Alberto writes about his experience taking IT at the Canadian College
Adults Technology"Completing the IT program earns you certificates from Cisco, CompTIA, and Red Hat, which are valuable in today's job market. Canadian College provided excellent support in job placement and introduced me to a new learning style."
Primitive Technology: 2.5 m Natural draft furnace experiment
Adults TechnologyI built a 2.5 m tall furnace to see if it could get hot enough to smelt iron by natural draft alone. Such furnaces work by the stack effect where the tall furnace causes negative pressure inducing an air flow from the base of the furnace and out the top.
ESA Biomass Satellite
Youth TechnologyA massive satellite just launched to “weigh” Earth’s forests and track carbon! This climate change mission could change everything.
How 2000 Weavers Got Us To The Moon
Adults TechnologyIn the 1960s, NASA’s engineers were building the Apollo spacecraft. But they ran into a major problem that almost prevented them from getting to the moon. To solve it, they brought in some unexpected help: expert weavers.
The Perfect Battery Material Is Dangerous
Adults TechnologyHigh-energy rechargeable batteries seemed impossible, until we made them.
Future Tech
Youth TechnologyThis week on Newsround, we’re diving into the world of robots—and things are getting futuristic fast!
How to Spot Fake AI Photos | Hany Farid | TED
Adults TechnologyHow do you know if that shocking photo in your feed is real, or just another AI fake? Digital forensics expert Hany Farid explains how he helps journalists, courts and governments find structural errors in AI-generated images, offering four practical tips everyday individuals can use when facing the internet’s war on reality.
Will Natrium Nuclear Reactors Change Everything?
Adults TechnologyIn February 2025 I got to visit Terrapower, a self-proclaimed nuclear innovation company. In part one of this sponsored series, you saw the science behind turning nuclear waste into cancer medication.
Inner Portrait with Refik Anadol: An Immersive Art Experience | National Geographic
Adults TechnologyStep inside "Inner Portrait," a groundbreaking immersive art experience by Refik Anadol, that harnesses AI and architectural design to translate the rich data of human travel—its journeys, emotions, and connections—into breathtaking, dynamic visual narratives.
Smrt App for Teachers
Teachers TechnologyHow to use the Smrt App for Teachers.
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Primitive Technology: Belt and pulley blower
Adults TechnologyI made a belt and pulley drive to power a blower. Up until now I had been using a rope and stick to spin the fan rotor of the blower.
New Smrt App
Adults TechnologyIntroducing the new Smrt mobile app, aimed at enhancing English Language learning for teachers and students while working in sync with the Smrt website application.
Newsround: Lego Arm
Youth TechnologyToby is 8 years old, loves LEGO. Now, with help from expert inventors, he has an amazing prosthetic arm partly made from LEGO bricks!
Why Climate Action Is Unstoppable — and “Climate Realism” Is a Myth | Al Gore | TED
Adults TechnologyIn this urgent and hard-hitting talk, Nobel Laureate Al Gore thoroughly dismantles the fossil fuel industry’s narrative of "climate realism," contrasting their misleading claims with the remarkable advancements in renewable energy.
Digital Tar Pits - How to Fight Back Against A.I.
Adults TechnologyA new movement aimed at poisoning A.I. models like ChatGPT has gained traction after hackers have been attempting to trap said models in a never ending ‘Tar Pit’ of nonsense.
Active Reading Application
Youth TechnologyIn this life skills lesson, students will practice applying active reading strategies.
Defining A Problem
Youth TechnologySabrina talks about how we can all be better engineers by understanding what problems we want or need to solve.
Your Planet News: Plastic
Youth TechnologyIn this Your Planet, we look into plastic that dissolves in sea water, reducing plastic waste and life-sized puppet animals roaming Madrid.
How to Build in Space — for Life on Earth | Ariel Ekblaw | TED
Adults TechnologyIs space the “final frontier” — or the perfect place to revolutionize life on Earth?
How this helicopter survived 1004 days on Mars, then disappeared...
Adults TechnologyHow a helicopter built of phone parts survived Mars for 3 years.