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Richard Feynman, The Great Explainer: Great Minds
Like SciShow? Help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso, or hold your liquids! Chapters View all GREAT EXPLAINERS 0:26 QUANTUM MECHANICS 2:54 THEORETICAL PHYSICS 3:04 PRANKING OTHER PHYSICISTS 3:55...
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The Truth About Beauty in Physics
The great physicist Hermann Weyl once said: "My work always tried to unite the true with the beautiful, but when I had to choose one or the other, I usually chose the beautiful." But is this actually good advice for doing physics?
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3 Great Discoveries of 2013
Hank lays out three of the most awesome discoveries in science in 2013, from the fields of physics, space science and anthropology.
World Science Festival
Good Physicists Are as Variable as Snowflakes
Any new, radical concept in physics—like that of the holographic principle—tends to garner differing levels of support and skepticism within the field. Theoretical physicist Leonard Susskind explains that beyond its basic premise, every...
Science360
Theoretical physicist and arms control expert Sidney Drell is a 2011 NMS Laureate
Theoretical physicist and arms control expert Sidney Drell, 2011 National Medal of Science Laureate, contributed greatly to sciencespecifically to quantum field theory and quantum chromodynamicsas well as to the application of science by...
World Science Festival
The Black Hole Mystery That Keeps Physicist Raphael Bousso Up At Night
Einstein's General Relativity established that there would be no physical effect marking the location of the black hole's edge. Recent results have pitted this nearly century old scientific thought against the basic equations of quantum...
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How Luminiferous Aether Led to Relativity
As the 19th century came to a close, physicists were feeling pretty satisfied with the state of their science. The great edifice of physical theory seemed complete. A few minor experiments remained to verify everything. Little did those...
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Why String Theory is Right
Some see string theory as the one great hope for a theory of everything - that it will unite quantum mechanics and gravity and so unify all of physics into one glorious theory.
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How Ovens Helped Discover Quantum Mechanics
Ovens are great for baking, cooking, and.... discovering quantum mechanics? In this fascinating episode of SciShow, Hank takes you through the science of quantum mechanics, and how ovens played a big part in their discovery.
Great Big Story
This Amateur Physicist Built a Fusion Reactor in His Backyard
New ReviewStep into the fascinating world of backyard science, where amateur scientists gather annually, turning their homes into hubs of innovation. In Lakeside, Virginia, Richard Hull, a retired electronics engineer, takes us on a journey...
National Geographic
Behind the Scenes with Geoffrey Rush | Genius
For Academy Award winner Geoffrey Rush, playing Albert Einstein is one of the great parts. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Watch all Genius Clips here: http://bit.ly/2WatchGenius About Genius: From Executive Producers Brian...
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Love and Science | Genius
Recalling the groundbreaking partnership of Marie and Pierre Curie, Mileva helps Albert search for the subject of his next great scientific paper. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Watch all Genius Clips here:...
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The Mirror | 10 Days of Genius | National Geographic
What if you could ride a beam of light across time and space? How far would you go? What would you discover? Watch our new Genius-inspired short, “The Mirror,” directed by Sam Spiegel, for an imaginative journey to the great unknown....
TED Talks
David Deutsch: After billions of years of monotony, the universe is waking up
Theoretical physicist David Deutsch delivers a mind-bending meditation on the "great monotony" -- the idea that nothing novel has appeared in the universe for billions of years -- and shows how humanity's capacity to create explanatory...
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The 4 Greatest Mysteries of Physics
There are still some great mysteries of our universe that physicists can't explain. How is that possible? Join us as we break down the 4 greatest mysteries of physics in this episode of SciShow hosted by Michael Aranda!
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What Happens After the Universe Ends?
Conformal Cyclic Cosmology is a story of the origin and the end of our universe from great mathematical physicist Sir Roger Penrose. It’s goes like this: the infinitely far future, when the universe has expanded exponentially to to an...
Great Big Story
This Man Escaped the Iron Curtain by Zip Line
In 1986, Daniel Pohl was stuck in communist Czechoslovakia, looking for a way to escape life under totalitarian rule. His exit strategy was unusual, to say the least. After realizing that he could not rely on traditional forms of...
Great Big Story
This Man Escaped the Iron Curtain by Zip Line
New ReviewJoin Daniel Paul on an extraordinary journey from the oppressive grip of Czechoslovakia's Communist regime to the dazzling lights of Las Vegas. In this captivating narrative, Daniel recounts his daring escape alongside physicist Robert...
Great Big Story
Robert Lang, Mastering the Art of Mathematical Origami
New ReviewDiscover how Robert Lang, a former NASA physicist, combines intricate mathematics with the traditional art of origami to create stunning sculptures.
Great Big Story
This Man Escaped the Iron Curtain by Zip Line
New ReviewJoin Daniel Paul on an extraordinary journey from the oppressive grip of Czechoslovakia's Communist regime to the dazzling lights of Las Vegas. In this captivating narrative, Daniel recounts his daring escape alongside physicist Robert...
World Science Festival
The Moth: The Randomness of Concentration Camps by Leonard Mlodinow
Leonard Mlodinow shares how learning about the heroism and hardship of his father, a Holocaust survivor, provided the eminent physicist and popular author with the strength to face just about anything in life. Scientists, writers, and...
World Science Festival
The Moth: Suffering for Science by Frank Wilczek
Nobel Prize-winning physicist Frank Wilczek recounts how imprecise editing in popular science media can lead to apocalyptic visions, as well as awkwardly hilarious moments. Scientists, writers, and artists take to the stage to tell...
World Science Festival
The Moth: Go Tell It on the Mountain - Jim Gates
A physicist climbs many mountains over the course of his career. Jim Gates is a Professor of Physics at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is currently exploring computer software codes hidden inside of superstring theory...
World Science Festival
Raphael Bousso Strives To Get Rid of Infinity
A lamp cannot emit infinite energy, so if your calculations say it should, then you know something is wrong. Physicists actually love when infinities appear in their calculations because then they know something is wrong, rather than...