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How safe are self-driving cars?

How safe are self-driving cars? And how safe should they be before they're widely used? Risk Bites dives into the safety of autonomous vehicles, and looks at how we make sense of their risks and benefits. With scientist and emerging technologies expert Andrew Maynard. The video is part of Risk Bite

What's a gene drive?

A gene drive is a radical new way of re-engineering the genetic makeup of an entire species - including harmful insects like the mosquito. But as the technology steams head, fueled by powerful gene editing techniques coming out of synthetic biology like CRISPR Cas9, what are the risks, and how can w

Is using a phone while driving dangerous?

Is using a phone while driving dangerous? In the second of a two-parter, Risk Bites looks at cell phone use and distracted driving. This week's Risk Bites team: David Faulkner (Script, post-production) Ray Bingham (Technical Advice) Andrew Maynard (all the other stuff) Additional information:

Lightning | Electricity | Physics | FuseSchool

Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/FuseSchool CREDITS Animation & Design: Reshenda Wakefield Narration: Lucy Billings Script: Bethan Parry A flash of lightning and a rumble of thunder. But what exactly are these spectacular occurrences? In 1752, Benjamin Franklin discovered that l

Electric eel works like a battery

The electric eel generates electricity through electrical organs. Thousands of "battery" cells are connected in rows inside them. This allows it to generate voltages of several hundred volts. The electric eel is like a living battery. Author: ZDF/Terra X+/Bilderfest/Tillman Graach/Sabine Fink/Benja

ScienceCasts: Electric Blue Sunsets

Summer is the season for electric-blue noctilucent clouds. NASA's AIM spacecraft is finding that these clouds continue to reveal details about how the atmosphere works. Visit http://science.nasa.gov/ for more. Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/NASA