Zone 11
Server Farm
Nine lessons of about three minutes each, every one with a live demo and a quick test.
- Data & Probability×2
- Images, Screens & Games
- Algorithms & Emergence
- Engineering & Machines
- Sound, Radio & Information
- Mind & Perception
- Space, GPS & Maps
- Mind-Bending Math & Games
- 91Sensor TechnologyWhy Gloves Don't Work on PhonesYour finger changes an electric field, and so does a sausage
- 92AlgorithmsThe Hand-on-the-Wall RuleKeep one hand on the wall and you'll escape most mazes
- 93GeometryWhy Three Legs Never WobbleThree points always fit a surface; four often don't
- 94StatisticsWhen the Average LiesA billionaire walks into a bar and everyone gets rich on average
- 95Wave PhysicsThe Doppler EffectMotion changes the pitch of sound and the color of light
- 96Cognitive PsychologyThe Stroop EffectSaying the color of a word is hard when the word names another color
- 97StatisticsBenford's LawIn real data, numbers start with 1 six times more often than with 9
- 98Planetary ScienceA Day on Venus Is Longer Than Its YearVenus spins so slowly the year ends first
- 99Recreational MathematicsThe Mysterious 6174Any four-digit number falls into the same number