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The “Accident” That Revealed More About Our Cosmos | SciShow News
Brown dwarfs are celestial oddballs, and recently one citizen scientist discovered one that is truly ancient, and weird.
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The Quantum Theory that Connects the Entire Universe
Quantum mechanics is weird and seems a bit...complicated. But understanding it can help us to understand the universe.
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What We’re Learning from the Brightest Supernova Ever Seen - SciShow News
It’s been a great week for space explosions! Astronomers learned more about the mechanism that causes novas by looking at the nova V906 Carinae, and the brightest supernova ever recorded shed some new light on pulsation pair-instability.
Bozeman Science
Waves
Mr. Andersen introduces the concept of waves. Both transverse and logitudinal waves are described. The relationship between wave speed, wave frequency and wavelength is also included.
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3 Ways the Milky Way Will Change During Your Lifetime
It’s easy to imagine that our galaxy is basically frozen in time from the perspective of a human lifespan, but in fact, the Milky Way is incredibly dynamic and will undergo some pretty amazing changes in only a few decades!
TED Talks
Robert Gordon: The death of innovation, the end of growth
The US economy has been expanding wildly for two centuries. Are we witnessing the end of growth? Economist Robert Gordon lays out 4 reasons US growth may be slowing, detailing factors like epidemic debt and growing inequality, which...
Bozeman Science
Position vs. Time Graph - Part 2
Mr. Andersen shows you how to read a position vs. time graph to determine the velocity of an object. Objects that are accelerating are covered in this podcast. He also introduces the tangent line (or the magic pen).
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The Future of Interstellar Communication
How will we communicate with the ships that we send to other stars? Scientists think the answer might involve using the sun as a giant lens to strengthen the signal.
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Can We Get to Alpha Centauri?
You like space exploration, and we like space exploration. So why aren't we investigating our closest to galactic neighbor, the triple star system Alpha Centauri? Is it time to give interstellar travel a shot? How would we do it? Hank...
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How to Stop Light in Its Tracks
Scientists have created beams of light that are slower than a car! Not only that, but with the literal flick of a switch, they can freeze that beam of light in place!
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Why Your Shower Curtain Is so Annoyingly Clingy
The shower isn't supposed to be a dangerous place, but once you turn on the water, you might be attacked by your shower curtain. But don't blame the curtain! Blame physics!
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Why We Didn't Know How Long a Venus Day Was
Researchers have finally determined how long a day on Venus is, give or take an episode of Brooklyn 99.
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Baumgartner's Super Sonic Dive
Hank acknowledges the amazing feat performed by Felix Baumgartner and answers many of your questions about why it is so amazing.
MinutePhysics
How to Break the Speed of Light
You can break the speed of light in your back yard! (but don't worry, Einstein is still right)
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5 Beautifully Complex Ways to Fly
Up in the air, it's a bird, it's a plane, it's... A SQUID!
Bozeman Science
Wave Speed
In this video Paul Andersen explains how the wave speed measure the speed of a wave through a medium. The medium determines the speed of the wave. The velocity of the wave is equal to the product of the wavelength and the frequency of...
TED Talks
TED: The strange tale of the Norden bombsight | Malcolm Gladwell
Master storyteller Malcolm Gladwell tells the tale of the Norden bombsight, a groundbreaking piece of World War II technology with a deeply unexpected result.
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Why Wouldn’t You Put Your Wind Farm In the Windiest Place?
Wind is an ever increasing source of power worldwide, which means wind farms continue to be constructed. And choosing where to place those farms seems straightforward, but it might not actually be best to place the in the windiest places!
TED-Ed
TED-ED: How tsunamis work - Alex Gendler
The immense swell of a tsunami can grow up to 100 feet, hitting speeds over 500 mph -- a treacherous combination for anyone or anything in its path. Alex Gendler details the causes of these towering terrors and explains how scientists...
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The Ups and Downs of Air Turbulence
Ever wonder why sometimes the airplane you're flying on decides to lurch suddenly and cause your little baggie of peanuts to spill all over the place? Join Hank on SciShow today as he explores the in and outs and the ups and downs of...
MinuteEarth
How Birds Fooled Military Radar
A technology to ignore birds on radar ended up being useful to study and conserve them.
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The Oldest Star in the Universe
Hank tells the story of the mysterious star known as "Methuseleh," and why scientists think that it is the oldest known star in the universe.