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Big Thinkers (Really Big)

Meet the principal architects of the one of the largest buildings in the world.

Playlists

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  • Play Big, Bigger, Biggest: Season 2
    4 Clips Playlist Season 2

    (08:26)

    Follow amazing leaps in engineering that enable structures to evolve from big to bigger, to biggest!
  • Play Build It Bigger: Roller Coasters
    7 Clips Playlist Build It Bigger : Coasters

    (15:32)

    Join Build It Bigger host Danny Forster on the roller coaster ride of your life. Just don't get sick on him!
  • Play Engineering the Impossible: Rome
    4 Clips Playlist Engineering the Impossible:...

    (07:09)

    In 80 AD, the Romans completed construction of the vast stadium known as the Colosseum. Now, a team of engineers and investigators will peer beneath the stone and mortar to reveal the secrets of its construction.
  • Play Best Of Build It Bigger
    6 Clips Playlist Best Of Build It Bigger

    Build it Bigger (12:37)

    Check out the all-time most popular Build It Bigger videos! From the levees in New Orleans to the Singapore Skypark, Danny Forster travels the world to break down the most astounding, complex engineering feats to date.

The Science Channel Clips

  • Play Build It Bigger: Building Down
    Building Down

    Build It Bigger (01:34)

    In order to bring more commuters to midtown New York, engineers need to almost double the size of Grand Central Station. In a crowded city like NYC, the only option is to build down instead of up.
  • Play How Do They Do It?: De-Icing a Plane
    De-Icing a Plane

    How Do They Do It? (01:05)

    When extreme weather poses a threat to airplanes and runways, it is important for a special fleet of vehicles to deice planes and avoid potential disasters.
  • Play PopSci's Future Of: Cleverbot
    Cleverbot

    PopSci's Future Of (02:36)

    Cleverbot doesn't just respond to the last thing you typed, it borrows the intelligence of everyone who speaks to it.
  • Play Science Promos: Powering the Future
    Powering the Future

    Science Promos (00:30)

    Catch the all new series "Powering the Future" premiering Monday, July 19th at 9PM on the Science Channel. Explore the future of energy with the world's leading experts!
  • Play Factory Made: Acoustic Guitars
    Acoustic Guitars

    Factory Made (02:44)

    Both instrument and amplifier, acoustic guitars have come a long way from their origins hundreds of years ago.
  • Play How Do They Do It?: How Do They Cut Steel?
    How Do They Cut Steel?

    How Do They Do It? (02:32)

    From tall buildings to cars, steel is used everyday. How do engineers cut uncommon shapes into the strong material without using their hands? Laser precision technology may hold the answer.
  • Play PopSci's Future Of: Immortal Avatars
    Immortal Avatars

    PopSci's Future Of (02:38)

    Through the use of 3D scientific technology humans today could be immortal beings tomorrow. One day you could find yourself speaking to future generations about the times of the 21st century.
  • Play How Do They Do It?: Creating Super Steel
    Creating Super Steel

    How Do They Do It? (03:11)

    With an uncommonly used blacksmith technique, one sword smith is able to create the ultimate sword with super steel.
  • Play Sci Fi Science: Become a Superhero
    Become a Superhero

    Sci Fi Science (02:03)

    Michio Kaku reveals his plan to create a super suit which will give the wearer superpowers equivalent to that of the superheroes found in comic books! This can all be done using the laws of physics.
  • Play Sci Fi Science: Creating a Force Field
    Creating a Force Field

    Sci Fi Science (02:48)

    Michio Kaku reveals his plan to create a force field that will protect any starship traveling through space.
  • Play How Do They Do It?: Space Satellites
    Space Satellites

    How Do They Do It? (02:49)

    For over 50 years NASA has explored some of the deepest riches in space, find out how space probes like Cassini are able to send its findings to Earth!
  • Play Through the Wormhole: From RNA to DNA
    From RNA to DNA

    Through the Wormhole (02:28)

    A molecule as complex as DNA could not have formed by itself, but a simple molecule called RNA could be the precursor to life's genetic code.
 

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