Tag: explainer

December 9, 2019 at 3:42 pm

Origami Cicada: 11 Levels of Complexity from Easiest to Most Difficult

Origami Cicada: 11 Levels of Complexity from Easiest to Most Difficult

Origami artist and physicist Robert J. Lang explains origami in 11 levels of difficulty

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November 27, 2019 at 3:11 pm

This 3D Animation Elegantly Explains How An Escalator Works

This 3D Animation Elegantly Explains How An Escalator Works

3D animator Jared Owen gives us a detailed look inside an escalator

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November 25, 2019 at 5:08 pm

Tick Sticking, a Carpentry Hack (Few People Know)

Tick Sticking, a Carpentry Hack (Few People Know)

The ticking stick was made popular by boat-builders

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November 21, 2019 at 10:30 am

True Facts of the Stinkhorn Mushroom

True Facts of the Stinkhorn Mushroom

Ze Frank introduces us to the notorious ‘Phallaceae’, a family of fungi commonly known as stinkhorn mushrooms.

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November 11, 2019 at 4:05 pm

How We Domesticated Cats (Twice)

How We Domesticated Cats (Twice)

It’s a cat’s world and we’re just living in it

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October 31, 2019 at 2:21 pm

Why Mercury is the Mostest Closest Planet To Everyone in Our Solar System

Why Mercury is the Mostest Closest Planet To Everyone in Our Solar System

Mercury is the closest planet to all seven other planets, here’s why

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October 10, 2019 at 12:52 pm

The Real Fake Cameras of Toy Story 4 Shows How Pixar Continues to Evolve

The Real Fake Cameras of Toy Story 4 Shows How Pixar Continues to Evolve

How Pixar continues to push the boundaries of animation

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October 3, 2019 at 12:24 pm

This Real-Time Visual Shows How ‘Slow’ Light Travels in the Vastness of Space

This Real-Time Visual Shows How ‘Slow’ Light Travels in the Vastness of Space

I love how elegantly a simple visualization can explain concepts like these

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September 23, 2019 at 12:14 pm

This is What Happens When You Teach an AI to Play Hide and Seek

This is What Happens When You Teach an AI to Play Hide and Seek

This is impressive, scarily impressive

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September 16, 2019 at 2:33 pm

Something Quite Familiar Lurks in the Deepest Darkest Depths of the Ocean

Something Quite Familiar Lurks in the Deepest Darkest Depths of the Ocean

But of course

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