In this video, Colin McLaren, a former detective and crime solver, shares his passion for digging for details and getting things right. He emphasizes the importance of thorough research and going beyond surface-level information to...

Architect Neri Oxman discusses her vision for a future where science, technology and organic design work together to counteract climate change in urban areas.

The Earth "rings" when earthquakes strike, just as vibrations through a bell create a ringing sound. The InSight mission will see if tremors cause Mars to chime with its own planetary song.

Researchers at Princeton have developed a technique to transfer microscopic materials by blasting them from one place to another with a laser. The tiny patterns they make help pack more into electronic screens. See how it works in this...

In episode 36, Charlie and Jordan discuss the potential Band-Aid of the future: a sticky, stretchy, gel-like material that can incorporate temperature sensors, LED lights, and other electronics, as well as tiny, drug-delivering...

Matera Caves, Italy full length: This video explores the city of Matera in Italy, which has a rich history of cave dwellings called "sassi." These caves were abandoned for many years but have recently experienced a resurgence, with...

Mark Schneider, chief executive of Nestlé, the world's biggest packaged-foods maker, discusses the issue of packaging and plastic waste, a particularly big challenge for the food industry, with WSJ's Jesse Newman.

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Easy Languages is an international video project aiming at supporting people worldwide to learn languages through authentic street interviews and expose the street culture...

Who are the biggest super stars in the universe? For Adam Burrows, an astrophysics professor at Princeton University, it's not who, but ""what,"" and they are far from Hollywood, or even Earth, for that matter. Burrows would tell you...

Astronomers observed a black hole sucking in a faraway star, shredding it into thin strands of stellar material.

Matera Caves, Italy part 1/3: The video explores the use of caves as homes in the city of Matera, Italy. It discusses the history of cave dwellings, their abandonment, and subsequent return by squatters, artists, and writers. The caves...

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Computer scientist Donald Bitzer discusses how NSF support of PLATO, the first computer system to offer students free, computer-assisted instruction, provided an incentive for continued development and use of plasma displays.

NASA's Dawn spacecraft was the first spacecraft to orbit two extraterrestial bodies, Vesta and Ceres. But what did it do and discover while it was there?

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The next stop on our virtual tour is Venus, the closest planet to Earth and the hottest planet in our solar system, with surface temperatures scorching enough to melt lead.

This exciting program takes a glimpse at some of the amazing advances in modern genetics. Starting with the discovery of DNA, students will be exposed to advances such as the creation of recombinant DNA, vaccines, the human genome...

An introduction to a new and exciting material that may well become a common feature in all mobile devices. It's also staggeringly expensive!

Northwestern University scientists, using nanotechnology facilities funded by the National Science Foundation, have successfully combined textile fibers with a nanomaterial referred to as metal-organic-framework or MOF. This material...

This video provides an overview of the importance and uses of tin throughout history. It explains how tin is used in alloys like bronze and pewter, as well as its role in soldering and plating. The video also touches on the significance...

The video discusses two experiments to investigate thermal insulation. The first experiment involves comparing the effectiveness of different insulating materials, while the second experiment investigates the effects of changing the...

This video explores five fun facts about plastic pollution.

In his series 'Redesign my Brain', award winning documentary maker Todd Sampson puts brain training to the test as he undergoes a radical brain makeover. The cutting edge new science of brain plasticity has found that anyone can...