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Season 2012
Bad tidings - the tides are slowing down the earth!
Bad tidings - the tides are slowing down the earth!
Zach Weiner of SMBC comics is guest illustrator on MinutePhysics!
Why are some stones round and others flat?
Zach Weiner of SMBC comics is guest illustrator on MinutePhysics!
Why are some stones round and others flat?
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Why circles are round (and triangles too!)
Why circles are round (and triangles too!)
Two linemen colliding can light a 60W bulb for over a minute!
Two linemen colliding can light a 60W bulb for over a minute!
How much do you need to vomit in order to levitate?
How much do you need to vomit in order to levitate?
The basic physics behind how rockets work! (plus a special announcement)
The basic physics behind how rockets work! (plus a special announcement)
A brief intro to the current theory of (almost) everything - the Standard Model of particle physics. It's like cake, only universal.
A brief intro to the current theory of (almost) everything - the Standard Model of particle physics. It's like cake, only universal.
What is matter, anyway? What does it have to do with math? And why aren't you made of Jesus? Delving deeper into the theory of (almost) everything - the Standard Model of particle physics.
What is matter, anyway? What does it have to do with math? And why aren't you made of Jesus? Delving deeper into the theory of (almost) everything - the Standard Model of particle physics.
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What are years... and the galactic supermassive black hole!
Episode overview
It's leap year time... so what are years, anyway? And what do they have to do with the supermassive black hole in the core of the milky way?
It's leap year time... so what are years, anyway? And what do they have to do with the supermassive black hole in the core of the milky way?
Pi day (3.14) is Albert Einstein's Birthday! To celebrate, we'll explain 4 of his most groundbreaking papers from 1905, when he was just 26 years old.
Pi day (3.14) is Albert Einstein's Birthday! To celebrate, we'll explain 4 of his most groundbreaking papers from 1905, when he was just 26 years old.
How do we know atoms exist? And just how big are they?
Pi day (3.14) is Albert Einstein's Birthday! To celebrate, we'll explain 4 of his most groundbreaking papers from 1905, when he was just 26 years old.
How do we know atoms exist? And just how big are they?
Pi day (3.14) is Albert Einstein's Birthday! To celebrate, we'll explain 4 of his most groundbreaking papers from 1905, when he was just 26 years old.
How Einstein (& others) discovered Special Relativity.
Pi day (3.14) is Albert Einstein's Birthday! To celebrate, we'll explain 4 of his most groundbreaking papers from 1905, when he was just 26 years old.
How Einstein (& others) discovered Special Relativity.
Pi day (3.14) is Albert Einstein's Birthday! To celebrate, we'll explain 4 of his most groundbreaking papers from 1905, when he was just 26 years old.
Ever wonder how Einstein proved E=mc²? This is how.
Pi day (3.14) is Albert Einstein's Birthday! To celebrate, we'll explain 4 of his most groundbreaking papers from 1905, when he was just 26 years old.
Ever wonder how Einstein proved E=mc²? This is how.
Pi day (3.14) is Albert Einstein's Birthday! To celebrate, we'll explain 4 of his most groundbreaking papers from 1905, when he was just 26 years old.
The moon may be 1.3 light-seconds away, but why on earth do we measure distances using time?
The moon may be 1.3 light-seconds away, but why on earth do we measure distances using time?
Just because there are four dimensions doesn't mean there's a "fourth dimension"
Just because there are four dimensions doesn't mean there's a "fourth dimension"
Have you ever wondered where "Ye Olde" spelling comes from? Today we unravel this thorny linguistic issue.
Have you ever wondered where "Ye Olde" spelling comes from? Today we unravel this thorny linguistic issue.
If gravity is so attractive, why doesn't the earth just crash into the sun? Or the moon into the earth?
The answer: Stable Orbits
If gravity is so attractive, why doesn't the earth just crash into the sun? Or the moon into the earth?
The answer: Stable Orbits
"Some infinities are bigger than other infinities" - Hazel Grace Lancaster, in "The Fault in Our Stars," by John Green
"Some infinities are bigger than other infinities" - Hazel Grace Lancaster, in "The Fault in Our Stars," by John Green
In which we explain economic equilibrium, how to make money from nothing, and every fundamental force in physics.
In which we explain economic equilibrium, how to make money from nothing, and every fundamental force in physics.
Prove πR² using only beads and a ruler!
Henry Reich first saw this proof in an article by Russell Jay Hendel, Dowling College
Prove πR² using only beads and a ruler!
Henry Reich first saw this proof in an article by Russell Jay Hendel, Dowling College
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Picture of the Big Bang (a.k.a. Oldest Light in the Universe)
Episode overview
Where does all the stuff in the universe come from?
Where does all the stuff in the universe come from?
Ever wanted to explore the Cosmic Background Radiation? It's our best picture of the big bang, and now you can!
http://www.bigbangregistry.com
Ever wanted to explore the Cosmic Background Radiation? It's our best picture of the big bang, and now you can!
http://www.bigbangregistry.com
My open letter to the universe.
My open letter to the universe.
The Higgs Boson. What more need be said? Two more Higgs videos coming soon.
The Higgs Boson. What more need be said? Two more Higgs videos coming soon.
What is mass and what does it have to do with the Higgs Boson?
What is mass and what does it have to do with the Higgs Boson?
How do you know when you've "discovered" a particle? What do we mean by "discovery"?
How do you know when you've "discovered" a particle? What do we mean by "discovery"?
Which is the most intense Olympic throwing event? Shot put? Hammer? Discus? Javelin?
Which is the most intense Olympic throwing event? Shot put? Hammer? Discus? Javelin?
London Bridge has already been rebuilt twice! But what happened to the bridges that came down?
London Bridge has already been rebuilt twice! But what happened to the bridges that came down?
Who's faster over 10 meters - the fastest sprinter in the world, or gravity?
Who's faster over 10 meters - the fastest sprinter in the world, or gravity?
What if there were a tunnel through the middle of the earth and you jumped in?
What if there were a tunnel through the middle of the earth and you jumped in?
AfterEffects Tutorial on how to Simulate the Universe: http://dft.ba/-3v1X
Millennium Simulation - http://dft.ba/-3v12
Also, explore a map of the big bang! http://www.bigbangregistry.com
AfterEffects Tutorial on how to Simulate the Universe: http://dft.ba/-3v1X
Millennium Simulation - http://dft.ba/-3v12
Also, explore a map of the big bang! http://www.bigbangregistry.com
What is a sport? Do arbitrary and technophobic rules matter?
What is a sport? Do arbitrary and technophobic rules matter?
Have you ever wondered why you look up and see a dark sky at night?
Have you ever wondered why you look up and see a dark sky at night?
Check out the Massey Lectures with Neil Turok: http://dft.ba/-massey
Check out the Massey Lectures with Neil Turok: http://dft.ba/-massey
What was the 2012 Nobel Prize in physics given for? Capturing a single photon of light!
What was the 2012 Nobel Prize in physics given for? Capturing a single photon of light!
Check out the Massey Lectures with Neil Turok: http://dft.ba/-massey
Check out the Massey Lectures with Neil Turok: http://dft.ba/-massey
You've heard of E=mc²... but you probably haven't heard the whole story.
You've heard of E=mc²... but you probably haven't heard the whole story.
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!
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!
An open letter from Henry to the President.
An open letter from Henry to the President.
In this quantum world, what does it mean to touch something? Do we really hover above the chairs we're sitting in?
In this quantum world, what does it mean to touch something? Do we really hover above the chairs we're sitting in?
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Does the Universe Have a Purpose? feat. Neil deGrasse Tyson
Episode overview
Neil deGrasse Tyson was asked by the Templeton Foundation to answer the question "Does the Universe Have a Purpose". Then he read his answer aloud and I drew some pictures for it.
Neil deGrasse Tyson was asked by the Templeton Foundation to answer the question "Does the Universe Have a Purpose". Then he read his answer aloud and I drew some pictures for it.
What if you thought the earth was flat? And then you found out it isn't?
What if you thought the earth was flat? And then you found out it isn't?
What else did we leave on the moon? Destin Sandlin of Smarter Every Day explains.
What else did we leave on the moon? Destin Sandlin of Smarter Every Day explains.
Will walking or running in the rain leave you less wet?
For recent scientific publications on the walk/rain question: http://iopscience.iop.org/0143-0807/33/5/1321
Will walking or running in the rain leave you less wet?
For recent scientific publications on the walk/rain question: http://iopscience.iop.org/0143-0807/33/5/1321
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Season finale
TOP 10 REASONS Why We Know the Earth is Round
Episode overview
10 reasons why we know the Earth is not flat, but rather quite spherical in shape.
10 reasons why we know the Earth is not flat, but rather quite spherical in shape.
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