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Nuts and Bolts – 99% Invisible
In her new book Nuts and Bolts Seven Small Inventions That Changed the World (in a Big Way), structural engineer Roma Agrawal identifies and examines the seven of most basic building blocks of engineering that have shaped the modern world: … Continue reading
The Big Lie About Nuclear Waste
What if we could actually USE nuclear waste? Check out Storyblocks and sign up here for great footage: https://storyblocks.com/cleoabram Subscribe to support optimistic tech content: https://www.youtube.com/cleoabram?sub… Watch Johnny’s explainer on nuclear power here – and subscribe to his channel! • … Continue reading
The Disappearing Computer: An Exclusive Preview of Humane’s Screenless Tech | Imran Chaudhri | TED
In this exclusive preview of groundbreaking, unreleased technology, former Apple designer and Humane cofounder Imran Chaudhri envisions a future where AI enables our devices to “disappear.” He gives a sneak peek of his company’s new product — shown for the … Continue reading
The A.I. Dilemma – March 9, 2023
Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin discuss how existing A.I. capabilities already pose catastrophic risks to a functional society, how A.I. companies are caught in a race to deploy as quickly as possible without adequate safety measures, and what it would … Continue reading
The Most Exciting Probe that No-one is Talking About | ESA JUICE Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer
ESA JUICE’s launch and how it was made. Get NordVPN 2Y plan + 4 months free here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/astrum It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! Join the official Astrum discord server: https://discord.gg/TKw8Hpvtv8 […]
Can AI kill the greenscreen?
Can a color really beat the AI revolution? For now, it looks like it can. […] The greenscreen is a staple of visual effects — and it may stick around even in the age of AI “magic.” The video above … Continue reading
This tiny hovercraft went viral.
Hideyasu Ito runs the Micro Hovercraft Laboratory, and I got to meet him and ride his incredible four-bubble hovercraft. ■ The Laboratory: @hideito9042 http://mhlabo.web.fc2.com/ or https://twitter.com/microhovercraft Local producer: Yasuharu Matsuno at Mind Architect Camera and edit: Julian Domanski (This video … Continue reading
Air Travel is FINALLY Changing… Thanks to NASA?
[…] Aviation is a passion of mine, but I can’t help but feel that so little ever changes. Airplanes have more or less, looked the same for decades, and for good reason. Qualifying a new airplane to ensure safety is … Continue reading
Quantum Computers, explained with MKBHD
[…] You’ve heard about quantum computers. Maybe you’ve seen the “race for quantum supremacy” between governments and companies, or read that quantum computers will break all encryption, or heard terms like “qubits” or “superposition” or “quantum mechanics” in a confusing … Continue reading
Full interview: “Godfather of artificial intelligence” talks impact and potential of AI
Geoffrey Hinton is considered a godfather of artificial intelligence, having championed machine learning decades before it became mainstream. As chatbots like ChatGPT bring his work to widespread attention, we spoke to Hinton about the past, present and future of AI. … Continue reading