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The Most Insane Weapon You Never Heard About

Adults History
At the height of the Cold War, a terrifying concept emerged: a bomb so powerful it wouldn’t need to be dropped.

The Power of the Pride | National Geographic | Mufasa: The Lion King

Adults Animals Film Wildlife
We’re heading back to the pride lands. Join National Geographic Explorer Bertie Gregory in conversation with Barry Jenkins, director of Mufasa: The Lion King, about bringing lions to life in the film and the efforts to protect them in the wild.

Gorgeous Garlic Bread | Jamie Oliver | Together at Christmas

Adults Cooking Family Festivities Food
Christmas is just around the corner, so we're bringing back this recipe from the Xmas special of my show Together – it's a festive family-style recipe for 12, because it’s an easier quantity of dough to work with, and who doesn't love a bit of tear-and-share garlic bread?

How AI Is Saving Billions of Years of Human Research Time | Max Jaderberg | TED

Adults Education Human Technology
Can AI compress the yearslong research time of a PhD into seconds?

The Most Important Material Ever Made

Adults History Technology
Glass is one of the most important materials humans have ever made.

Can you solve the trickster god riddle? - Alex Rosenthal

Adults History Human Mythology Games Gaming Culture
Loki has challenged you to a winner-take-all game to end Ragnarok. Can you beat him and win the right to rule the new world?

Why Don't Snakes Poison Themselves?

Adults Animals Life Nature Biology Science
Many animal species stuff themselves with toxic chemicals for protection, which forces them to use a handful of distinct strategies to avoid becoming victims of their own weapons.

We Fell For The Oldest Lie On The Internet

Adults Biology Human Science Facts Health Internet Culture Media
“Your blood vessels stretch a staggering 100,000 kilometers, enough to wrap around Earth twice!" Sounds amazing, right? We spent over a year trying to confirm this claim, and let's just say – things aren't as they seem.

Tsunami: Race Against Time (Full Episode) | The Big One | National Geographic

Adults History Life Nature Natural Disasters Survival Science
A massive earthquake off the Indonesian coast generates a huge tsunami. It makes landfall within minutes. Caught unaware, people fight to survive.

Pesto Focaccia | Buddy Oliver

Adults Family Film Food Cooking
Look no further for easy, same-day Potato and pesto focaccia from my boy Buddy!

How to Defend Democracy — and Fight Autocracy | Leopoldo Lopez | TED

Adults History Human Politics Justice Society Education
Seventy-two percent of the world's population lives under some sort of autocratic rule, says freedom fighter Leopoldo Lopez.

The Strange Physics Principle That Shapes Reality

Adults Education Physics Science
The single principle that underpins all of physics.

Primitive Technology: Tile Capped Mud Walls

Adults Creativity Education Nature Construction DIY Environment How-to
I built Mud walls and capped them with roof tiles to protect them from rain. Mud walls if left uncovered in wet weather will dissolve in the rain and collapse.

On These Questions, Smarter People Do Worse

Adults Education Psychology Science
Being better at math can make you worse at math problems, and it’s completely rational.

Bears Caught Getting a Midnight Snack in Night Vision | BBC Earth

Adults Animals Life Nature Wildlife
Usually solitary animals, these brown bears have been found congregating and tolerating each other for just one reason: to eat rubbish.

Historian Answers Witchcraft Questions | Tech Support | WIRED

Adults History Human Culture
Historian Mikki Brock joins WIRED to answer the internet's bubbling cauldron of questions about witches, witchcraft, and witch hunting through the ages.

Crash Course Political Theory Preview

Adults Education Life Politics
Welcome to Crash Course Political Theory! Over the next 13 episodes, Ellie Anderson will introduce you to the perspectives of political thinkers past and present, and explore how political theories apply to the most burning questions of our time.

Can you actually taste a difference between Potatoes?

Adults Film Food Fun Science Cooking
Potatoes?

Let go of labels. Transform your life.

Adults Health Human Psychology Life Self
Don’t call yourself “a writer,” just write. Ryan Holiday on how the labels you give yourself can hold you back.

Can ARCANE Magic Exist? (Spoiler Free)

Adults Education Science Entertainment Television Art Gaming Culture
The hit Netflix and League of Legends crossover show ARCANE's second season is finally here and with it, so is Hex zaddy Kyle Hill who has been working tireless nights in Victor’s lab trying to analyze whether there is any connection between the magic of the TV series and actual real life science.

Video Games Are Good For Your Brain

Adults Gaming Human Psychology Education Health
ft-brained"? Is a human brain not fully developed until a person hits 25 years old? Did my parents waste a bunch of money buying Mozart CDs to make me smarter as a baby?