From Motherboard. Bitcoin mining is booming, and it uses a ton of energy. Mining businesses today are flocking anywhere they can get cheap energy, and promising to make efforts to be more green. In this Cryptoland roundtable, VICE News’s Krishna Andavolu sits down with Alice Hines from VICE News, Motherboard’s Audrey Carleton, and Digiconomist’s Alex…

From Motherboard. What’s one billion dollars really worth? Dexter investigates the economics of the esports bubble and finds out how people behind the scenes get used by an explosive industry. Subscribe to MOTHERBOARD: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-To-MOTHERBOARD Follow MOTHERBOARD Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/motherboardtv Twitter: http://twitter.com/motherboard Tumblr: http://motherboardtv.tumblr.com/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/motherboardvice More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideo

From Motherboard. Today’s crypto landscape is a far cry from the days when there was just Bitcoin. In this roundtable panel, VICE News’s Krishna Andavolu talks to Motherboard’s Edward Ongweso Jr, Litecoin founder Charlie Lee, and Cybersecurity expert David Guido to talk about the new, high risk trading business of altcoins, the emergence of DeFi,…

From Motherboard. RESET explores the history of regulation in gaming from Pong to Mortal Kombat. Maybe it wasn’t game content that needed to be regulated, but instead gamers themselves? Subscribe to MOTHERBOARD: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-To-MOTHERBOARD Follow MOTHERBOARD Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/motherboardtv Twitter: http://twitter.com/motherboard Tumblr: http://motherboardtv.tumblr.com/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/motherboardvice More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideo

From Motherboard. In 2021, China made the sweeping decision to ban Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining. That decision kicked off a migration of mining businesses to other countries including the US. In this roundtable panel VICE News’s Krishna Andavolu talks to Motherboard’s Jordan Pearson and Neeraj Agrawal of Coincenter to discuss what this ban means for…

From Motherboard. Who gets to be a gamer? Did you choose that game or did it choose you? The rise of the gamer bro and how Black SIMS fans changed the game for everyone. Subscribe to MOTHERBOARD: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-To-MOTHERBOARD Follow MOTHERBOARD Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/motherboardtv Twitter: http://twitter.com/motherboard Tumblr: http://motherboardtv.tumblr.com/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/motherboardvice More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideo

From Motherboard. Find out how the U.S. Army uses video games to recruit new soliders. Dexter trains with the Army esports team at Fort Knox. Subscribe to MOTHERBOARD: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-To-MOTHERBOARD Follow MOTHERBOARD Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/motherboardtv Twitter: http://twitter.com/motherboard Tumblr: http://motherboardtv.tumblr.com/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/motherboardvice More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideo

From Motherboard. Investing in crypto is becoming easier thanks to third party services and wallets. But while investing becomes more accessible to the masses, some worry that the privacy that comes with wallets controlled by individuals is becoming a thing of the past. In this roundtable panel, VICE News’s Krishna Andavolu sits down with Motherboard’s…

From Motherboard. Uncover the secret history of the relationship between the U.S. military and the video game industry. Dexter tries a VR treatment for vets experiencing PTSD. Subscribe to MOTHERBOARD: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-To-MOTHERBOARD Follow MOTHERBOARD Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/motherboardtv Twitter: http://twitter.com/motherboard Tumblr: http://motherboardtv.tumblr.com/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/motherboardvice More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideo

From Motherboard. Dexter unearths a lost successor to NBA Jam and plays it for the first time in 30 years. Plus, meet the people dedicated to preserving video games and gaming culture. Subscribe to MOTHERBOARD: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-To-MOTHERBOARD Follow MOTHERBOARD Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/motherboardtv Twitter: http://twitter.com/motherboard Tumblr: http://motherboardtv.tumblr.com/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/motherboardvice More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideo

From Motherboard. Find out what makes the fighting game community so unique amongst other gamer groups. Dexter battles an FGC legend and talks to two up and comers looking to change the game. Subscribe to MOTHERBOARD: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-To-MOTHERBOARD Follow MOTHERBOARD Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/motherboardtv Twitter: http://twitter.com/motherboard Tumblr: http://motherboardtv.tumblr.com/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/motherboardvice More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideo

From Motherboard. All over the world, the crypto-wealthy are looking to create blockchain utopias that critics say are just the latest example of colonialism. In this episode of Cryptoland, Motherboard takes you to ‘Floating Man,’ a wild multi-day festival for believers in Liberland, a Bitcoin-powered micronation located in a contested patch of land between Croatia…

From Motherboard. The Chinese government has long tried to stamp out cryptocurrencies in the country with varying levels of success. In 2021, a ban on mining finally sent firms packing and seeking countries like Kazakhstan with friendlier stances toward crypto mining. They’ve also found homes in towns all over the US, where companies are encountering…

From Motherboard. All over the world, criminals are locking up important computer systems and demanding crypto as a ransom. So-called ransomware is officially an epidemic, and cryptocurrencies sit at the nexus of the crisis. In this episode of Cryptoland, Motherboard sifts through the fallout of a ransomware attack at schools in Afton, Missouri, and our…

From Motherboard. Crypto is often said to be a lifeline for people who are blocked from mainstream finance, and one community in particular has embraced its potential: sex workers. Sex workers routinely face discrmination from banks, credit card companies, and payment services, and so some performers—and startups—have turned to the blockchain. But is it a…

From Motherboard. NASA’s Curiosity Rover has discovered signs of water, climbed mountains, and is continuing to chug along on its journey to discover all it can about the Red Planet. This bold expedition began more than a decade ago, and over the years the robot has captured the imagination, and hearts, of the world. Motherboard’s…

From Motherboard. "Be your own bank" reflects the core libertarian ethos of Bitcoin. But what happens when it goes wrong? A shocking amount of Bitcoins have been lost by their owners either because they lost their passwords or lost their wallets. In this episode of Cryptoland, Motherboard follows a father-and-son duo who run a business…

From Motherboard. In the beginning there was only Bitcoin, but today there exists a dizzying array of crypto projects promising eye-popping returns to investors. In this new Wild West, doge-themed memecoins and complex "decentralized finance" (DeFi) projects are making some people rich and ruining others due to scams, hacks, and plain old poor investing. Watch…

From Motherboard. Bitcoin uses as much energy as a small country to secure the blockchain. Is crypto mining strengthening America’s power grid and hastening the transition to renewables, or propping up the ailing fossil fuel industry while making the climate crisis worse? It depends on who you ask. Follow Motherboard to West Texas, which is…

From Motherboard. In 2013, one of the earliest Bitcoin conferences was held in San Jose, when one Bitcoin was worth $118. Now, 1 BTC goes for nearly $40,000, and the cryptocurrency industry has minted a new class of millionaires and billionaires with grand aspirations for the industry and the power it wields. In this episode…

From Motherboard. Tomorrow, Motherboard will be premiering the first episode of CRYPTOLAND, our documentary series reckoning with what cryptocurrency is doing to culture, politics, economies, society, the planet, and the physical infrastructure of our world. The series will roll out every Thursday over the course of the next eight weeks on this YouTube channel. *…

From Motherboard. The Square Kilometre Array telescope is so big, it’s being built in both Australia and South Africa. The radio telescope, comprised of an array of radio towers and dishes, will be the largest radio telescope ever made. The array will listen to signals from deep space, in hopes of discovering more about the…

From Motherboard. While they have caused catastrophic destruction on the past, asteroids are also thought to be key ingredients for new life, explains Bill Bottke of the Southwest Research Institute. In addition to mapping when the next asteroid will be on a crash course with Earth, Bottke and his team are launching a mission that…

From Motherboard. In an arid Chilean desert, scientists are building the world’s “biggest eye on the sky.” We speak to Michele Cirasuolo and Suzanne Ramsay of the European Southern Observatory. Subscribe to MOTHERBOARD: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-To-MOTHERBOARD Follow MOTHERBOARD Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/motherboardtv Twitter: http://twitter.com/motherboard Tumblr: http://motherboardtv.tumblr.com/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/motherboardvice More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideo

From Motherboard. Late last year, Dr. Robert Montogomery and his team at NYU performed the first ever pig-to-human kidney transplant. Even more recently, a pig heart was put into a person for the first time. The U.S is facing a donor organ crisis, and this technology could potentially save millions of human lives. But there…

From Motherboard. Water is necessary for life, at least here on Earth. But could the same be true for the subsurface oceans on distant moons like Europa and Enceladus? And what about the methane seas of Titan? Could these be home to life as we don’t know it? Motherboard’s Becky Ferreira speaks with Jonathan Lunine,…

From Motherboard. Ann Marie Cody is a research scientist with SETI who combs the universe looking for hints that we might not be alone. Subscribe to MOTHERBOARD: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-To-MOTHERBOARD Follow MOTHERBOARD Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/motherboardtv Twitter: http://twitter.com/motherboard Tumblr: http://motherboardtv.tumblr.com/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/motherboardvice More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideo

From Motherboard. When it comes to the international energy market and the distribution of gas by large commercial companies, sustainability is not always a main priority. So how can we as consumers address this dilemma? In this episode of State of Repair, Motherboard goes to Arnhem, a city in the Netherlands, to meet with Gijs.…

From Motherboard. The moment of truth is finally here. After decades of work by thousands of scientists from 14 counties, and billions of dollars spent, the James Webb Space Telescope is go for launch. JWST promises untold discoveries from the farthest reaches of time and space, explains Natasha Batalha, a scientist at NASA Ames Research Center.  Subscribe…

From Motherboard. Cloud seeding has been around for almost a century, touted for its ability to increase rain and snowfall in drought-stricken regions. Governments have spent billions on these weather-modifying projects, despite scant evidence that the technology actually increased precipitation. Now, scientists finally have proof that cloud seeding works. But can weather modification ever escape…

From Motherboard. Launched in 1977 to tour the outer planets of the solar system, the two Voyager spacecraft are now the farthest human made objects from Earth and the first to actually leave the solar system. Mission scientists share insights about what it took to first get Voyager launched, and how they keep 45-year-old spacecraft…

From Motherboard. A look at the life-charging transformation that happens when space travelers witness Earth from orbit. Subscribe to MOTHERBOARD: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-To-MOTHERBOARD Follow MOTHERBOARD Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/motherboardtv Twitter: http://twitter.com/motherboard Tumblr: http://motherboardtv.tumblr.com/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/motherboardvice More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideo

From Motherboard. Despite stereotypes about willpower and morality, in the United States, the scientific consensus is that addiction is a brain disorder. We spoke to neuroscientists about what that means, how drugs really change our brains, and the search for brain-based addiction treatments. Subscribe to MOTHERBOARD: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-To-MOTHERBOARD Follow MOTHERBOARD Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/motherboardtv Twitter: http://twitter.com/motherboard Tumblr: http://motherboardtv.tumblr.com/…

From Motherboard. Space Perspectives offers a new way for tourists to view the Earth from way up. Instead of using rockets or space planes, the company has designed a pressurized capsule that rides under a hydrogen-filled balloon all the way up to 100,000 feet.  Subscribe to MOTHERBOARD: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-To-MOTHERBOARD Follow MOTHERBOARD Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/motherboardtv Twitter: http://twitter.com/motherboard Tumblr: http://motherboardtv.tumblr.com/ Instagram:…

From Motherboard. In this episode of The Space Show, Becky speaks with Abel Mendez, Director of the Planetary Habitability Laboratory at the University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo, and some of his students, about what the loss of the iconic radio telescope means for science and the people who live and work at Arecibo. Subscribe…

From Motherboard. Outer Wilds is the award-winning game that lets players explore a miniature space station in a spaceship made of wood. Along the way, players seek a greater understanding of space exploration and the universe, all while racing against a sun that is primed to go supernova. Unlike countless other space video games, Outer…

From Motherboard. 01:55 Future of Medicine 14:06 Future of healing 27:14 Future of Diagnosis 38:08 Future of Babies 49:36 Future of Drugs What Happens Next examines the future as we confront massive technological transformations in central aspects of daily life. In this episode, we focus on water, food, work, driving, meat, and fact. What Happens…

From Motherboard. It’s not just that the Navajo need the internet – the internet needs the Navajo. It’s estimated that 7 out of 10 households on rural tribal lands have absolutely no internet connection. Why is this, when you can drive just a few minutes off the reservation and get full access to broadband and…

From Motherboard. Our plane travel needs to become more sustainable, but how? Innovators around the world are working on solutions ranging from battery power to biofuels.  *This series is supported by DELTA. VICE News retains full editorial authority. Subscribe to MOTHERBOARD: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-To-MOTHERBOARD Follow MOTHERBOARD Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/motherboardtv Twitter: http://twitter.com/motherboard Tumblr: http://motherboardtv.tumblr.com/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/motherboardvice More videos from…

From Motherboard. For decades, clean hydrogen power has been touted as a potentially world-changing technology. But the hydrogen economy has never quite materialized. With an oncoming wave of government and institutional investment in hydrogen power, we spoke with two industry entrepreneurs: Enass Abo-Hamed, whose company H2GO offers solid-state hydrogen storage, and New Jersey’s Mike Strizki,…

From Motherboard. 2:05 Future of Water 11:44 Future of Food 18:47 Future of Work 26:48 Future of Driving 37:14 Future of Meat 50:34 Future of Fact What Happens Next examines the future as we confront massive technological transformations in central aspects of daily life. In this episode, we focus on water, food, work, driving, meat,…

From Motherboard. The Next 50 Years: Scientists are innovating solutions to transform harmful greenhouse gases into everyday objects like water bottles, sunglasses and wallets. It all centers around identifying unique bacteria, hidden in all corners of our planet – from inside a rabbit’s stomach to the depth of the ocean. Researchers are identifying these bacteria…

From Motherboard. One day, a bus severed the cable that provided internet to Daniel Heredia’s neighborhood. The large ISP said it would take two weeks to reconnect – he knew there had to be a better way – a more personable, community-centric, human internet. Fast forward to today, as Motherboard joins NYC Mesh, a group…

From Motherboard. What Happens Next examines the future as we confront massive technological transformations in central aspects of daily life. The Future of Cities 02:05 The Future of Money 12:19 The Future of Colleges 23:10 The Future of Pandemics 31:39 The Future of Homes 41:58 The Future of Aging 50:25 What Happens Next is a…

From Motherboard. The Next 50 Years: In Iceland, at the edge of the Arctic Circle, scientists are creating the one of the first carbon negative power stations, using geothermal technology and a revolutionary carbon capture process. They’re now setting their sights exporting this ground-breaking technology to the world, by creating CO2 hubs, where lands rich…

From Motherboard. Neutrinos are one of nature’s most elusive subatomic particles. Countless trillions of them are streaming all around us, yet they almost never interact with matter, making them extremely difficult to study. Yet scientists at the IceCube Neutrino Observatory in Antarctica do manage to "see" these particles, and all it takes are thousands of…

From Motherboard. Through his nonprofit Nature’s SAFE, Tullis Matson collects and freezes sperm, eggs, and other genetic material from some of the world’s most endangered animals. These samples could, in theory, help make more of these creatures in the future, through cloning and other high-tech methods. Yet other scientists aren’t sure whether “frozen zoos” are…