Sharing his accidental journey to viral fame, digital pioneer Joshua Schachter reveals how programming a robot to make deliberate mistakes in otherwise deeply satisfying plotter art sparked millions of views (and hilariously strong...

You're lucky you don't literally age faster and drop dead when you see a dead person... because fruit flies do. Here's what researchers are learning about the connection between perception, aging, and mood disorders like depression.

Plants may not seem like they live the most exciting lives, but two new papers published this week point to different types of plants that are actually very cunning and manipulative. One, the parasitic dodder, steals both nutrients and...

In this video Michael Aranda explains what the Leidenfrost Effect is, and how it can cause liquid to 'levitate'.

The simplest organisms can still accomplish wonders.

Inspired by biological design and self-organizing systems, artist Heather Barnett co-creates with physarum polycephalum, a eukaryotic microorganism that lives in cool, moist areas. What can people learn from the semi-intelligent slime...

In the 3rd millennium BCE, Mesopotamian kings recorded and interpreted their dreams on wax tablets. In the years since, we haven't paused in our quest to understand why we dream. And while we still don't have any definitive answers, we...

Corn currently accounts for more than one tenth of our global crop production. And over 99% of cultivated corn is the exact same type: Yellow Dent #2. This means that humans grow more Yellow Dent #2 than any other plant on the planet. So...

Plants may not seem like they live the most exciting lives, but two new papers published this week point to different types of plants that are actually very cunning and manipulative. One, the parasitic dodder, steals both nutrients and...

This is episode 10 of our animated series "Think Like A Coder." This 10-episode narrative follows a girl, Ethic, and her robot companion, Hedge, as they attempt to save the world. The two embark on a quest to collect three artifacts and...

Don't be fooled! The yellow or white corn you see in the grocery store is only the tip of the rainbow-colored iceberg of corn coloration. And these more genetically diverse varieties of corn might just save our husks one day. <br/>

This is episode 9 of our animated series "Think Like A Coder." This 10-episode narrative follows a girl, Ethic, and her robot companion, Hedge, as they attempt to save the world. The two embark on a quest to collect three artifacts and...

Ed Boyden shows how, by inserting genes for light-sensitive proteins into brain cells, he can selectively activate or de-activate specific neurons with fiber-optic implants. With this unprecedented level of control, he's managed to cure...

Howcast - Deep inside a maze, twists and turns steer you off course until you are lost between the walls. Navigating a maze can be challenging, but finding your way through is rewarding.

Howcast - A straw bale maze is a work of art meant to be solved. Construct your own family-friendly straw bale maze -- the perfect diversion for those fall evenings.

Howcast -Looking for a pet project? Help your gerbil or hamster stop spinning their wheels and make them their very own maze.

Drawing mazes is a great, creative activity for a rainy day — or anytime you want a fun break in your daily routine.

Do you love gardening and have some time to spare? Build a garden maze and make your yard the neighborhood sensation.

Helper Cars head to the construction site to build a maze for the racing cars. Let’s see what kind of labyrinth they create!

Meet Adrian Fisher, the visionary behind over 700 mazes in 40 countries, blending art and entertainment.

The Testers tackle the challenge of finding the best method to escape a maze. From a house of mirrors to a custom-built maze, they experiment with various strategies and mathematical techniques to find the quickest way...

In this experiment, our Testers compare the problem-solving abilities of ants and children. With the help of Audrey Dussotour from CNRS, they set up a test to see if a colony of ants can find the shortest path to food faster than a...

If you want your team to solve problems more effectively, you need to get them into Discovery Mode. Put another way, is it to be Cheese or Owl?



What I like about projects is the constant flow of problems. It...

The Testers compete to find the best method to escape the immense maze at Thoiry château. Using different strategies, from instinct and a compass to mathematical calculations and the right-hand rule, they race to see who can find the...