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The Research Powering Humanity’s First Space Civilization with Ariel Ekblaw
When will we create a livable habitat in space? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Matt Kirshen explore the possibilities of tessellated space structures, artificial gravity, and other challenges of space living with Founder of MIT Space Exploration Initiative, Ariel Ekblaw. … Continue reading
French Cyclists Create Record-Breaking GPS Drawing of a Dinosaur | My Modern Met
By Margherita Cole on April 20, 2023 Photo: razvanphoto/Depositphotos (Not a photo of the actual event.) “Vélo” is “bicycle” in French, so these French cyclists decides to draw a velo-ciraptor and break a world record. Four French cyclists have claimed … Continue reading
An introduction to the Hookpod
Ever wondered how the Hookpod works to reduce seabird bycatch in pelagic longline fisheries? Watch this short explainer video to find out more. Video produced by When It Rains Creative https://en-gb.facebook.com/whenitrain…
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
It’s the Matrix, but for locusts.
At the Department of Collective Behaviour, part of the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, researchers are putting locusts into simulated worlds, both virtual and physical, in the hope that they can figure out how devastating swarms form and move. … Continue reading
Why Do We Hunt Witches? feat. Megan Phelps-Roper, Nicholas Christakis, Tim Urban, and Luke Burgis
Host of The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling, Megan Phelps-Roper, sits down with Yale sociologist Nicholas Christakis, author and entrepreneur Luke Burgis, and cofounder of Wait But Why, Tim Urban, to discuss the mob mentality that has subsumed college campuses, … Continue reading
Why Nobody Knows the World’s Longest River
[…] Select video clips courtesy of Getty Images Special thanks to MapTiler / OpenStreetMap Contributors and GEOlayers 3 […]
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
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