25:21automotive headlight historyExplainer
Old car headlights were all the same — which was a fairly bright idea
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49:36history of computing ideasTalk
Joe Armstrong - Keynote: The Forgotten Ideas in Computer Science - Code BEAM SF 2018
Code Sync
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48:11zig nifs in elixirTalk
ElixirConf 2021 - Isaac Yonemoto - Zig (heart) Elixir
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26:45diy mass spectrometryDemo
DIY mass spectrometer measures potassium in dietary salt substitute
Applied Science
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12:25sodium vapor compositingExplainer
This Invention Made Disney MILLIONS, but Then They LOST It!
Corridor Crew
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33:43phased array antennasExplainer
TSP #183 - Starlink Dish Phased Array Design, Architecture & RF In-depth Analysis
The Signal Path
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25:10atomic clocksExplainer
How an Atomic Clock Really Works: Inside the HP 5061A Cesium Clock
CuriousMarc
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19:06high-power lasersDemo
Dangerous tattoo remover from eBay is a MILLION watt laser
styropyro
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18:28mechanical engineering of appliancesExplainer
The Antique Toaster that's Better than Yours
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42:03erlang and elixir concurrencyTalk
The Soul of Erlang and Elixir • Sasa Juric • GOTO 2019
GOTO Conferences
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3:07oscilloscope artTutorial
How To Draw Mushrooms On An Oscilloscope With Sound
Jellybean Fenderson
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30:14space-based solar powerExplainer
Power Satellites & Space Based Solar Power
Isaac Arthur
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38:26atari 2600 graphicsExplainer
Racing the Beam Explained - Atari 2600 CPU vs. CRT Television
Retro Game Mechanics Explained
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28:09satellite internetExplainer
How does Starlink Satellite Internet Work?📡☄🖥
Branch Education
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11:05interstellar warfareExplainer
How to Win an Interstellar War
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
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11:02toaster designExplainer
How to design an actually good toaster with lessons from the 1940's
Technology Connections
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