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Why It's Nearly Impossible For Us To Live On The Moon [Life Noggin]

We could try living on the moon... but it might not be a good idea.

Gabe Pérez 19 Dec, 2017

Huffman Coding And Huffman Trees: How Computers Compress Text [The Basics - S01E03]

Computers store text (or, at least, English text) as eight bits per character. There are plenty of more efficient ways that could work: s...

Gabe Pérez 18 Dec, 2017

Is Technology Killing Creativity? (Star Wars + Heidegger) [8-Bit Philosophy]

From Newton’s apple to the Large Hadron Collider, Technology promises progresses—but is the world getting better because of it? Or Worse?

Gabe Pérez 18 Dec, 2017

Star Wars DroidWorks: Robot Abomination Simulator

Lucas Learning's first edutainment game from 1998! Nobody needed to see what it'd look like if beloved Star Wars droids had a ter...

Gabe Pérez 02 Dec, 2017

Let's Get It Started: Why Do Haters Hate? [8-Bit Philosophy]

Press Start for “Why Do Haters Hate?” by 8-Bit Philosophy, where classic video games introduce famous thinkers, problems, and concepts w...

Gabe Pérez 12 Nov, 2017

Plato Vs The Legend Of Zelda: What If You Could Get Away With Anithing? [8-Bit Philosophy]

Press Start for “What If You Could Get Away With Anything?” by 8-Bit Philosophy, where classic video games introduce famous thinkers, pro...

Gabe Pérez 30 May, 2017

Does Money Own You? [8-Bit Philosophy]

We love money. People with it love to flaunt it, and those without it wish they had it. Money can make possible our deepest fantasies: bi...

Gabe Pérez 21 May, 2017

Have You Ever Wondered... How Far Does A Mouse Cursor Travel?

Have you ever wondered how many key strokes and clicks we make, or how far our mouse course travels in lets say one years time? What woul...

Gabe Pérez 12 May, 2017

Kant Vs. Mill: Are Your Actions Good? [8-Bit Philosophy]

In this episode of 8-Bit Philosophy, what determines goodness? Know a little more about Normative Ethics: Deontology vs. Utilitarianism.

Gabe Pérez 12 May, 2017

Infographic: Ultimate Theorical Limits Of Nature And Humanity

Everything has a limit. Meet the minimums and maximums of our universe in this infographic from BBC Future. (infographic by libstudio f...

Gabe Pérez 18 Dec, 2014