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5 minutes
[ Design ]
What Can A Thousand Swarming Robots Teach us About Nature?
How do fish swim in schools, or birds fly in giant flocks without running into each other? Take a look at the tiny swarming robots that are helping us understand some of nature’s most complex phenomena!
7 minutes
[ Happiness & Hope ]
How the Kindness of Strangers Can Save Lives
What happens when we use the kindness of strangers to catalyze life-saving daisy chain of kidney donation? Here’s a reminder that compassion is still out there!
15 minutes
[ Conservation & Sustainability ]
Hype Aside: What Are Our Real Energy Options?
By Derek Dodge
Do you feel us edging away from fossil fuels? If we look where innovation is moving, it’s not in coal, oil and gas. No the creative thought leaders and clever young innovators are moving on. See where they are taking us!
5 minutes
[ Happiness & Hope ]
It’s the Little Things That Lead to Big Changes
Could we do more with less? Here are a few simple ways we can improve our impact on the environment, and find ourselves a little less cluttered, simply by noticing the little things!
4 minutes
Got a Question? Give the “Human Google” a Call!
Ever asked yourself “What did I do before Google?” For the past 40 years, the New York Public Library has had its own “human Google” where you can call and ask any question. The best part? You can still call them today!
14 minutes
[ Business ]
A Renaissance Story: Oysters and the Chesapeake Bay
By Dr. Lynda
There are some great stories of renewal and the resilience of nature and people. The story of oysters and the Chesapeake Bay is one of them.
5 minutes
[ Animals ]
Powering Your World with Fish Scales?
Yes, you read that correctly, we can use fish scales to generate power! It turns out those fish you see in the market could be an alternative energy source. Here’s how this alternative energy source could be used in the future!
18 minutes
MakerNurse Bringing Innovation to the Bedside
What happens when you put the tools for innovation into the hands of nurses? You get MakerNurse, and incredible project changing the future of patient care!
12 minutes
[ Conservation & Sustainability ]
Innovators to the End: Mushroom Burial Suits!
By Dr. Lynda
Ingenious people are always the ones dragging culture forward. It is time to start innovating when it comes to death. How about a mushroom burial suit!
6 minutes
[ Art ]
How Dance is Informing Wheelchair Technology
Check out the Rolling Dance Chair, an incredible example of how innovation can happen when we think outside of the box about possibility!
23 minutes
[ Business ]
4th Graders Can Solve World Peace! Can We?
By Dr. Lynda
What if we all have the innate skills to solve some of the world’s most intractable problems, when we are in the 4th grade? Take a look at this bit of wonder!
18 minutes
[ Conservation & Sustainability ]
Biosphere 2: A Rainforest and a Reef in the Middle of the Desert?
Have you heard about Biosphere 2? This incredible living laboratory is helping us figure out what life could look like on a colony beyond our planet!
13 minutes
[ Culture ]
Driverless Cars: How Our Bodies Can Inspire the Future
Are driverless cars and other forms of futuristic transportation a far-off dream? It turns out that our own bodies can provide a little inspiration to turn science fiction into reality!
4 minutes
Soccer Without Sight: Finding Joy in the Beautiful Game!
So often we forget to nurture and savor the moment in the things that make us truly joyful. Here’s the powerful way one man’s life was changed by finding exactly where his joy came from!
10 minutes
[ Business ]
The Cutting Edge Cafe of 1995
What did using the web in public look like 20 years ago? Here’s the story of the hippest internet cafe of 1995! It’s an amazing look at how far we’ve come.
25 minutes
[ Design ]
Building Futures with Half a House
What happens when you are forced to think creativity in the face of scarcity? This is a story of innovation that speaks something much larger in us all!
17 minutes
[ Animals ]
News That Will Leave You a Little Smarter!
One of our favorite Youtube channels, The Brain Scoop, is bringing science news to everybody with their new show the Natural News! Check out some news that will leave you a little smarter!
12 minutes
Finding Human Ancestors and Shifting Perspectives
The discovery of Homo Naledi, a new human ancestor, was a momentous occasion. It not only shifted our understanding of our origins, it also changed the way we conduct and talk about scientific research!
32 minutes
[ Happiness & Hope ]
Space: the Future, the Frontier
Explore the story of a remarkable movement to colonize space spurred on by a spirit of possibility and innovation! Here’s a piece of fascinating history that shouldn’t be forgotten.
11 minutes
[ Design ]
Better Living Through Robotics
What does the future of robotics look like? Well, it turns out those utopian ideas of a 21st century filled with robots might not be so far off! Here’s a look at what’s possible!
6 minutes
[ Education ]
Low-Stakes Writing with High-Stakes Results
What if we turned writing in schools on its head? Here’s how low-stakes writing is helping students learn and giving them a creative outlet to discover their potential!
20 minutes
[ Art ]
Turning Apples into Ears: Creativity in the Lab
What if we let creativity and play mix with science? Here’s a lab that is doing just that, and in doing so coming up with incredible discoveries, like the ability to turn apples into ears…
9 minutes
[ Education ]
Inspiring the Next Generation of Thought Leaders!
Think about it, the next generation of thought leaders is sitting in a classroom right now! How will we inspire them, and make sure they can explore their passions?
16 minutes
[ Conservation & Sustainability ]
The City that Runs on 100% Renewable Energy
Is it possible to run a city entirely on renewable energy? Burlington, Vermont became the first city in the US to achieve this accomplishment and today we checkout how!
15 minutes
Shattering the Records: Are We Getting Faster, Better, and Stronger?
This Olympics we have seen records broken, ceilings shattered, and remarkable feats of athleticism. Are athletes really getting better or is there something else happening here? Here’s the remarkable answer…
7 minutes
[ Animals ]
Unearthing the DNA of the Jungle with Leeches
How can leeches help biologist study remote ecosystems? It turns out researchers can use these often overlooked creatures to learn about species hidden from view! Here’s the fascinating story.
11 minutes
What Will We Know in 100 Years?
Explore some of the discoveries of the past century! From penicillin, to our origins, to general relativity, we have learned a lot over the past 100 years! What will we learn in the next?
4 minutes
The Farm for World Class Chefs
By Sam Burns
Who grows the food for some of the world’s greatest chefs? Meet The Chef’s Garden, a marvelous story of taking a disaster and turning it into success!
8 minutes
The Mathematics of Cake: Maximize the Freshness with Math!
By Dr. Lynda
Is there a perfect way to cut a cake? It turns out when you implement a little science and math… there sure is! Find out how in YouTube channel Numberphile’s video today on EWC!
