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What happens if you forget airplane mode on your phone? - Lindsay DeMarchi
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Right now, invisible signals are flying through the air all around you. Massive radio w…
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This is what happens when you floor the accelerator - Shannon Odell
Explore the differences between how a car’s internal combustion engine and an electric vehicle’s induction motor use fuel.
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In 2015, two men drove a …
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Less stuff, greater joy - Graham Hill
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Writer and designer Graham Hill asks: Can having less stuff, in less…
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Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man of math - James Earle
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What's so special about Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man? Wi…
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Why is everyone battling over these minuscule spots of space? - Fabio Pacucci
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Since the 1950s, gov…
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A light switch for nerve cells - Ed Boyden
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Ed Boyden shows how, by inserting genes for light-sensitive proteins …
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Can you solve the cursed die riddle? - Dan Finkel
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Ah, spring. As Demeter, Goddess of the Harvest, it’s your favorite season. Humans and a…
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A warm embrace that saves lives - Jane Chen
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In the developing world, access to incubators is limited by cost…
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Varied methods of understanding - Daniel Tammet
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Daniel Tammet has linguistic, numerical and visual synesthesia -- …
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Can you modify your sleep schedule?
Are you an early bird or a night owl? Explore how your circadian system acts as an internal clock to keep your body functioning.
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An early bird rises…
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