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Planck's Constant and The Origin of Quantum Mechanics | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios
Planck's Length is the length below which the concept of length loses its meaning. What exactly does that mean and what are the incredible implications this fact has upon our reality? To find out check out this episode of Space Time...
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Breaking The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
Quantum mechanics forbids us from measuring the universe beyond a certain level of precision. But that doesn’t stop us from trying. And in some cases succeeding, by squeezing the Heisenberg uncertainty principle to its breaking point.
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The Quantum Experiment that Broke Reality | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios
The double slit experiment radically changed the way we understand reality. Find out what the ramifications of this experiment were and how we can use it to better comprehend our universe.
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How the Quantum Eraser Rewrites the Past | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios
Causality is meant to move in one direction: forward. But the Quantum Eraser experiment seems to reverse causality. How and why can this happen and what are the implications of this experiment on how we understand Quantum Mechanics and...
Be Smart
Glass is Solid… So Why Is It Clear?
Glass is made of sand, which is a kind of rock. But glass is transparent, and rocks aren’t transparent. What’s up with that? Why is glass clear? And why can I sit on a chair? And why can we touch anything? Today we zoom down to the weird...
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The Edge of an Infinite Universe
Have you ever asked “what is beyond the edge of the universe?” And have you ever been told that an infinite universe that has no edge? You were told wrong. In a sense. We can define a boundary to an infinite universe, at least...
SciShow
The Experiment That May Have Broken Physics | SciShow News
Researchers have made some unexpected readings of mysterious particles called muons, which may make us reexamine the Standard Model in physics.
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How Quantum Mechanics Affects Your Life
While you might not think about quantum mechanics being part of your everyday life, it turns out that it might play a role in some of the most familiar things, from the sunlight in the trees to the nose on your face!
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Quantum Gravity and the Hardest Problem in Physics
Between them, general relativity and quantum mechanics seem to describe all of observable reality.
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Hacking at Quantum Speed with Shor's Algorithm
Classical computers struggle to crack modern encryption. But quantum computers using Shor's Algorithm make short work of RSA cryptography. Find out how.
SciShow
Quantum Computing Breakthrough
Quantum physics is weird. But quantum computing could be awesome! Learn how scientists took a big leap this week toward making quantum computers a reality.
TED Talks
Craig Costello: In the war for information, will quantum computers defeat cryptographers?
In this glimpse into our technological future, cryptographer Craig Costello discusses the world-altering potential of quantum computers, which could shatter the limits set by today's machines -- and give code breakers a master key to the...
TED Talks
TED: How quantum biology might explain life's biggest questions | Jim Al-Khalili
How does a robin know to fly south? The answer might be weirder than you think: Quantum physics may be involved. Jim Al-Khalili rounds up the extremely new, extremely strange world of quantum biology, where something Einstein once called...
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Unraveling DNA with Rational Tangles
When you think about math, what do you think of? Numbers? Equations? Patterns maybe? How about.... knots? As in, actual tangles and knots?
Crash Course
Why Cosmic Evolution Matters: Crash Course Big History
Crash Course Big History is back! It turns out, we couldn't tell all of the 13.8 billion years of the history of the universe in 10 Crash Course Episodes. So, Big History host Emily Graslie has returned to add 6 more episodes that look...
SciShow
So what IS the Higgs boson?
Hank responds to viewer questions, and explains what the Higgs boson particle actually IS.
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The Secrets of Feynman Diagrams
Unlock the secrets of Feynman Diagrams. Part 5 in our Quantum Field Theory series.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Will we ever be able to teleport? - Sajan Saini
Is teleportation possible? Could a baseball transform into something like a radio wave, travel through buildings, bounce around corners, and change back into a baseball? Oddly enough, thanks to quantum mechanics, the answer might...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Einstein's brilliant mistake: Entangled states - Chad Orzel
When you think about Einstein and physics, E=mc^2 is probably the first thing that comes to mind. But one of his greatest contributions to the field actually came in the form of an odd philosophical footnote in a 1935 paper he co-wrote...
SciShow
Another Zika Update & Quantum Physics Gamers
Today on SciShow News: We've learned more about the Zika virus, and we'll tell you how gamers are helping to develop quantum computers.
MinutePhysics
Can We Predict Everything
Einstein didn't like quantum mechanics because it wasn't able to make perfect predictions... but science is not about what you like, it's about what's true!
SciShow
Studying the Brain with... Quantum Mechanics?
Quantum mechanics may not seem like it has anything to do with human psychology, but some psychologists are starting to borrow concepts from the field to help make human behavior more predictable.
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How Quantum Mechanics Affects Your Life
While you might not think about quantum mechanics being part of your everyday life, it turns out that it might play a role in some of the most familiar things, from the sunlight in the trees to the nose on your face! Chapters View all...
Bozeman Science
Wave Function
In this video Paul Andersen explains how the location of matter can be determined at the nanoscale using the wave function. The absolute value of the wave function can be used to determine the probability of finding matter in a location....