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What Happened on 9/11: The Four Hijackings, How the Towers Collapsed, and the Background
On September 11, 2001, four commercial airliners were hijacked in the United States, and three of them crashed into buildings. The video puts the death toll at 2,977 and describes the attacks as the w
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"The Ultimate Beef Tendon Curry" Made with Just Beef Tendon and Onions: Ryuji on Prep Work and Secret Ingredients
In this episode, cooking researcher Ryuji welcomes guest Eko to make beef tendon curry. Ryuji calls beef tendon curry "a man's romance," and demonstrates the whole process, from prepping the beef tend
24:07Learning Qingjiao Rousi, Twice-Cooked Pork and Mapo Tofu from a Special-Grade Chef: Part One of the Cook Do Project
In this episode, culinary researcher Ryuji visits one of the restaurants of the Ajibo Group, known for its hardcore authentic Chinese food, as part of a promotional project for Ajinomoto's Cook Do. Wh
39:53Taste-Testing 12 Marutai "Regional Stick Ramen" Varieties: Kumamoto Is No. 1 for All Three, While Iekei and Miso Struggle
Cooking researcher Ryuji did a taste comparison of the regional series from Marutai, a Kyushu-based maker of stick ramen. In a previous video visiting Marutai's headquarters, Ryuji ate the Kumamoto va
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Nicole Forsgren on why AI speeds up coding but not shipping
At The Pragmatic Summit, Nicole Forsgren, co-author of Accelerate and author of the new book Frictionless, discussed a tension that runs through the book: AI helps developers write software faster tha
34:47Product-Minded Engineers in an AI-Native World: Taste, Quality Rituals, and Shorter Feedback Loops
This panel at The Pragmatic Summit asked what separates a product engineer from other engineers, whether that instinct can be taught, and how AI tools are changing the work. The moderator leads produc
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Why Influence Is the Product Skill AI Won't Replace: Jessica Fain on Winning Executive Buy-In
Jessica Fain has been a product leader at Box, Slack, Brightwheel, and now Webflow, and served as chief of staff to two of Slack's chief product officers. In this conversation with Lenny Rachitsky, Fa
49:23Home-Style Fish Dishes Made with Ingredients from a Fishmonger: Brine-Soaked Horse Mackerel, Saltwater-Thawed Tuna, and Olive-Braised Fish Trimmings
In this episode, cooking researcher Ryuji visits a fish shop and cooks fish dishes from ingredients bought there, together with Mori, the son, and Mori's father, who run the shop, and a chef known as
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Three Kinds of Compliments Men Remember for Years, According to Matthew Hussey's Followers
Dating coach Matthew Hussey, who says he has been helping people with their love lives for almost 20 years, set aside the more nuanced modern-dating topics he had been covering to do something he call
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Stranded Until They Built a Boat: A Week of Scavenging, Lashing, and a Crossing That Fell Half a Mile Short
The premise is simple. Jimmy, Chandler, Nolan, and Hase are dropped on an island in the Pacific Ocean. The only way off is to build a sailboat from what they can find and sail it across miles of open
28:54A Sponsored Video Shelved for a Year: Ryuji Takes On One-Pan Sake Chicken Soba with "Gokujo Al Dente"
In this video, culinary researcher Ryuji uses Nippn's Oh My Premium "Spaghetti with Delicious Gokujo (Superb) Al Dente" to make his popular recipe "Sake Chicken Soba" in a single pan. The manufacturer
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Terence Tao on Kepler, Verification, and Why AI Makes Mathematics Broader but Not Yet Deeper
In this conversation, Dwarkesh Patel asks Terence Tao how AI fits into the way science and mathematics make progress. They start with a historical case: how Kepler found the laws of planetary motion.
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A Chaotic Day in Beijing: Reservations, Rental Bikes, and a Hard-Won Peking Duck
This video opens a new China series by Osada, a Japanese solo-travel YouTuber. It is a one-day trip through Beijing: arriving from Seoul, checking into an apartment-style hotel, eating with locals, vi
27:20Fried Rice Finished in a Rice Cooker Without Stir-Frying, and a Soup of Charred, Simmered Leftover Vegetables
In this episode, cooking researcher Ryuji introduced a rice cooker fried rice as a "reward meal" for the staff member who handles most of his short videos. The theme was how to make rice that is alrea
10:26What Happens to Work and the Economy When AGI Surpasses Humanity: Definitions, Timelines, and Two Scenarios
In the few years since ChatGPT appeared in 2022, AI has begun to show abilities equal to or greater than those of humans in areas such as programming, writing, and image generation. This video takes u
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Wireless Charging Without Qi: Testing ROHM's NFC Power ICs on a Homemade Smart Band
Qi wireless charging is familiar from smartphones, but its coils are too large for very small wearables. In this sponsored video, the electronics channel Ichiken tests a different approach: using NFC,
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Bryan Johnson's 5-Gram Psilocybin Experiment: Measuring a Psychedelic Trip for Longevity, Part 1
In this first installment, Bryan Johnson prepares for and takes a 5-gram dose of psilocybin mushrooms. He frames it as an experiment: could psychedelics show any rejuvenation or longevity effect, and
28:16Simon Willison on the Engineering Practices That Make Coding Agents Trustworthy
At The Pragmatic Summit in February 2026, Simon Willison spoke with Eric, who leads infrastructure and security at Static, about how coding agents fit into day-to-day development. Willison co-created
24:29Eating Welcia-Exclusive "Raoh Seafood Tonkotsu" and Recreating It with Soy Milk and Bonito Powder
A viewer sent in a comment saying, "The Welcia-exclusive Raoh Seafood Tonkotsu is ridiculously good, so please try it." In this video, cooking researcher Ryuji and staff member A-ko first taste and ra
1:11:25Building WhatsApp with 30 Engineers: Jean Lee on Saying No, Skipping Process, and Life After the $19B Acquisition
Jean Lee joined WhatsApp in 2012 as engineer number 19, when the app was barely known in the United States. She stayed through its growth to 450 million monthly users, its $19 billion acquisition by F