PBS
Is Time Travel Impossible?
Time travel stories are cool because both the past and future are somehow more interesting that the present and because everyone wants a redo. But so far it appears we’re doomed to live consumed by regret in the eternal, boring present....
MinutePhysics
Another Portal Paradox
What happens if you extend a piston through a portal? Or try to sandwich a cube between two portals? That's right, it's time to explore more portal paradoxes!
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Can you solve the troll’s paradox riddle? - Dan Finkel
You and your brother have discovered another realm and set off exploring the new wonderful world. Along the way, you see a troll catching creatures in an enormous net. The troll agrees to release the creatures if you can come up with a...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Hawking's black hole paradox explained | Fabio Pacucci
Today, one of the biggest paradoxes in the universe threatens to unravel modern science: the black hole information paradox. Every object in the universe is composed of particles with unique quantum properties and even if an object is...
Curated Video
Gaia: The Mother of Creation
Imagine being the mother to every single living thing. What would you do if one of your children threatened the safety of the others? Would you kill or imprison your progeny to save the world? Gaia would know. As Greek mythology’s...
Curated Video
Valkyries: The Real Story Behind These Warriors of Legend
Vikings were some of the fiercest fighters in human history, using their impressive battle prowess to spread Norse influence between the 8th and 11th centuries. Their bravery as warriors was driven by one ultimate desire: to join Odin in...
Curated Video
Chinnamasta: The Headless Goddess of Self-Sacrifice
The Buddhist and Hindu Tantric goddess Chinnamasta is an audacious incarnation of divine feminine energy. She teaches us about giving and receiving, self-preservation and sacrifice, reproduction and death. This video contains mature...
AllTime 10s
10 Mind-Bending Paradoxes
Get ready to have your mind BLOWN! These paradoxes may well keep you up at night!
Curated Video
Zeno's Paradoxes of Motion
This video introduces Zeno's paradoxes of motion, which are thought experiments that challenge our understanding of movement. The paradoxes include Achilles and the turtle, the dichotomy paradox, and the arrow paradox. Through these...
Curated Video
The Liars Paradox
In this video, the concept of the liar's paradox is explored. The liar's paradox is a statement that contradicts itself and presents a paradoxical situation.
Veritasium
The Speed of Life
Time appears to go faster the older we get, but why? A timeless video explores this concept psychologically and scientifically. Through an experiment and neuroscience, viewers better understand the paradox of aging.
TED-Ed
What is Zeno’s Dichotomy Paradox?
Logic, paradox, infinity and finite...it all used to be Greek to me! And these concepts in modern day philosophy and advanced mathematics truly are Greek in origin, with particular regard to ancient Greek philosopher Zeno of Elea. Learn...
TED-Ed
Hawking's Black Hole Paradox Explained
Scientists view every paradox as an opportunity for investigations that lead to discoveries. A short video looks at Stephen Hawking's Black Hole paradox and its implications for general relativity and quantum mechanics.
Crash Course
Geometric Distributions and the Birthday Paradox: Crash Course Statistics #16
It's your birthday! But, maybe other people's, too. An illuminating video describes how to apply geometric probability distributions in real-world situations. It then reveals how probability helps explain the birthday paradox.
Physics Girl
Special Relativity and the Twin Paradox
Everyone knows that one twin is always older in a pair. But, could a twin be years older? A video from an extensive physics playlist explains Einstein's theory of special relativity. Topics include the speed of light, special versus...
MinutePhysics
Solution to the Grandfather Paradox
If you go back in time to kill your grandfather, would you have been born? The lesson narrator uses this grandfather paradox to explain the concept of quantum superposition. He shows how the superposition of two states solves the paradox.
TED-Ed
The Paradox of Value
Wants and needs are often dependent on certain situations individuals find themselves in. The paradox of value explains value as having two meanings based partly on human satisfaction and choice. Watch a video that discusses certain...
Crash Course
Crash Course Statistics #1: What Is Statistics?
In this series we take a look at the important role statistics plays in our everyday lives. Statistics help us better understand the world and make decisions from what you'll wear tomorrow to government policy. But in the wrong hands,...