Astronauts Scott and Mark Kelly on NASA’s twin experiment and the future of space travel
Mark and Scott Kelly are the only twins that have ever traveled to space — and their experience will be invaluable if we want to get to Mars one day. The brothers are taking part in what NASA calls t...
21 Mars 201715min
The Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy: a conversation with my parents who worked the accident
On February 1st, 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart over Texas and Louisiana as it returned from a 16-day mission in space. The cause of the accident was a piece of foam that had fallen off ...
1 Feb 201735min
Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines controversy explained
Now that President Trump has resurrected the hotly contested Keystone XL and Dakota Access Pipelines, here's what you need to know about their pasts — and their futures. https://www.youtube.com/watch...
30 Jan 20175min
The delicate science of counting crowds
Here’s how we know how many people were in the crowd for Donald Trump’s inauguration — and why you won’t hear the number on TV. www.youtube.com/watch?v=boOWZXZXINU Host: Russel Brandom Director: Kim...
26 Jan 20172min
Judges, not Trump, will decide Obama’s environmental legacy
President Donald Trump has vowed to dismantle many of the environmental policies passed under president Barack Obama. But environmental groups and some states are ready to fight back and bring the adm...
20 Jan 20174min
Listening to machines to understand why they break
There is nothing more frustrating than taking your car into the mechanic with only the vaguest sense that something is wrong. You know that odd little creak or strange whine is new, but you don’t have...
11 Jan 20173min
A highly specific Tinder problem
What’s the biggest problem you run into while using the popular dating app Tinder? Is it that almost all the children of the Earth seem appalling when reduced to four photos and the opportunity to de...
27 Dec 201618min
Emotional (Tech) Support
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14 Okt 201641min
