Biology of Contact
Motherboard meets up with Lynn Rothschild, an astrobiologist at NASA who is working to define life in space. Continue reading Biology of Contact
Category Archives: documentary
Marty Baum: The Riverkeeper
Meet the man fighting to protect North America’s most biodiverse estuary from toxic algae. Continue reading Marty Baum: The Riverkeeper
Jessa Jones: Master Microfixer
Using her background in molecular genetics, Jessa Jones has pioneered a new form of board-level iPhone repair. She’s teaching the world to fix devices that no one, not even Apple, thought it was possible to fix. Continue reading Jessa Jones: Master Microfixer
Jessa Jones: Master Microfixer (Trailer)
Using her background in molecular genetics, Jessa Jones has pioneered a new form of board-level iPhone repair. She’s teaching the world to fix devices that no one, not even Apple, thought it was possible to fix. Continue reading Jessa Jones: Master Microfixer (Trailer)
Inside the Dark Matter Lab Buried Over a Mile Underground
SNOLAB, one of the world’s premier laboratories, searches for dark matter, supernovas, and neutrinos 6,800 feet underground. Motherboard meets the scientists and staff that make this place a leader in research and scientific exploration. Continue reading Inside the Dark Matter Lab Buried Over a Mile Underground
The Disease We’re Getting Wrong
Radio Motherboard talks to producer Elliot Kirschner about The New Face of Diabetes. Continue reading The Disease We’re Getting Wrong
Werner Herzog On Science, Language, Mars, and His Fever Dreams Of Volcanoes
A chat with Werner Herzog on the Radio Motherboard podcast. Continue reading Werner Herzog On Science, Language, Mars, and His Fever Dreams Of Volcanoes
Why We Can’t Resist Volcanoes, According to Werner Herzog’s Volcanologist
The volcano scientist behind (and front and center of) Herzog’s new documentary on how science mixes with magic, and the beautiful danger of volcanoes. Continue reading Why We Can’t Resist Volcanoes, According to Werner Herzog’s Volcanologist
Retrotechtacular: Piano Rolls, Made By Apple ][
Piano rolls are the world’s longest-lasting recording medium, and its first digital one. They were mass-produced from 1896 to 2008, and you can still get some made today, although they’re a specialty item. The technology behind them, both on the player and the recorder side, is simply wonderful.
[lwalkera] sent us in this marvelous video (embedded below) that provides a late-80s peek inside the works of QRS Records, and the presenter seems to be loving every minute of it.
Player pianos are cool enough, with their “draw bar” pulling air through the holes in the paper roll as it goes …read more
Continue reading Retrotechtacular: Piano Rolls, Made By Apple ][
Meet the Man Who Raised Millions Crafting D&D Dungeons
Stefan Pokorny walks us through how he makes dungeons for Dungeons & Dragons. Continue reading Meet the Man Who Raised Millions Crafting D&D Dungeons