ISIS is weak. Here is why
ISIS is very good at manipulating media, which makes it look far stronger than it is. A look at why the appearance and the reality diverge.
Tugulab Blog.
Testicle science. It’s nuts…
Human testicles hang at different heights, and evolution had a reason for it. Three degrees Celsius, chewing gum and a teabag make the case.
Detonating purple powder
What happens when a balloon touches unstable nitrogen triiodide powder, filmed at 90,000 frames per second and slower than the speed of sound.
Helicopters and muscle memory
Flying a helicopter turns out to be much more like riding a bike than driving a car. Torque, counter torque and cyclic explain why.
Americapox: The missing plague
Colonisation killed 90% of native Americans through disease. So why did no native plague travel the other way? London, alpacas and smallpox explain it.
Welcome. Wait, why?
Years of watching science videos have shaped how I think about the world. Starting here, I am going to share the ones that influenced me most.
Why we canceled all our paying customers and relaunched
We had 120 paying customers and a growth ceiling. Recognising the limit, cancelling every one of them and starting over — and what it cost.
Geronimo
Geronimo, the first Spotify compilation of the new era: electro-pop-rock with an indie edge, moody like February with spikes of early spring energy.
There could not be another Silicon Valley, it’s the market rule
Cold war money, a few Bay Area universities and an industry ready to buy: how Silicon Valley was produced, and why the recipe cannot be repeated.
Monopolies: the way of creating the Next Big Thing
Peter Thiel's lecture in one idea: successful businesses are monopolies, and they get there by dominating a small market with a far better product.