Where science fiction becomes science fact – that is the place Hank is exploring in today’s episode of SciShow. Many inventions we use today were first imagined in stories that described fantastical futures. Hank talks about the origins of four of these: the cell phone, the submarine, the telemanipulator (or robot arm), and the taser. Blast off for knowledge!
A potentially catastrophic asteroid has been discovered by astronomers, who say there’s a slim chance that the 410-meter-wide minor planet will crash into Earth in 2032, creating a blast 50 times greater than the biggest nuclear bomb.
In the summer heat, make sure your drinks are strongly chilled. And of course, beautifully served.
These were the days in New York City where gangs and street walkers owned what’s now the largest toursit attraction NYC has to offer, Times Square. Never, ever complain about the NYC subway system again. It can (and was) much worse.
The most beautiful pictures of Mars taken by the NASA’s Orbiter. It has transmitted more than 70,000 images during the past five years.
Legendary and infamous film director Stanley Kubrick was sent out by LOOK magazine in New York City to capture the iconic subway system. Over two weeks in 1946, Kubrick captured the everyday lives and intimate moments of the people of a bygone era.