MinutePhysics
Do Photons Cast Shadows?
This video is about two-photon (gamma-gamma) physics, and how photons can interact with each other - either mediated by a passing lepton, or gravitationally via lensing, or via vacuum fluctuation pair production of vertical particles...
SciShow
The Mysterious "Space Roar"
We here at SciShow like to start things off with a "Boom" for yet another season! Hank talks about the mystery behind the "Space Roar" and why it is we can't really hear it.
SciShow
Is There Sound in Space?
Sound can't actually travel through a vacuum like space, but scientists have learned that there's still plenty to hear.
MinutePhysics
Gravitational Waves Explained Using Stick Figures
This video is about gravitational waves in the weak field limit as discovered by the LIGO collaboration, explained by parallels to electromagnetic radiation, sound waves, water waves, etc. I want to see Cat LIGO ASAP!
Curated Video
Is There Sound in Space?
Sound can't actually travel through a vacuum like space, but scientists have learned that there's still plenty to hear.
SciShow
A Brief History of Timekeeping
It's time for another leap second! Join SciShow as we celebrate by exploring the long and strange history of timekeeping.
Crash Course
Cinema, Radio, and Television: Crash Course History of Science
Radio, Cinema, and Television have been staples in news coverage, entertainment, and education for almost 100 years. But... where did they all come from? Who started what and when and why? In this episode, Hank Green talks to us about...
SciShow
Great Minds: James Clerk Maxwell, Electromagnetic Hero
Saturn’s rings, colored photography, and the discovery of electromagnetic waves all have have one thing in common. James Clerk Maxwell. Discover for yourself all the amazing contributions Maxwell made to science.
Crash Course
Heat Transfer: Crash Course Engineering #14
Today we’re talking about heat transfer and the different mechanisms behind it. We’ll explore conduction, the thermal conductivity of materials, convection, boundary layers, and radiation.
Bozeman Science
Electromagnetic Waves
In this video Paul Andersen details the characteristics of electromagnetic waves. Electromagnetic waves are transverse waves that can move through both mediums and vacuums. The electric and magnetic fields oscillate perpendicular to the...
Bozeman Science
Electromagnetic Radiation
In this video Paul Andersen details the waves in electromagnetic radiation. There is an inverse relation between the wavelength and frequency of electromagnetic waves. Electromagnetic radiation includes gamma rays, x-rays, infrared...
SciShow
How We Know Star Wars Isn’t A Documentary | Compilation
Plot often trumps reality when portraying space in movies and, as a result, many films are full of inaccuracies. So how much fiction is actually written into some of our favorite movies? Movies mentioned (and potentially spoiled) in this...
SciShow
5 Undervalued Scientists: Great Minds Compilation
Take some time with us to look back on a few of our episodes about scientists who deserve a little more recognition than they got.
Bozeman Science
Mechanical and Electromagnetic Waves
In this video Paul Andersen compares and contrasts mechanical and electromagnetic waves. Both types of waves transfer energy through oscillations but mechanical waves requires a medium. Several examples of each type of wave are included.
Be Smart
Illuminating the Universe: The History of Light
Beyond what we can touch, taste, smell, and hear, we experience the universe through light. But how did we come to discover light, and how did we learn light's true nature, as the fastest thing in the universe, an electromagnetic...
SciShow
Where Should I Put My Wi-Fi Router
If you want to improve your wireless internet signal, we've got a few things to keep in mind.
Bozeman Science
Transverse and Longitudinal Waves
In this video Paul Andersen compares and contrasts transverse and longitudinal waves. Waves carry energy through oscillations. In transverse waves the oscillations are perpendicular to the direction of the wave and in longitudinal they...
Curated Video
Laser
A laser is a type of optical amplifier that produces light within a very narrow frequency band, and with the peaks and troughs of their electromagnetic waves more or less in step. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms...
Curated Video
Antenna
A transmitter or receiver that converts alternating electric currents into electromagnetic waves, or vice versa. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual...
Curated Video
Heat Transport
Conduction, convection and radiation are all ways in which heat is transported. How does each work, and what are they useful for? Physics - Energy And Radioactivity - Learning Points. The three types of heat transport are conduction,...
FuseSchool
Medical Imaging
If only we were all given a window so a doctor could look inside us when we were ill.Think of the operations that would save! Luckily there are now many ways we can see what is happening deep inside our bodies by using electromagnetic...
Curated Video
GCSE Physics - Intro to Waves - Longitudinal and Transverse Waves #61
This video covers: - What waves are - How to label a wave. E.g. amplitude, wavelength, crest, trough and time period - How to calculate wave speed - The difference between transverse and longitudinal waves General info: - Suitable for...
Curated Video
GCSE Physics - Electromagnetic Waves #64
In this video we cover the following: - The 7 different types, and order, of the waves in the electromagnetic spectrum - The phrase ROYGBIV to help you remember the order of colours in the visible light spectrum - The inverse...
Curated Video
GCSE Physics - Radio Waves #65
In this video we cover: - How radio waves can be transmitted using oscilloscopes, transmitters, and receivers - How the transmission of radio waves can be used to transfer information - The three different types of radio waves, and how...