Welcome to the US National Ice Core Laboratory in Denver, Colorado, where there’s a giant freezer filled with 20km of ice cores from Greenland and the Antarctic. Here’s why. Thanks to everyone at the US National Ice Core Laboratory! You can find out more about them here: http://icecores.org/ The Ice […]
At the National Flying Laboratory Centre, I try to keep my sense of direction, and my stomach contents. | 🌍 AD: Get the best deal on NordVPN with 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 and social links there […]
“Build some models” seems obvious: but this is a story of ingenuity, of using natural resources well, and of a country that humans dragged from the sea. More about Waterloopbos: in English: https://www.holland.com/global/tourism/destinations/provinces/flevoland/deltawerk-at-the-waterloopbos.htm in Dutch: https://www.natuurmonumenten.nl/natuurgebieden/waterloopbos Thanks to Dr Van Rijn and all the team at Waterloopbos, and to Lennert […]
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: […]
