Forget Dr. Evil and his ridiculously evil plans... lasers are so much more practical than that! In this episode, Will and Mango discover why lasers are perfect for precision-cooking your bacon, how they can be used as chopsticks, why washing dishes is so much better when it's done by laser, and a simple laser trick for keeping pesky pirates at bay. Plus, we ... Show More
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Taking Risks and Traveling the World, with Tom Freston!
<p>Tom Freston’s resume is real, but reads like fiction: he served cocktails in the Caribbean, created a fashion brand in India, co-founded MTV, became CEO of Viacom… and after he was unceremoniously fired, he helped launch a TV network in Afghanistan and became an a ... Show More
40m 42s
Nov 20
Super Food Science Excellence Trivia Blow Out! with Science Friday
<p>What a treat! It’s a fact-packed food science trivia game, created in collaboration with our good pals at Science Friday. Mango and SciFri’s Flora Lichtman put one lucky listener to the test with questions about peppers, panda diets, and more, with special prizes o ... Show More
14m 39s
Sep 2023
Les sabres laser pourraient exister, vrai ou faux ? [REDIFFUSION]
Les sabres laser pourraient-ils exister ?
Dans ce premier épisode de Science ou Fiction, embarquez avec Melissa dans le monde de Star Wars, à la découverte de ces objets iconiques et de la science qui se cache derrière. Alors selon vous : les sabres laser, vrai ou faux ?
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5m 7s
May 2021
BrainStuff Classics: How Is New Laser Technology Discovering Ancient Ruins?
Ancient ruins, long grown over by massive forests, can be found painlessly -- thanks to lasers. Learn how LiDAR is preserving forests and uncovering lost Mayan infrastructure in this classic episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://electronics.howstuffworks.com/futur ... Show More
6m 1s