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The blue LED was supposed to be impossible—until a young engineer proposed a moonshot idea.

How a rainfall simulator saves millions of lives.

People don’t understand the scale of the Universe.

This is a video about the most famous problem in Game Theory, the Prisoner’s Dilemma.

This is the world’s largest earthquake simulator, here’s how it works.

How an SAT question became a mathematical paradox.

Sewing machines are mechanical marvels – here’s how they work.

How to lead a happier, healthier and longer life.

We visited the US Navy to test the best night vision goggles in the world.

The Problem With Science Communication

Discover strange new universes that turn up at the core of Einstein’s General Relativity.

YES, THIS IS A REUPLOAD. The original was age-restricted and demonetized.

This is how people can hold their breath for tens of minutes.

This is a video about some of the many times we have nearly blown up the world.

There is an entire branch of math simply devoted to knots – and it has changed the world. We’ll rope you in.

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IQ is supposed to measure intelligence, but does it?

J. Robert Oppenheimer forever changed the course of history. He may be the most important physicist to have ever lived.

This is the biggest, brightest, hottest video there is about the science of fireworks.