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Improvised Seinfeld theme

Sarah Dubetz - Oct 20, 2021 / 12:01 am | Story: 349014

Whether you’re a “Seinfeld” devotee or not, the iconic synth-bass sounds of the sitcom’s theme music are unmistakable. And the man behind the improvised riff is just as original. Meet composer Jonathan Wolff; he’s responsible for writing the theme songs to more than 44 television shows, including "Saved by the Bell: The College Years," "Will & Grace," and most famously, "Seinfeld." Here’s how he created a theme song about nothing, that changed every show.

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How to unboil an egg

Sarah Dubetz - Oct 19, 2021 / 12:01 am | Story: 348994

It’s so obvious that it’s practically proverbial: you can’t unboil an egg. But actually, it turns out that you can -- sort of. Eleanor Nelsen explains the process by which mechanical energy can undo what thermal energy has done.

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The do nothing machine

Sarah Dubetz - Oct 18, 2021 / 12:01 am | Story: 348831

This is how the do nothing machine works.

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The hardest plant to grow

Sarah Dubetz - Oct 17, 2021 / 12:01 am | Story: 348830

Most of the time, the wasabi you get in a restaurant or buy in a store is fake. It’s actually horseradish that’s colored green. Why? Well, wasabi is a notoriously difficult plant to grow. In fact, it’s considered the most difficult plant in the world to farm commercially. Yet for the past century, the Daio Wasabi Farm in Hokata, Japan, has been growing it successfully with natural spring water from nearby mountains.