5:00
The Other Side Of Oliver Sacks
We all know Oliver Sacks as a renowned neurologist and a prolific author. But he’s a true Renaissance man, as becomes clear when reading his new memoir, ‘On the Move: A Life.’
Build an Earthquake Machine
In this activity from IRIS, students explore a mechanical model of a fault to learn how energy is stored elastically in rocks and released suddenly as an earthquake.
Carl Sagan, and the Rise of the ‘Celebrity Scientist’
An excerpt from “The New Celebrity Scientists: Out of the Lab and into the Limelight.”
10:50
Dreaming Up the Future of Interstellar Travel
Could solar sails, antimatter propulsion, and air-breathing rockets take us to Mars and other galaxies in the future?
17:42
YouTuber Wants to Make You ‘Smarter Every Day’
YouTube science star Destin Sandlin uses a high speed camera to unpack the science behind everyday phenomena.
9:08
The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage
In Sydney Padua’s graphic novel, two real-life Victorian-era computing pioneers build a steam-powered computer and use it to have adventures.
11:44
New Climate Polls, A Comet Mystery, and Puppy Love
Rachel Feltman of the Washington Post gives us her rundown of the week’s science stories.
12:17
3D-Printed Coffee Cups Help Liquids Defy Gravity
The cups work using capillary action: Simply press your lips to the rim, and you get a sip, whether you want one or not.
17:22
Undersea Cables String Together the Global Internet
Ninety-nine percent of the data zipping between continents travels not via satellite, but through thousands of miles of cables.
28:15
The Future of Artificial Intelligence
What questions should we ask as research on artificial intelligence progresses?