The truth about lie detectors

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Nobel Prize Winner Explains Quantum Mechanical Tunneling

From StarTalk. Neil deGrasse Tyson, joined by co-host Chuck Nice, speaks with physicist and Nobel Prize laureate John Martinis about how quantum tunneling can occur in macroscopic electrical circuits. The conversation explains how superconducting circuits obey quantum mechanics, why this discovery mattered enough to earn a Nobel Prize decades later, and how it ultimately enabled…

Introducing TED Summer School!

From TED Ed. Announcing TED Summer School! A two-week summer program for students aged 15-18 to discover and share their best ideas with expert tutors. — What if your summer could change how you see yourself? In partnership with Immerse Education, TED is introducing TED Summer School: a transformative two-week summer program for students aged…

The System That Punishes Beautiful Design

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The Breakthrough Behind the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics

From StarTalk. Neil deGrasse Tyson, joined by co-host Chuck Nice, talks with physicist and Nobel Prize laureate John Martinis about how quantum mechanics can govern macroscopic electrical circuits, not just microscopic particles. The discussion explores Martinis’ Nobel-winning discovery of quantum behavior in superconducting circuits, clarifying how large-scale systems can obey quantum laws without invoking mysticism…

What Dinosaur Skin REALLY Looked Like

From Adam Savage’s Tested. What did dinosaur skin look like, and how did scientists come to a consensus that modern-day birds descending from dinosaurs? At the @AmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory Roger Benson — Macaulay Curator, Division of Paleontology, AMNH — shows Adam Savage the museum’s famous dinosaur “mummy," and explains why this hadrosaur fossil is considered one of…

Why Civilization Needs Common Knowledge, with Steven Pinker

From StarTalk. Why do we need to know that other people know we know? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice dive into human psychology and how common knowledge is the invisible glue holding civilization together with cognitive scientist and author of When Everyone Knows What Everyone Knows, Steven Pinker. How do we know…

What We at Tested Always Get Wrong

From Adam Savage’s Tested. Is creativity teachable? Does Adam Savage make for himself or other people? How does Tested maintain a daily publishing schedule on YouTube, and what’s the best way to grow an audience? In this live stream excerpt Adam answers these questions from Tested members thedoctor4269, Mike-Is-Making-Stuff, Ryan Peck and hburger1235, whom we…

The Emergent Nature of Free Will

From StarTalk. In this discussion, Neil deGrasse Tyson, joined by co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly, explores whether free will can be understood as an emergent property of consciousness, similar to how fluid dynamics describes gases without tracking individual particles. Using analogies from physics, neuroscience, and science fiction, they debate whether human choices can be…

How Much Is A Corpse Worth?: The London History Show

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I Learned The Ancient Owl Whistle

From Tom Carroll. Owl whistle, loon call, pigeon whistle, hand flute…whatever you call it – I decided it was time to learn it to try and gain my Dad’s respect. Thanks to @davidianhowe for the quick chat and insight into how our ancestors might have used this sort of thing! What skill should I learn…

What’s Inside This 1960’s Vintage Medic’s Bag?

From Adam Savage’s Tested. Adam unpacks the contents of his 1960’s-era German medic’s bag, sent to him from an overseas viewer. Not ony is this vintage leather bag beautifully constructed, but its numerous contents are preseved and fully intact for examination. Thanks to Haiko for sending this incredible piece of medical ephemera! Shot and edited…

Why Science Doesn’t Make Laws Anymore

From StarTalk. Why don’t we make scientific laws anymore? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice break down how we went from laws to theories, what the term means in contemporary science, and how there will always be limits to our knowledge of the universe. Timestamps: 00:00 – Newton’s Laws 03:25 – Breaking the Law 06:25…

The Pernkopf Atlas: Medicine’s Most Controversial Book

From SciShow. The Pernkopf Atlas contains some of the most detailed illustrations of the human body ever created. That’s why many surgeons and anatomists still consult it today. But the book has a dark past. Its author and illustrators were Nazis, and many of the people depicted in it were political prisoners and petty criminals…

The Vegetables 99% of American Farms Refuse to Grow

From PBS Terra. Urban food systems prioritize long-distance supply chains that favor shelf life and transportability over flavor, nutrition, and ecological resilience. As a result, many East Asian vegetables consumed in U.S. cities are conventionally grown, imported from far away, and limited to a narrow range of commercially viable varieties. At Choy Division Farm in…

Wire Recorder #chrisboden #comedy #engineering #science #educational #history #physics #tech #audio

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How To Pick Equations

From StarTalk. In this discussion, Neil deGrasse Tyson, joined by co-host Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly, explains how physicists decide which equations to use when tackling complex problems. Neil emphasizes that physics is not about memorizing formulas, but about building a conceptual “toolbox” of physical principles—from Newtonian motion to relativity and quantum mechanics—and recognizing which…

How The Star Wars Prequel Trilogy Was Designed

From Adam Savage’s Tested. When George Lucas returned to Star Wars to make the Prequel Trilogy, he hired concept designer Doug Chiang to head up the art department responsible for interpreting his artistic vision and breathing new visual life into the Star Wars universe. Doug’s artistic journey is documented in a new two-volume book celebrating…

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This Storm is OVERPOWERING Global Warming ?!?

From PBS Terra. If global warming mean what it says it means, then why did the US get hit with such a powerful winter storm? Weathered’s Maiya May explains how cold Arctic air coming south is, counterintuitively, affected by a warming Arctic. ***** PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local…