New explainers every few weeks

Poke it, drag it, get it.

Interactive, narrated explainers that show you how things really work, one "aha" at a time.

See what's coming → Built on NASA, NOAA and IRS sources
Illustrated cabinet of curiosities: the Sun and a tilted Earth, a leaf opened to show chloroplasts, a house with a heat pump, a hybrid car cutaway, Moon phases and the northern lights
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    Research it from trusted sources
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    Think it through to find the clearest picture
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    Make it playable so it clicks for you

On the workbench

The first ten explainers we're building. Each one gets its own interactive and a narrator.

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Life

How photosynthesis works

Shrink down into a leaf and watch sunlight turn into sugar.

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Space

What causes the seasons

It's not how close we are to the Sun. Tilt the Earth and see.

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Space

Why the Moon has phases

Walk the Moon around Earth and watch it wax and wane.

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Money

How tax brackets work

Pour your income into the brackets. A raise never costs you money.

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Civics

How the Electoral College works

Flip states and find your own path to 270.

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Earth

What causes wind

Warm the land, cool the sea, and a breeze appears.

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Machines

How hybrid cars work

Drive, brake and coast while power flows between engine and battery.

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Money

How compound interest works

Start at 25 or at 35? Drag the years and feel the difference.

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Space

What causes the northern lights

Follow one particle from the Sun to a glowing sky.

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Machines

How a heat pump works

Step through the loop that moves heat instead of making it.