2026-09-22 · Behind the news
US Subways Build Too Many Cross Passages
by Brian Potter
If European subways are just as safe, why do American ones need twice as many escape tunnels?
0:00 / 13:21 · Narrator Charon
2026-09-12 · Future-gazing
Where Has Construction Automation Been Successful?
by Brian Potter
If a machine can pave a highway, why does it struggle to lay a single brick?
0:00 / 19:47 · Narrator Charon
2026-08-28 · For the curious
How the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Works
by Brian Potter
0:00 / 34:56 · Narrator Sulafat/Charon/Vindemiatrix
2026-08-17 · Behind the news
Converting Coal Plants to Natural Gas
by Brian Potter
When a coal plant switches to natural gas, how much of the old machinery actually survives?
0:00 / 11:21 · Narrator Rasalgethi
2026-07-31 · For the curious
Why is Everyone Trying to Build a Solid-State Battery?
by Brian Potter
Why does a battery need so much heavy scaffolding just to keep from destroying itself?
0:00 / 13:25 · Narrator Charon