Evel Knievel was one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Bold statement, yes. But not only was he one of the biggest superstars of his day, he pioneered a style of...
Author - Jeff Espiritu
The Himalayas are by far the largest and tallest mountain range on Earth. Right now, anyway. As Earth’s continents have slammed into each other for billions of years...
In 1981, Mary Day disappeared from her parents’ home in Pennsylvania. It was assumed that she ran away. But over the years, her sisters began to suspect that she might...
Let’s just say we could build an Alcubierre warp drive and travel faster than light. Would that give us the ability to see into our own past? We explore that thought...
We are currently running through vital Earth resources at a rate of 1.7x what the Earth can renew. Meaning at some point, we’re going to run out of some things. Today...
For most of human history, the brightest man-made light was just firelight. But around the turn of the century, artificial light came on the scene and the race to create...
In this month’s Lightning Round video, I talk about the potential graviton particle, address some moon landing skepticism, get a little personal about my dogs, and oh...
You’ve heard their names a million times. The diseases named after them may have personally affected your life or the life of a loved one. But who are these people? Why...
Electric motors are in almost everything these days. From electric cars to robots to generators, the list goes on. Each of these requires expensive and heavy materials...
There are some animal features that just put the heebie-jeebies in us. Even though some of those animals are totally harmless. Did nature evolve “scary” features for a...