How are archaeologists using high-tech tools to study ancient, forgotten ruins? We look at everything from radar to satellite imagery.
Nov 6
Did America Just Vote Down AI? - Week in Tech
Is Silicon Valley's political honeymoon over? Reed Albergotti (Semafor and Future Proof), Kyle Chayka (The New Yorker), and Julia Black (Vanity Fair) unpack the midterms… and how the tech right is taking the news. Julia fills us in on OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman and his wife, ... Show More
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Nov 4
The ‘Bahamian Bill Gates’ Wants to Innovate - The Story
Can a small island nation own a slice of the AI race? Sebastian Bastian, the Bahamas’ Minister of Innovation and National Development, thinks so. Once dubbed the “Bahamian Bill Gates,” Bastian went from building computers as a teenager to becoming one of the country’s most succes ... Show More
36m 38s
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
Oct 2015
1A – The Discovery of Gilgamesh
What happens when a Victorian-era archaeologist thinks he’s made the discovery of a lifetime? The answer may surprise you…
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