At Airbus’ campus, I met Mars rovers, took a test drive, and discovered the most incredible wheel I’ve ever seen. | ▶️ Next episode right now on Nebula! https://nebula.tv/videos/tomscott-flying-a-plane-badly-on-purpose | England series map: https://www.tomscott.com/england/ 🟥 MORE FROM TOM: https://www.tomscott.com/ (you can find contact details and social links there too) ❓ […]
It sounds ridiculous, but it’s true. At the Cooper Union Foundation Building in New York, there’s the world’s first elevator shaft: constructed four years before the safety elevator was invented. • Thanks to Prof. O’Donnell and all the team at the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art: […]
At Bletchley Park, I ask: how did the Intelligence Factory stay secret? | AD: 💼 Find a fulfilling career that also helps the world: https://80000hours.org/tom | England series map: https://www.tomscott.com/england/ 🟥 MORE FROM TOM: https://www.tomscott.com/ (you can find contact details and social links there too) ❓ LATERAL, free weekly podcast: […]
We still shouldn’t be using electronic voting. Here’s why. • Sponsored by Dashlane — for free on your first device @ https://www.dashlane.com/tomscott MORE BASICS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL96C35uN7xGLLeET0dOWaKHkAlPsrkcha REFERENCES: Computerphile video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3_0x6oaDmI Stories about voter identification happening outside the law: https://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,,-1051,00.html Voting machines left connected to the internet: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3kxzk9/exclusive-critical-us-election-systems-have-been-left-exposed-online-despite-official-denials Hackers getting voting machines […]
At Wicksteed Park, I ride the first ever playground swing, and a century-old water chute. | AD: 🌍 If you’re travelling soon, you should get a Saily eSIM! https://saily.com/tomscott | 🙌 Wicksteed Park has an appeal to repair the chute’s roof: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/waterchuteappeal 🟥 MORE FROM TOM: https://www.tomscott.com/ (you can find […]
At the Dry Stone Academy, @DrBecky and I try one of the oldest surviving crafts in Britain: dry stone walling. | Next episode RIGHT NOW on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/tomscott-this-100yearold-ride-must-never-change-again | England series map: https://www.tomscott.com/england/ 🟥 MORE FROM TOM: https://www.tomscott.com/ (you can find contact details and social links there too) ❓ LATERAL, […]
Gestures are a really important part of language. But how do we use them, and why? MORE LANGUAGE FILES: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL96C35uN7xGLDEnHuhD7CTZES3KXFnwm0 Written with Gretchen McCulloch and Molly Ruhl, with an assist from Lauren Gawne. Gretchen’s podcast Lingthusiasm is at http://lingthusiasm.com/ – and Gretchen’s new book, BECAUSE INTERNET, is available: 🇺🇸 US: […]
The Rapid Access Train is a suspended monorail beneath the Prince of Wales Bridge. Except that’s only half the story. | AD: 🌍 Get the best deal on NordVPN, including their next-gen antivirus: https://nordvpn.com/tomscott | 🗺️ England series map: https://www.tomscott.com/england/ 🟥 MORE FROM TOM: https://www.tomscott.com/ (you can find contact details […]
At Hereford Cathedral, I visit the Chained Library — and see how quickly one technology can change the world. | 🔐 AD: Keep your personal data safe with Incogni: https://incogni.com/tomscott | 🗺️ England series map: https://www.tomscott.com/england/ 🟥 MORE FROM TOM: https://www.tomscott.com/ (you can find contact details and social links there […]
In Shropshire, at the Iron Bridge in Ironbridge, I have a corkboard, pins, string, and a frankly-unhinged conspiracy theory. | Watch the next episode on Nebula right now: https://nebula.tv/videos/tomscott-i-get-excited-about-an-ampersand | England series map: https://www.tomscott.com/england/ 🟥 MORE FROM TOM: https://www.tomscott.com/ (you can find contact details and social links there too) ❓ […]
