At Wilkin & Sons in Tiptree, a city boy gets impressed by agriculture, and meets some robots that work better than others. | 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 […]
The Under the Pier Show is @timhunkin1’s collection of weird automata and arcade games, offering something more interesting than tickets and prizes. | ▶️ The next episode’s on Nebula right now! https://nebula.tv/videos/tomscott-why-robots-cant-pick-strawberries-yet | 🗺️ England series map: https://www.tomscott.com/england/ The Under the Pier Show: https://www.underthepier.com/ Novelty Automation, London: https://www.novelty-automation.com/ 🟥 MORE […]
At the Hippodrome Circus, I witness the Globe of Death, and cue the Water Spectacular. | AD: 🪒 Get less razor burn with a Henson Shaving razor: https://hensonshaving.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 too) ❓ […]
I try to recover childhood muscle memory, to play some students at a Victorian parlour game. | ▶️ Next episode on Nebula right now: https://nebula.tv/videos/tomscott-when-i-blow-this-whistle-a-swimming-pool-appears | 🗺️ 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 […]
At the Nene Valley Railway, I find out why Victorians might have found trains terrifying. | Click this link https://boot.dev/?promo=TOMSCOTT and use my code TOMSCOTT to get 25% off your first payment for boot.dev | 🗺️ England series map: https://www.tomscott.com/england/ 🟥 MORE FROM TOM: https://www.tomscott.com/ (you can find contact details […]
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 […]
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) ❓ […]
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: […]
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, […]
