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The ‘Wrong’ Way to Add Fractions is Actually Genius
What begins as a simple mathematical mistake unfolds into a surprising journey through advanced number theory, statistical paradoxes, and the hidden beauty of rational numbers.
The 170-Year-Old Experiment Hiding in This Field
For nearly 170 years, a simple patch of grass in England has been the site of the world's longest-running scientific experiment, revealing foundational truths about agriculture, evolution, and climate change.
Tuberculosis: The Killer We Choose Not to Cure
An exploration of how history’s deadliest disease persists not due to a lack of a cure, but a lack of will, sustained by inequality and systemic failure.
The Battery: An Invention That Almost Never Happened
Discover the unlikely, decades-long story of the three Nobel-winning scientists who overcame explosive failures and corporate indifference to invent the revolutionary lithium-ion battery.
How Lava Lamps Protect the Internet
Our most sensitive digital information is protected by harnessing the chaotic behavior of systems like lava lamps, thereby solving the critical problem that computers, by their very nature, cannot be truly random.
The King and Queen of Cursed Units
These monstrosities are real units used by real people.
The 100-Year-Old Math Feud That Invented The Future
Find out how a bitter 100-year-old feud between two Russian mathematicians unexpectedly led to the creation of a mathematical tool that now powers everything from nuclear physics and Google Search to modern artificial intelligence.
The Ingenious Engineering of the EpiPen
It is just one step, but under the plastic, it's actually three distinct mechanisms that trigger each other in quick succession without any additional input from you.
The Most Cursed Units in Science
An exploration into the bizarre side of science, where fuel efficiency is a unit of area, the age of the universe is a stunning coincidence, and some physical constants are measured in "per square root kilometer."
Finding the Most Complicated Lock Pattern
The quest to find the most complex lock pattern possible uncovers a hidden world of mathematical principles and an infinite number of solutions.