Building a Rescue Roach
Source: The New York Times
Robot designers are taking inspiration from the lowly cockroach to develop a tiny tool for saving lives in a disaster.
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Inventing Telescopes
Source: PBS/NOVA
For most of human history, our view of the universe has been limited to only what the eye could see. But the ingenuity that spurred the Renaissance gave us the beginnings of a more distant view that revolutionized our understanding.
Gaming Can Make a Better World
Source: TED
“Video games are a waste of time!” How many times have you heard that? One game designer thinks the contrary—that games and the skills they develop in gamers could be the key to solving some of the biggest challenges facing the real world.
The Biggest Physical Risk of Exploration Today Is Carpal Tunnel
Source: Slate
The writer of this article asserts that the risk level of exploration has greatly declined in the 21st century. Exploration is no longer physically demanding. The article presents the idea that perhaps we should redirect our focus of what to explore and how. Consider the new forms exploration might take.
12-Year-Old Invents Braille Printer Using Lego Set
Source: Live Science
Shubham Banerjee, a 12-year-old student from California, used his Legos to invent an inexpensive Braille printer. He is now making the plans available for free so others can build their own printers.
How Much Sleep Are We Losing to Our Electronic Devices?
Source: Parade
Did you know that most Americans sleep with some sort of electronic device in their rooms at night? Do you? Find out how this habit might be affecting your sleep.
Best Careers for the Future: 51 Jobs for 2020 and Way Beyond!
Source: Trade-Schools.net
What’s the most futuristic job you can imagine? Nanotech Engineer? Android Relationship Counselor? Explore these and other jobs of the near and distant future.
‘Hamlet’ in Virtual Reality Casts the Viewer in the Play
Source: The New York Times
A recent production of Shakespeare’s great tragedy puts the viewer at the center of the intrigue and revenge.
The Most Mind-Blowing Space Stories of the 2010s
Source: Futurism
Review the past decade’s greatest science stories and breakthroughs gathered in one place. Do any of them blow your mind?
An “invisibility cloak” prototype material by Hyperstealth Biotechnology
Source: The Kid Should See This
Watch the video to see a real-life invisibility cloak! Thanks to innovative technology, humans are one step closer to achieving invisibility, which can have practical and military applications.