Category Archives: Design

Planned Obsolescence Sucks. Here’s Why It Still Exists.

Why (and how) Planned Obsolescence and Capitalism make terrible products. Help me make more videos like this by supporting me on Patreon: http://bit.ly/2iz4lIV In this Our Changing Climate climate change video essay, I look at why planned obsolescence happens and … Continue reading

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China’s Toughest Exam

America’s Toughest Exam: https://youtu.be/u03ST3ho9OU India’s most competitive exam: https://youtu.be/upOlpeJKVKA The Beijing physics paper (not translated): http://www.gaokao.com/e/20201124/5fbc… The Qinghai math paper (not translated): http://www.gaokao.com/e/20200709/5f06… 2020 gaokao exams (not an official site but a collection of exams from different regions): http://www.gaokao.com/e/20200712/5f0a… Gaokao … Continue reading

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Kyoto University develops world’s first wooden satellite | Dezeen

Researchers from Kyoto University are developing a wooden satellite that would burn up completely at the end of its life in bid to reduce space waste. Jennifer Hahn   Researchers from Kyoto University are developing a satellite made from wood that … Continue reading

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Free As In Frequent Flyer Miles | Kottke

Buried deep within Jamie Lauren Keiles’ NY Times article about frequent flyer miles and The Points Guy is this economic observation: A major reason points-and-miles trips exist is because airlines turn a more stable profit by minting their own currencies … Continue reading

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12 Mind Blowing Number Systems From Other Languages

Today is a big day for lovers of the number 12, and no one loves 12s more than the members of the Dozenal Society. The Dozenal Society advocates for ditching the base-10 system we use for counting in favor of … Continue reading

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The World’s First Commercially Available Flying Car Is Here And It’s Legal

The world’s first-ever commercial flying car was recently unveiled by Dutch vehicle manufacturer PAL-V. Here’s what that means for our roads (and our skies). » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.comContinue reading

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Playing 30000 Marbles – Marble Machine X #148

Playing 30000 Marbles on the Marble Machine X! Take a look at that Clean floor. Download the Free Wintergatan Music License: http://www.wintergatan.net Video edited by Hannes Knutsson & Martin https://instagram.com/hannesknutsson Support the Marble Machine X Project: ► http://www.patreon.com/wintergatan ► teespring.com/stores/wintergatan … Continue reading

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Giraffes Stranded by Flooding in Kenya Are Rescued by a Special Barge

What a beautiful rescue!   A giraffe on a boat sounds like the beginning to a silly joke, but for conservationists in Kenya it was the only answer to a pressing problem. The rising water levels from recent intense rain … Continue reading

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The Floyd Ethos

We shot this film about our friends at Floyd in some of our most beloved places around Detroit. Thank you for having Floyd be a part of your own home. Learn more: floydhome.com Featuring Kyle Hoff & Alex O’Dell & … Continue reading

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Study shows promising material can store solar energy for months or years

by Lancaster University As we move away from fossil fuels and shift to renewable energy to tackle climate change, the need for new ways to capture and store energy becomes increasingly important. Lancaster University researchers studying a crystalline material have … Continue reading

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