PBS
How to Build a Blackhole
Black holes have mystified physicists for decades, but with the help of quantum mechanics, we are beginning to make serious progress in understanding these strange objects. This week on Space Time, Matt dives deeper into the physical...
SciShow
The Quest for Glueballs
The quantum world is weird. Today we're looking at a strange particle called a glueball that contains no matter...they're made of pure force!
SciShow
Antimatter Light Spectrum Discovered!
Scientists were able to measure the emission lines of antimatter! And we may have some new clues about how dinosaurs lost their teeth on the way to becoming birds.
TED Talks
TED: Making sense of string theory | Brian Greene
Physicist Brian Greene explains superstring theory, the idea that minscule strands of energy vibrating in 11 dimensions create every particle and force in the universe.
SciShow
The Universe As We Know It Shouldn't Exist | The Matter-Antimatter Problem
The universe is a pretty grand place to live, but scientists have one issue with it, it's an anomaly that should be scientifically impossible.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Three ways the universe could end - Venus Keus
Our universe started with the Big Bang, but how will it end? Explore cosmologists’ three possible scenarios: the Big Crunch, the Big Freeze and the Big Rip. -- We know about our universe’s past: the Big Bang theory predicts that all...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why do buildings fall in earthquakes? - Vicki V. May
Earthquakes have always been a terrifying phenomenon, and they've become more deadly as our cities have grown - with collapsing buildings posing one of the largest risks. But why do buildings collapse in an earthquake? And how can it be...
SciShow
5 Baffling Mysteries About the Universe
At the beginning of the 20th century, many scientists thought that we had learned all there was to know about physics. The problem is, the better we get at measuring things and building models of our universe, the more we discover that...
SciShow
Thrusters That Eat Teflon! Pulsed Plasma Thrusters
Pulsed plasma thrusters use the same stuff that’s on your frying pan to make spacecraft zoom around the universe. And they’ve been doing it since the 1960s.
Bozeman Science
Thinking in Matter - Level 2 - Matter and Matter Transport
In this video Paul Andersen shows conceptual thinking in a mini-lesson on matter and matter transport. TERMS Matter - physical substances System - a set of components (e.g. things) working together Transport - to move or transfer from...
PBS
Is the Universe a Computer?
The universe is made up of information, similar to a computer, and physics (you know, the basis of the universe) certainly is based on computational principles. But is it running some grand program? Will the answer be 42? Make sure you...
SciShow
The Largest Electrical Current in the Universe
The information contained in this video may shock you!
Bozeman Science
Object Interactions
In this video Paul Andersen explains how object interactions can add or remove mass or energy from a system.
TED Talks
The shadow pandemic of domestic violence during COVID-19 | Kemi DaSilva-Ibru
Mandatory lockdowns, quarantines and shelter-in-place orders meant to contain COVID-19 have created a shadow pandemic of domestic abuse, says physician Kemi DaSilva-Ibru. Sharing alarming statistics on the rise of gender-based violence...
SciShow
Beautiful Baby Brains! | Compilation
It may seem like there isn’t a lot going on in a baby’s brain. But as we continue to study them and our relationship with them, we begin to understand more about the complexities behind those big eyes, and this compilation takes a look...
SciShow
Is the Five-Second Rule Real?
Oops! You drop your precious midnight snack on the floor! You just picked it up really quick, like less than five seconds, so it is ok to eat, right? But is the 5-second rule really legit?
TED Talks
Ariana Curtis: Museums should honor the everyday, not just the extraordinary
Who deserves to be in a museum? For too long, the answer has been "the extraordinary" -- those aspirational historymakers who inspire us with their successes. But those stories are limiting, says museum curator Ariana Curtis. In a...
PBS
How Much Information is in the Universe?
Billions of galaxies, each with billions of stars, each with .... rather a lot of particles in them. And then there's dark matter, black holes, planets, and the particles and radiation in between the stars and galaxies. But.... is the...
TED Talks
TED: Your invitation to disrupt philanthropy | Sara Lomelin
Philanthropy disruptor Sara Lomelin thinks communities can build power through collective giving and the model of "giving circles": groups of people with shared values who come together to make change, strengthen their social fabric and...
SciShow
What If Dark Energy Doesn’t Exist?
Dark Energy is what we call the mysterious force that seems to be pushing the universe apart. By some calculations, it makes up 70% of everything in nature. Or...maybe it doesn’t exist at all! Plus, Juno’s observations give us new...
PBS
How Will the Universe End?
We live in an unusual age - the age when the stars still shine. We should count ourselves lucky - nearly all of future history will be dark. But events will still unfold in that long, cooling darkness, and civilizations may endure. So...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: How cosmic rays help us understand the universe - Veronica Bindi
We only know 4% of what the universe is made up of. Can we also know what lies beyond our galaxy ... and if there are undiscovered forms of matter? Luckily, we have space messengers - cosmic rays - that bring us physical data from parts...