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You Asked: Could humans ever live on the moon? — Zach, Baytown, Texas Marshall Brain Answered: Let’s first define “live” to be a self-sustaining colony of human beings living permanently on the moon. The humans are a reproducing, their children are growing up and reproducing as well. All food, water, resources, etc. are provided on [...]
Revolutionary pre-fab house designs are being build in New Orleans – see 14 designs here: Make It Right Architects Break New Green Ground with Duplex Designs Families from the Lower 9th Ward can now choose to build a duplex in the Make It Right neighborhood. Until now, only single family homes were available and being [...]
TechStuff Podcast Roundup: 3-D Printing and Robot Sharks
by Jonathan Strickland | July 31, 2009
Greetings, TechStuff listeners! Once again, Chris and I took advantage of the opportunity to open up our brains and record our conversation for posterity this week. Honestly, if you put a microphone in front of us we’ll fill up every available second with important data, trivia and a seemingly endless supply of corny jokes and awful puns. Because that, as they say, is how we roll.
You Asked: How safe is skydiving? — Ilianna, Miami, Fla. Marshall Brain Answered: According to Skydiving magazine, every time a skydiver jumps out of a plane, his or her chances of dying are about 1 in 57,000. What that means is that, if you jump 10 times a year, your chances are about the same [...]
An interesting logic puzzle to try: Three Idols Answer is provided, but if you get it without peeking please say so in the comments. [[[Jump to previous test]]]
Incredible watercolour paintings by boy aged just SIX [[[Jump to previous TIM]]]
In Part 1 we discussed the “birther” phenomenon and the many facts demonstrating that birthers are wrong: How Barack Obama’s Birth Certificate Works – Is Obama a U.S. citizen or not? But the birther phenomenon continued. Here is what the phenomenon led to this week: 1) House passes resolution that states Obama was born in [...]
Sharks are ancient, fierce creatures, but they’re also in danger of extinction on many fronts. Discover all the factors that make sharks vulnerable — and what you can do to help — in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com.
Singapore offers visitors a wide array of attractions, from multicultural cuisine to performing arts. Find out why Singapore is a great place for theater — and good behavior — in this video podcast from HowStuffWorks.com.
Before Douglas Engelbart invented the mouse, computers received input through typed commands — but that all changed once this handy pointer hit the scene. Learn more about Engelbart’s Stuff of Genius in this video podcast from HowStuffWorks.com.
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