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Six years ago, the Apple CEO met Popular Mechanics veteran Ryan D'Agostino and connected over their appreciation for tinkering and for the magazine itself. Now, the two sit back down to talk about protecting your right to privacy, the life-changing power of wearable health tech, and how to be responsible and relentless at innovation.
THE FUTURE IS RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION
With Guest Editor TIM COOK
The 4 Cars We're Loving for Future Drives
SOME OF THE MOST INTRIGUING UP-AND-COMING cars, trucks, and electric vehicles are primed to hit the road in 2023, and we've been able to check out a handful this year.
If Soccer Is Getting More Predictable
A PAPER PUBLISHED AT THE END OF 2021 in Royal Society Open Science suggests your favorite professional soccer matches are not the nail-biters that they used to be.
SEEING A BLACK HOLE IN THE MILKY WAY
Because a black hole is completely dark, you can't see the hole, but you see the glowing gas orbiting around it as a bright, ring-like form.
Make Your Own Smokeless Fire Pit
To cut the drum, I used a Makita metal-cutting circular saw, but an angle grinder with a cut-off wheel will also work.
Make a Bespoke Bluetooth Speaker
When it comes to bluetooth speakers, there are hundreds of options ranging in price from around $12 to more than $1,000.
What Sounds You Can Hear on Mars
For decades, scientists have theorized what the surface of Mars might sound like.
Build an A-frame Toolbox
This classic design is roomy and practical. It goes where you go.
Build a Low Sawhorse
This simple build is an underrated essential.
Build a Simple Workbench
This design is ready for all your future projects.
What Happens to Your Data When You Die
One of the best and most unsettling episodes of Netflix’s dystopian anthology series Black Mirror is “Be Right Back,” which tells the story of a woman who loses her boyfriend in a car accident.
Everything You Need to Get Started in Astrophotography
Yes, astrophotography can be difficult. Although Milky Way photography is fairly achievable for beginners, going beyond that is one of the most precise and complex endeavors anyone can pursue with a camera.
Toeing the Line With Pressure Washers
A pressure washer takes water and makes it radical. Water enters one end of the machine at a pressure in the range of 30 to 80 psi and moves along at 4 mph.
The Lost Graves of Muskowekwan
HUNDREDS OF MISSING CHILDREN, A CENTURIES-LONG COVER-UP, AND THE RADAR TECHNOLOGY THAT HELPED EXPOSE A NATION'S HORRIFYING SECRET HISTORY.
The Next Generation of Charging Adapters Opening Tesla's Network to All EVs
GAS PRICES ARE HOVERING AT AN ALL-TIME high, and so is the appeal of switching to an electric vehicle (EV).
Measuring How Effective Smokeless Fire Pits Actually Are
HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP WITH FIRE GOES BACK hundreds of thousands of years.
Ego's ZTR Is the Electric Lawnmower to Beat Out Gas
We love the power and versatility of gas-engine mowers.
We Turned a Retro Camper Into Our Home for $10,000
How to UPGRADE 106 SQUARE FEET FOR YEAR-ROUND LIVING
The Math That Helps the James Webb Space Telescope Sit Steady in Space
Want to solve for Lagrange points yourself? An undergraduate student who's taken an advanced mechanics class and vector algebra has all the tools they need to find those solutions.
TEACH A KID DIY, ENGINEERING, AND PHYSICS WITH A FREEWHEELING TABLETOP CATAPULT!
This historical design is perfect for young builders.
So You Want to Skydive From Space?
Endless threats: A loss of pressure in a space diver's suit could result in decompression sickness.
My Dirty Car Has a Dirty Secret: It's a Surprising Gas Guzzler
CAROLINE DELBERT IS A WRITER, AVID READER, AND CONTRIBUTING EDITOR AT POPMECH. SHE'S AN ENTHUSIAST OF JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING HER FAVORITE TOPICS INCLUDE NUCLEAR ENERGY COSMOLOGY, THE MATH OF EVERYDAY THINGS, AND THE PHILOSOPHY OF IT ALL
How the Complicated Physics Inside Your Coffee Mug Could Lead to Better Robots
The natural human gait walking along a straight path (x) affects the trajectory of the coffee (z) in the cup based on the velocity of the gait.
Cooking With the Best Outdoor Pizza Ovens
In the late aughts, Ooni revolutionized homemade pizza-making when it introduced the first outdoor, portable pizza oven.
Everything You Need To Get Started In Magnet Fishing
In addition to treasure hunting, magnet fishing has an environmental aspect-it helps to clean up our waterways.
Do the U.S. Navy's Aircraft Carriers Still Rule the Seas?
USS Gerald R. Ford steams in the Atlantic Ocean in 2019. The newest U.S. aircraft carrier cost a hefty $13 billion to develop
Could Solid-State Hydrogen Storage Be a Serious Alternative to Batteries?
A laser shines light on nano thin film inside a canister, releasing hydrogen that can feed a fuel cell.