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Stroads are Ugly, Expensive, and Dangerous (and they're everywhere) [ST05]18:14

Stroads are Ugly, Expensive, and Dangerous (and they're everywhere) [ST05]

Not Just Bikes

2021Engineering, Transport & Making20 HN mentions
1. How Buildings Learn - Stewart Brand - 1 of 6 - “Flow”29:36

1. How Buildings Learn - Stewart Brand - 1 of 6 - “Flow”

Stewart Brand

2012Engineering, Transport & Making10 HN mentions
What Really Happened During the Texas Power Grid Outage?16:48

What Really Happened During the Texas Power Grid Outage?

Practical Engineering

2021Earth, Energy & Environment11 HN mentions
Orbital Rings30:36

Orbital Rings

Isaac Arthur

2017Physics, Space & Chemistry18 HN mentions
Building a Cathedral without Science or Mathematics: The Engineering Method Explained11:54

Building a Cathedral without Science or Mathematics: The Engineering Method Explained

engineerguy

2023Engineering, Transport & Making7 HN mentions
Neom - The Line - The Rise and Fall of Saudi Arabia's Linear City.32:55

Neom - The Line - The Rise and Fall of Saudi Arabia's Linear City.

Patrick Boyle

2024Engineering, Transport & Making7 HN mentions
Primitive Technology: Tiled Roof Hut14:09

Primitive Technology: Tiled Roof Hut

Primitive Technology

2015Engineering, Transport & Making6 HN mentions
World's Largest Batteries - (Pumped Storage)9:13

World's Largest Batteries - (Pumped Storage)

Practical Engineering

2019Earth, Energy & Environment5 HN mentions
Why Do Reversing Trucks Not Beep Any More?1:45

Why Do Reversing Trucks Not Beep Any More?

Tom Scott

2014Physics, Space & Chemistry7 HN mentions
This giant model stopped a terrible plan4:34

This giant model stopped a terrible plan

Tom Scott

2016Engineering, Transport & Making6 HN mentions
Why China Is so Good at Building Railways12:13

Why China Is so Good at Building Railways

Wendover Productions

2018Engineering, Transport & Making6 HN mentions
Taipei 101 Damper movement on 12 May 082:16

Taipei 101 Damper movement on 12 May 08

phuaalvin

2008Engineering, Transport & Making4 HN mentions
New Earthships capture more energy, water & food at lower cost24:18

New Earthships capture more energy, water & food at lower cost

Kirsten Dirksen

2020Engineering, Transport & Making4 HN mentions
EC's Big Announcement5:21

EC's Big Announcement

Essential Craftsman

2017Engineering, Transport & Making4 HN mentions
The Vegas Loop Is Getting Progressively More Stupid22:05

The Vegas Loop Is Getting Progressively More Stupid

Ray Delahanty | CityNerd

2025Engineering, Transport & Making7 HN mentions
What It Really Takes to Convert an Office Building to Apartments | Odd Lots47:33

What It Really Takes to Convert an Office Building to Apartments | Odd Lots

Bloomberg Podcasts

2023Engineering, Transport & Making6 HN mentions
Was Roman Concrete Better?9:34

Was Roman Concrete Better?

Practical Engineering

2018Engineering, Transport & Making6 HN mentions
Distinguished Lecturer Series: Building Science - Adventures in Building Science1:09:53

Distinguished Lecturer Series: Building Science - Adventures in Building Science

Berkeley Lab

2010Earth, Energy & Environment6 HN mentions
I thought this rotating house was impossible.7:31

I thought this rotating house was impossible.

Tom Scott

2023Engineering, Transport & Making4 HN mentions
The Boring Company Information Session1:12:05

The Boring Company Information Session

The Boring Company

2018Engineering, Transport & Making3 HN mentions
Arcologies28:44

Arcologies

Isaac Arthur

2016Ideas, Learning & Language3 HN mentions
Building the Moroccan Court17:44

Building the Moroccan Court

The Met

2013Arts, Comedy, Music & Film3 HN mentions
What is Concrete?9:11

What is Concrete?

Practical Engineering

2018Engineering, Transport & Making3 HN mentions
Earth-cooled, shipping container underground CA home for 30K14:14

Earth-cooled, shipping container underground CA home for 30K

Kirsten Dirksen

2016Engineering, Transport & Making3 HN mentions
Shanghai Tower (650 meters)5:20

Shanghai Tower (650 meters)

On The Roofs

2014Engineering, Transport & Making3 HN mentions
Are NEW Chinese buildings really FALLING DOWN?11:04

Are NEW Chinese buildings really FALLING DOWN?

ADVChina

2018Business, Startups & Economics11 HN mentions
Boeing 777 Wing Test3:17

Boeing 777 Wing Test

mtthw0

2010Engineering, Transport & Making10 HN mentions
Why North America Can't Build Nice Apartments (because of one rule)12:10

Why North America Can't Build Nice Apartments (because of one rule)

About Here

2023Engineering, Transport & Making8 HN mentions
Infrastructure: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)21:14

Infrastructure: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight

2015Engineering, Transport & Making7 HN mentions
Why Are 96,000,000 Black Balls on This Reservoir?12:07

Why Are 96,000,000 Black Balls on This Reservoir?

Veritasium

2019Earth, Energy & Environment6 HN mentions
This Swiss Builder uses NO INSULATION...11:27

This Swiss Builder uses NO INSULATION...

Matt Risinger

2019Engineering, Transport & Making6 HN mentions
Sand Castle Holds Up A Car! - Mechanically Stabilized Earth7:53

Sand Castle Holds Up A Car! - Mechanically Stabilized Earth

Practical Engineering

2016Engineering, Transport & Making6 HN mentions
The 100 Year Flood Is Not What You Think It Is (Maybe)7:45

The 100 Year Flood Is Not What You Think It Is (Maybe)

Practical Engineering

2016Engineering, Transport & Making5 HN mentions
Fred Dibnah How to climb a chimney overhang at 50+5:52

Fred Dibnah How to climb a chimney overhang at 50+

dovecott

2008Engineering, Transport & Making5 HN mentions
What Happens When Maths Goes Wrong? - with Matt Parker1:07:34

What Happens When Maths Goes Wrong? - with Matt Parker

The Royal Institution

2019Mathematics & Theoretical CS4 HN mentions
Fred Dibnah laddering a chimney (Part 1)9:59

Fred Dibnah laddering a chimney (Part 1)

Matibeos

2011Engineering, Transport & Making4 HN mentions