Universe & matter
Space, forces and the building blocks of everything.
BIG QUESTIONS. CLEAR EXPLANATIONS.
Science · Engineering · Discovery
01 THE BUILT WORLD
A tunnel
beneath the sea.
How does the
water stay out?
Two ways to build beneath the water. One extraordinary engineering challenge.
EPISODE 01 — Full film coming soon
Inside the first episode
Below the surface.
The MAKESTEAD perspective
A world worth
understanding.
Explore the science and engineering behind the world around you. Follow the questions, from the smallest structures to the systems we build.
Life & nature
Living systems and the connections that sustain them.
Technology & energy
Ideas and inventions changing what is possible.
The built world
The engineering behind the places we inhabit.
Curiosity with a foundation
Every story
starts with
evidence.
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