Welcome to the debut episode of Science in Progress! Tested’s Kishore Hari and Indre Viskontas explore the labs where scientists invent custom tools and technologies to further their research. Their first visit takes them to a workshop where Stanford engineers study autonomous driving by turning a DeLorean into a self-drifting car!
Show and Tell: RIVER Mobile Power Station
Simone and Norm have a new gadget at the Tested office–a massive mobile power pack by EcoFlow. The RIVER has a capacity of over 400Wh, and can output 500 watts over AC and DC. We put it to the test by plugging in some heavy duty electronics and tools from around the office!
The Creature and Special Effects of Alien: Covenant!
Adam Savage explores the massive built sets of Alien: Covenant and chats with visual effects supervisor Neil Corbould about the resurgence of practical effects to complement cg effects in blockbuster filmmaking. Adam also gets up close with some familiar Alien universe props in the creature fabrication workshop!
This Old FX Shop: Dinosaur Garage Kits
Back in Frank’s shop, we take on our next garage kit challenge: dinosaur busts we found at this year’s Monsterpalooza. These reptiles have lots of sculptural detail to bring out with paint, so Norm and Frank look to nature for inspiration and reference for their distinct approaches.
Adam Savage’s One Day Builds: Chewbacca and C-3PO!
It’s no secret that Adam’s a big fan of Chewbacca. So for his newest cosplay build, Adam revamps his Chewie costume to carry an animatronic threepio, as depicted in The Empire Strikes Back. It’s going to require a bit of disassembly, engineering, and problem-solving to turn two costumes into one that’s still wearable!
Making Maker Videos – Still Untitled: The Adam Savage Project – 5/16/17
Adam Savage’s Maker Tour: Delgado Community College
At Delgado Community College in New Orleans, Adam meets students working on a year-long NASA-funded payload competition that exposes them to real-life aerospace project development. See how their initial payload test goes after a 20-foot drop! (This series and tour is made possible by The Fab Foundation and Chevron.)
PROJECTIONS, Episode 11: Arktika.1 Hands-On, Rick and Morty VR Review
We go hands-on with Arktika.1, a VR-exclusive from the 4A Games–the makers of the Metro series of shooters. Jeremy and Norm share their impressions and discuss what it means to have a “AAA” shooter designed for virtual reality. Plus, we review Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality!
Episode 399 – Goodbye Story Studio – 5/11/17
Norm, Jeremy, and guest Sean meet up to talk about Amazon’s new Echo Show smart assistant, disagree about Guardians of the Galaxy, and lament the closing of Oculus Story Studio. Plus, some breaking VR news while we podcast, and Sean’s adventures at a 3D printing conference!
Let’s Build: Classic Batmobile with Judd Winick, Part 4
The classic Batmobile gets its finishing touches and we review the finished model kit. Thanks to Tony and Judd to joining us this week! And be sure to check out Judd’s graphic novel Hilo!