Supply Chain Expert Answers Chinese Manufacturing Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
Adults TechnologySupply chain and business scalability expert Aaron Alpeter joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about Chinese manufacturing.
What Are Passkeys?
Kids TechnologyJonnakae Hoskins explains what passkeys are, how they work, and if they really are hacker-proof.
Primitive Technology: Grate furnace, wood fired smelting experiment
Adults TechnologyGrate furnace, wood fuel smelting experiment
Underwater Super Spy!
Kids TechnologyEarth Ranger Emma is on the trail of a marine mystery! Can you guess which animal…
The terrifying ways that social media is altering teenage brains | Clare Morell: Full Interview
Adults TechnologySmartphones and social media are hijacking our younger generation’s childhood and development in a frightening way. Clare Morell, researcher and author of The Tech Exit, is sounding the alarm.
Primitive Technology: Wood ash & crushed terracotta mortar
Adults TechnologyI made mortar from wood ash and crushed terracotta and then used it to mortar bricks together. The ash from previous brick firings was formed into pellets and re-fired in the kiln to calcine it.
The Nuclear Bomb Computer Slide Rule
Adults TechnologyIn 1957, Samuel Glasstone and Philip J. Dolan produced THE definitive text on the effects of nuclear explosions.
How does leg lengthening surgery work? - Jason Shih Hoellwarth
Adults TechnologyExplore the science of bone lengthening surgery, and discover the benefits and limitations of this still-developing technology.
Three Specific Ways AI Could Kill Us All
Adults TechnologyOk so “misaligned AI” is dangerous. But if it does decide to kill us, what SPECIFICALLY could it do?
This Game Took Us Two Years To Make
Adults TechnologyWe’ve spent over two and a half years working on this with the amazing team at Toukana Interactive, and we’re incredibly proud to finally share it with you.
Let's Fly!
Youth TechnologyIn this episode, Sabrina shows us how to do just that by going back to our original problem at the gorge.
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.