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TV Shows Could Power the Internet of Things

Energy efficient chips can communicate with each other, powered only by ambient communication waves.
Mark Harris
2 min read

Making the “Light” Episode of How We Got To Now

Steven Johnson explains how the show was put together.
Matt Locke
2 min read

Billions of Kids Will Use This $1-dollar Paper Microscope

Getting science into the hands of children across the world.
Charles Q. Choi
1 min read

Harvesting Water From the Air in Addis Ababa

The WarkaWater would bring fresh water to rural communities.
Leslie Baehr
2 min read

Steven Johnson Interviews Bill Gates

On optimism, ideas, and grand challenges.
Matt Locke
40 sec read
A thermometer.

Jiggliness–The New Scientific Way to Measure Temperature

It might sound strange, but movement is the secret to the most accurate temperature readings available.
Tom Whipple
2 min read
A man stands looking into his smartphone in a dustry unpaved street.

Refugee Camps: Surprising Hotbeds of Innovation

Stories of innovation play a significant role in these camps, just as they do practically anywhere else.
Ken Banks
3 min read

Making the “Clean” Episode of How We Got To Now

Steven Johnson explains how the show was put together
Matt Locke
2 min read

Making the “Time” Episode of How We Got To Now

Steven Johnson explains how the show was put together.
Matt Locke
2 min read

Meet the Swimming Robots Measuring the Arctic

Autonomous underwater drones will measure melting ice for months at a time.
Mark Harris
2 min read