful face. Here’s why her story needs to be told.
How To Have A Dinner Party In Space
Astronaut Leland Melvin recounts daily life aboard the International Space Station, including a communal dinner, celebrating a birthday, and the challenges of trying to sleep in microgravity.
7:06
Magnus Hirschfeld, The ‘Einstein Of Sex’
The pioneering sex researcher’s goal was to prove homosexuality was rooted in biology. But his ideas fell into the wrong hands.
Will Driverless Cars Work Outside The United States?
Driverless car technology is built with the West in mind—but will the same rules work in other countries?
25:55
Ancient Homo Naledi May Have Walked Alongside Early Humans
New 3D models of Homo naledi fossils help researchers better understand the human family tree.
17:12
Borne To Be Wild
In Jeff VanderMeer’s latest book, a future world overrun by biotech mutants still has hope.
7:41
A Climate March, The Architecture Of Bureaucracy, And The Tale Of A Hoff-Bot
An archaeological find near Oaxaca, Mexico hints at the rise of bureaucratic government in the Americas.
8:34
Sculpting The Unending Bloom
Artist John Edmark uses the math of spiral geometry found in nature to create sculptures that endlessly bloom.
7:14
Bringing ‘Genius’ To Television
National Geographic airs a new series based on Albert Einstein’s biography.
17:34
‘New World’ Could Be Way Older Than We Thought
A fossil find in California makes the case for human settlement of the Americas 130,000 years ago—more than 100,000 years earlier than previously believed. But not all anthropologists are convinced.