Short videos that leave you with more than lost time.
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Emma, a computer scientist and hobbyist bookbinder, rebinds favourite fantasy novels into one-of-a-kind editions — learning hand engraving and making her own clasps along the way.
A UConn number theorist on what's happening in math right now: Riemann-style conjectures, Galois groups, AI proofs and how to draw the Mona Lisa in Desmos.
A digital painter known for soft, recognisable portraits runs art challenges and quick tutorials — watching a face appear out of a few blobs of colour is oddly addictive.
Geologist and naturalist Becky Nesel shows how rocks shape plants, hot springs and even New York's brownstones, mostly from road trips.
TikTok of the dayDesigner and UX Tools creator Tommy Geoco on where the craft is heading: portfolios, motion, "video as code" and working with AI.
TikTok of the dayGeologist Luisa Hendry reads Scotland's landscapes rock by rock: the volcano under Edinburgh, a fault across Loch Lomond and hand-sized crystals.
A chartered UK architect shows the job from the inside: site visits, choosing tiles, drafting mistakes and projects across Africa.
TikTok of the dayA microbial genomics PhD explains plague, malaria and the Nobel Prize at three levels at once — for a five-year-old, a teenager and a fellow scientist.
The construction channel known from YouTube, in one-minute form: skyscrapers, megaprojects and infrastructure, from Sagrada Família to Heathrow.
TikTok of the dayA Stanford genetics PhD turns genes, mutations and fresh science news into quick, warm explainers — from the Nobel Prize to avocados that switch sex.
TikTok of the dayThe former NASA engineer turns everyday questions into big, short experiments: crushing eggs by hand, roller-coaster blackouts and wild engineering tests.
Web developer Wes Bos wires a Nintendo Zapper into the browser, builds an ESP32 thermal camera and shares handy dev tips between experiments.