Tom Scott

Season 2

A series of educational web videos across a range of topics.

Where to Watch Tom Scott • Season 2

17 Episodes

  • Human vs Rat: The Maze Challenge
    E1
    Human vs Rat: The Maze ChallengeA person running through a hedge maze, versus a rat trying to solve a miniature version of the same maze. As presented by a cable sports channel.
  • CharityShock - Donate online, give someone an electric shock.
    E2
    CharityShock - Donate online, give someone an electric shock.CharityShock was a project from CharityHack 2010. Tom's hooked up to an electric shock machine - voluntarily - and that machine's hooked up to the internet. Folks online, or in the auditorium, could donate money, push a button and - via the internet - deliver an electric shock.
  • Maker Faire UK in 30 Seconds
    E3
    Maker Faire UK in 30 Seconds
  • Kinect-Controlled Tesla Coils: The Evil Genius Simulator
    E4
    Kinect-Controlled Tesla Coils: The Evil Genius Simulator
  • Mint Sauce Bottle Rocket: SCIENCE!
    E5
    Mint Sauce Bottle Rocket: SCIENCE!
  • The Northern Nocturnal Cracker Consumption Championships
    E6
    The Northern Nocturnal Cracker Consumption ChampionshipsThree cream crackers. Two men. One minute. No water. This is what happens when the Technical Difficulties crew meet up on a windy night in York, and someone mentions the one-minute cracker-eating challenge. They thought it'd be easy. They were wrong.
  • Caution: High Speed Balls - A Ping Pong Ball Launcher for BBC Click
    E7
    Caution: High Speed Balls - A Ping Pong Ball Launcher for BBC Click
  • Robocoaster Challenge: Reciting Shakespeare while attached to a giant robot arm
    E8
    Robocoaster Challenge: Reciting Shakespeare while attached to a giant robot armTom attempts to recite the prologue of Romeo and Juliet while being flung around by the Grand Pier robocoaster in Weston-Super-Mare.
  • Google Glasses: A New Way to Hurt Yourself (parody of Google's Project Glass)
    E9
    Google Glasses: A New Way to Hurt Yourself (parody of Google's Project Glass)I made the Google Project Glass team a new commercial. I don't think they'll like it.
  • Welcome to Life: the singularity, ruined by lawyers
    E10
    Welcome to Life: the singularity, ruined by lawyersOr: what you see when you die.
  • Nyan Fax!
    E11
    Nyan Fax!Nyan Cat, delivered to your fax machine.
  • The Large Piña Collider: a pina colada with SCIENCE.
    E12
    The Large Piña Collider: a pina colada with SCIENCE.One pineapple. One coconut. Two giant slingshots. SCIENCE.
  • "Is This You?" - lifelogging, privacy and scandal by Tom Scott at Electromagnetic Field 2012
    E13
    "Is This You?" - lifelogging, privacy and scandal by Tom Scott at Electromagnetic Field 2012A five-minute story of a possible future: lifelogging, privacy, and a member of Parliament caught in a scandal.
  • iOS 6 Maps: an explanation from Apple (parody)
    E14
    iOS 6 Maps: an explanation from Apple (parody)As complaints about Apple's new Maps continue to pile in, team leader Jackson Seepage explains why it isn't quite working as planned.
  • Four Men in a Car: The Technical Difficulties team take a road trip
    E15
    Four Men in a Car: The Technical Difficulties team take a road tripAfter the latest batch of podcast recording sessions, the Tech Dif crew took a road trip. It lasted for hours. We cut it down to 90 seconds.
  • If Self-Checkout Machines Used Famous Voices
    E16
    If Self-Checkout Machines Used Famous Voices
  • Instagram's New Terms of Service: A Statement From The CEO (Parody)
    E17
    Instagram's New Terms of Service: A Statement From The CEO (Parody)

 

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