Instructional Video18:44
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Friction - Physics 101 / AP Physics 1 Review with Dianna Cowern

9th - 12th
Lesson 6 (Friction) of Dianna's Intro Physics Class on Physics Girl. Never taken physics before? Want to learn the basics of physics? Need an AP Physics 1 review before the exam? This course is for you! Exercises in this video: Problem1:...
Instructional Video15:39
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After 15,000 years, it's waking up

9th - 12th
Why did the US military dig a tunnel in the Alaskan tundra? What is the tunnel used for now?
Instructional Video22:52
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The Sky in 350 Billion Years

9th - 12th
How did Hubble discover the expansion of the universe?
Instructional Video22:05
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Power - Physics 101 / AP Physics 1 Review with Dianna Cowern

9th - 12th
Lesson 11 (Power) of Dianna's Intro Physics Class on Physics Girl. Never taken physics before? Want to learn the basics of physics? Need an AP Physics 1 review before the exam? This course is for you! Exercises in this video: 1A) You...
Instructional Video26:05
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I survived 48 hours in the most isolated camp on earth

9th - 12th
What does it take to survive in a camp on the arctic sea ice?
Instructional Video21:36
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Newton's Laws of Motion - Physics 101 / AP Physics 1 Review - Dianna Cowern

9th - 12th
Lesson 4 (Newton's Laws of Motion) of Dianna's Intro Physics Class on Physics Girl. Never taken physics before? Want to learn the basics of physics? Need an AP Physics 1 review before the exam? This course is for you! Exercises in this...
Instructional Video30:13
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What happens when black holes collide? | EXPERT ANSWERS PHYSICS GIRL QUESTIONS

9th - 12th
What happens when black holes collide? What is the speed of gravity? There are so many weird questions related to gravitational waves.
Instructional Video25:00
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Electric Charge and Light - Physics 101 / AP Physics 1 Review with Dianna Cowern

9th - 12th
Lesson 18 (Electric Charge and Light) of Dianna's Intro Physics Class on Physics Girl. Never taken physics before? Want to learn the basics of physics? Need a review of AP Physics concepts before the exam? This course is for you!...
Instructional Video24:18
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Rotation and Torque - Physics 101 / AP Physics 1 Review with Dianna Cowern

9th - 12th
Lesson 14 (Rotation and Torque) of Dianna's Intro Physics Class on Physics Girl. Never taken physics before? Want to learn the basics of physics? Need an AP Physics 1 review before the exam? This course is for you! Exercises in this...
Instructional Video4:19
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Gravitational Waves Discovered for the First Time!

9th - 12th
On Feb 11, 2016 Scientists at LIGO announced that they had detected gravitational waves for the first time. In the press conference heard round the world, they showed the tell-tale waveforms indicating that huge event in which two black...
Instructional Video4:08
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Dianna's Intro Physics Class: Trailer - Physics 101, AP Physics 1 Review with Physics Girl

9th - 12th
Never taken physics before? Want to learn the basics of physics? Need an AP Physics 1 review before the exam? This course is for you! In this class we will cover these topics: 1D Motion Free Fall 2D Motion Newton’s Laws Free Body...
Instructional Video10:41
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My Path into Physics (at MIT)

9th - 12th
Dianna Cowern runs Physics Girl full time. Here she discusses her path to studying physics and doing physics research before moving on to other, less prestigious, career pursuits.
Instructional Video7:17
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I Visited the First Gravitational Wave Detector! LIGO | STELLAR

9th - 12th
We’ve been waiting to verify the existence of Gravitational Waves for over 100 years and I actually got to go to LIGO to see exactly how they proved it! I know, this video is a bit different from most Physics Girl videos. It's part of a...
Instructional Video10:12
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NEW RESULTS! Cosmic Quantum Bell Test

9th - 12th
How do you test quantum mechanics with ancient stars? A new experiment aims to close loopholes to the iconic "Quantum Bell Test", with new results published in Feb. 2017!
Instructional Video4:48
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Can you take perfect 3D photos?

9th - 12th
3D movies and TV are is increasing in popularity, but is any of it truly 3D? How true is the 3D in movie theaters? How do glassess-less 3D TVs work? Try catching a ball with one eye closed. If you find it easy, try having the ball thrown...
Instructional Video5:24
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Why is the universe flat?

9th - 12th
Cosmic inflation is a theory that was proposed in the 1980s by cosmologist Alan Guth to answer some of the most fundamental questions of the origins of our universe. It also solved the Horizon Problem and the Flatness Problem.
Instructional Video5:51
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How SMOOTHNESS of a SOCCER BALL affects curve!

9th - 12th
The reverse magnus effect - Curving and bending a ball using the magnus effect is common in soccer, tennis, and baseball. The effect can be reversed though - kick the ball the same way, and it will bend in the opposite direction!
Instructional Video6:46
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Can you guess this note? Perfect Pitch and Physics

9th - 12th
What is perfect pitch, or absolute pitch? Can it be learned? How does timbre, or the type of instrument affect perfect pitch? Physics explains!
Instructional Video21:05
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Freefall - Physics 101 / AP Physics 1 Review with Dianna Cowern

9th - 12th
Lesson 2 of Dianna's Intro Physics Class on Physics Girl. Topic: Freefall. Never taken physics before? Want to learn the basics of physics? Need an AP Physics 1 review before the exam? This course is for you! Exercises in this video:...
Instructional Video9:13
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Unique at-home Science Experiments! with Physics Girl

9th - 12th
Dianna from Physics Girl walks through 5 experiments with jello, lasers, balloons, surface tension, band-aids and candles, with some bonus facts and trivia!
Instructional Video6:19
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The Boat/Rock Brainteaser ft Simone Giertz part 2/3

9th - 12th
0:22 - riddle #1 - the falling wooden and iron balls 1:54 - answer to riddle #1 4:20 - simone asks me a question about transistors! 5:40 - riddle #2 - the boat/rock puzzle
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Does height matter in sports?

9th - 12th
Some sports attract tall athletes and some are dominated by athletes with a shorter stature. The study of allometry investigates how strength scales with height. According to science, what are the reasons that certain sports attract tall...
Instructional Video23:03
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Conservation of Energy - Physics 101 / AP Physics 1 Review with Dianna Cowern

9th - 12th
Lesson 10 (Conservation of Energy) of Dianna's Intro Physics Class on Physics Girl. Never taken physics before? Want to learn the basics of physics? Need an AP Physics 1 review before the exam? This course is for you! Exercises in this...
Instructional Video22:29
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Free Body Diagrams - Physics 101 / AP Physics 1 Review with Dianna Cowern

9th - 12th
Lesson 5 (Free Body Diagrams) of Dianna's Intro Physics Class on Physics Girl. Never taken physics before? Want to learn the basics of physics? Need an AP Physics 1 review before the exam? This course is for you! Exercises in this video:...