Category Archives: Design

Brian Eno and Stephen Fry take on AI – Intercom Off Script Special Edition

Posted on January 3, 2025 by agogo22

Welcome to a very special, limited-time only episode of Off Script, where two of the world’s most compelling cultural voices – musical pioneer, visual artist, and activist Brian Eno and award-winning actor, author, and comedian Stephen Fry – come together … Continue reading →

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Writing Doom – Award-Winning Short Film on Superintelligence (2024)

Posted on January 3, 2025 by agogo22

Writing Doom is a fiction short film about the dangers of artificial intelligence (AI). Grand Prize Winner – Future of Life Institute’s Superintelligence Imagined Contest https://futureoflife.org/project/supe… A writing team are given the task of making Artificial Superintelligence the ‘bad guy’ … Continue reading →

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Re-greening the earth

Posted on January 2, 2025 by agogo22
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Why Don’t Railroads Need Expansion Joints?

Posted on January 1, 2025 by agogo22

How Thermite turned the clickety-clack of railroads into seamless, silent tracks. Get an exclusive 15% discount on Saily data plans! Use code veritasium at checkout. Download Saily app or go to https://saily.com/veritasium A massive thank you to everyone at Goldschmidt … Continue reading →

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420kg Giant Firework Shell Story | The YONSHAKUDAMA ★ ONLY in JAPAN

Posted on January 1, 2025 by agogo22

Japan’s Fireworks Town is Katakai, Niigata Prefecture, and they host an annual festival dedicated to launching them high into the sky over scenic rice paddies. How big are they? The bigger, the better! That’s the spirit! Meet the YONSHAKUDAMA Japan’s … Continue reading →

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Hannah Waddingham Explores Electric Vehicles in Africa | The Earthshot Report 2024

Posted on December 28, 2024 by agogo22

From London taxis to motorbikes in Kenya, electric vehicles are the future. Hannah Waddingham explores ROAM, who are making EVs by Africans, for Africans, to clean up our air. Watch The Earthshot Report: On BBC iPlayer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode… On PBS: https://www.pbs.org/show/the-earthsho… … Continue reading →

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When we talk about “rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic”, here is one of the actual deck chairs from the Titanic

Posted on December 25, 2024 by agogo22
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A Google ad from 1999

Posted on December 25, 2024 by agogo22
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The operation of this vintage pencil sharpener

Posted on December 25, 2024 by agogo22
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The Hidden Engineering of Wildlife Crossings

Posted on December 24, 2024 by agogo22

Bridges for animals 🥑 Compare news coverage. Spot media bias. Avoid algorithms. Try Ground News today and get 40% off your subscription by going to https://ground.news/practicalengineering Errata: Several people have pointed out crossings that are larger than the Wallis Annenberg … Continue reading →

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