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Dalton's Vision: The Birth of Atomic Theory
In 1803, John Dalton formulated his renowned theory of atoms. The principal tenets of his theory were as follows: ₷ Atoms were thought to be the smallest, hardest, densest, and indivisible particles of matter. Every element is made up of...
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Can Hail Destroy Everything? Exploring the Impact of Hailstones
The team investigates the destructive power of hailstones, exploring how they form and how they can cause significant damage. Through experiments with supercooled water and high-speed impact tests, they simulate hailstorms to see their...
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Testing Ant Intelligence: Are Ants Smarter Than Humans?
In this experiment, our Testers compare the problem-solving abilities of ants and children. With the help of Audrey Dussotour from CNRS, they set up a test to see if a colony of ants can find the shortest path to food faster than a group...
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Walking on Water: The Science Experiment
David, Vincent, and Agathe attempt to walk on water by exploring the properties of non-Newtonian fluids. Using polystyrene floaters and a custom-built swimming pool filled with cornstarch and water, they test whether modifying the...
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Can Humans Sense Magnetic Fields?
Research has found some human brains can pick up on rotations of geomagnetic-strength fields as evidenced by drops in alpha wave power following stimulus.
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World's Lightest Solid!
Aerogels are the world's lightest (least dense) solids. They are also excellent thermal insulators and have been used in numerous Mars missions and the Stardust comet particle-return mission. The focus of this video is silica aerogels,...
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Inside the International Space Station: A Rare View of Life in Space
This video provides a rare glimpse into the International Space Station (ISS) through the eyes of Dutch astronaut Andre Coipers. It showcases various modules and equipment on the ISS, highlighting the living and working conditions of...
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Searching for Gravity Waves: The Biggest Physics Experiment Ever
In this video, scientists from Germany's Max Planck Institute are working on the biggest physics experiment ever to detect faint gravitational waves predicted by Einstein's general theory of relativity. Three gold cubes will float freely...
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How did we discover the first virus?
Have you ever wondered who discovered the first virus? And how was it discovered? The topic 'viruses' has been a popular one in the past 2 years. And not for a good reason! This video will not talk about the Voldemort of all viruses,...
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Build and Learn ASP.NET 6.0 Blazor Hands-On - Lifecycle Methods (Code Example) - OnParametersSet and OnParametersSetAsync
This lecture shows a demo code for illustrating these two Blazor lifecycle methods: OnParametersSet and OnParametersSetAsync. This clip is from the chapter "Advanced Concepts with Hands-On Coding in Blazor" of the series "Build and Learn...
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Aschs Konformitätsexperiment
In den 1950er Jahren entwickelte der Psychologe Solomon Asch eine Studie, um zu untersuchen, ob der Gruppenzwang stark genug sein kann, um unsere Wahrnehmung zu verändern und uns an Dinge glauben zu lassen, die nicht wahr sind. Zu diesem...
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Rutherford's Gold Foil Experiment: Peering into the Nucleus
Ernest Rutherford's Gold Foil Experiment: A Revolutionary Study Background and Experiment Design • Rutherford and his colleagues conducted an experiment to probe the structure of the atom. • The experiment involved alpha particles, a...
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Discovery of Proton & Neutron
Discovery of the Proton and Neutron Background: • J.J. Thomson's 1897 discovery of the electron led to the development of atomic models. • Ernest Rutherford's Gold Foil Experiment (1911) revealed the presence of a dense, positively...
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What is Ball Lighting?
One of the most elusive phenomena in Earth's atmosphere: ball lightning.
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Refractive Index - Part 1 - The Reappearing Penny
As part of the “Picture Perfect Chemistry” celebration for National Chemistry Week 2024, Dr. Boyd “The Chemist” explains what the refractive index is, and then does a simple experiment to highlight the concept. This is the 1st in a...
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Refractive Index - Part 2 - The Disappearing Beaker
As part of the “Picture Perfect Chemistry” celebration for National Chemistry Week 2024, Dr. Boyd “The Chemist” makes a beaker disappear! Follow along for the experiment and an explanation.
0:00 – Introduction
0:16 – What you need
0:26...
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Refractive Index - Part 3 - The Reversing Arrow Trick
As part of the “Picture Perfect Chemistry” celebration for National Chemistry Week 2024, Dr. Boyd “The Chemist” explains and demonstrates the effect of the refractive index using a marker, paper, and water in a glass.
0:00 –...
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Refractive Index - Part 4 - The Disappearing Penny Trick
As part of the “Picture Perfect Chemistry” celebration for National Chemistry Week 2024, Dr. Boyd “The Chemist” does a simple experiment to highlight the concept of refractive index. This is part 4 in the series
0:00 – Introduction
0:16...
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Learning About "The Hypothesis" by Dissolving Peppermint
Which liquid will dissolve the Peppermint Candy Canes the fastest? Follow Dr. Boyd’s explanation to set up your experiment. Just remember to come up with your own hypothesis before you start the experiment. Once you’ve come up with...
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Diffusion - Part 3: Hot vs Cold Fluid Densities
It takes a very steady hand to execute the "shot glass on shot glass" maneuver Dr. Boyd pulls off...twice. Find out how this helps explain fluid diffusion and fluid density in this cool video!
Minute 0:30 – Introduction
Minute 0:52 –...
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Static Electricity - Part 1
In part 1 of a discussion on static electricity, Dr. Boyd shows you how you can build up static electricity, and how you can make a soda can move with a balloon.
Minute 0:00 – Introduction
Minute 0:17 – What you’ll need
Minute 0:30 –...
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Static Electricity – Part 2
In Part 2 of a discussion on static electricity, Dr. Boyd shows you the effect static electricity has on water.
0:00 – Introduction
0:07 – Explanation of Static Electricity
0:50 – What you’ll need
1:28 – Polarity of Water
2:10 –...
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Growing Bean Sprouts - Part 2
In this experiment, find out if it is possible to grow bean sprouts in the dark, without soil!
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Color Changing Flowers Experiment - Part 1
Watch as Dr. Boyd changes the color of White Carnation Flowers.
0:00 – Introduction
0:28 – What you need
0:53 – Explanation
2:21 – Safety
2:39 – White Carnation Experiment
3:40 – Time-elapsed results