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Albert Einstein’s Later Years and Lasting Legacy
This video explores Albert Einstein's later years, including his publication of the General Theory of Relativity in 1915 and his move to the United States in the 1930s. Discover how his groundbreaking ideas about gravity were confirmed...
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Understanding Einstein’s E=mc² and Its Impact on Science
This video explains Albert Einstein’s famous equation, E=mc², which reveals the relationship between energy and mass. Learn how Einstein’s theory showed that matter can be converted into energy, fundamentally altering our understanding...
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Einstein's Miracle Year: Groundbreaking Discoveries of 1905
This video delves into Albert Einstein's "miracle year" of 1905, when he published revolutionary papers that changed our understanding of light, atoms, and the universe. Learn about his theories on photons and quantum theory, his proof...
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Albert Einstein’s Early Life and Path to Scientific Discovery
This video explores the early life of Albert Einstein, from his birth in Germany in 1879 to his studies at the Federal Polytechnic Institute in Switzerland. Learn how Einstein's curiosity and persistence led him to a job at the Swiss...
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The Last Genius
Intellectual historian Darrin McMahon, Dartmouth College, talks about Einstein as the last true genius in history, the present, all-pervading genius culture and what that means for the future.
Science ABC
Does Time Exist, Or Is It A Social Construct?
Research shows that the human brain does not have a single clock dedicated to measuring time that passes. Our experience of time depends on many factors, including memories, emotions, and our level of attention. Time seems to ‘fly’ when...
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The Search for Elusive Gravitational Waves
Early in the 20th century Albert Einstein turned physics on its head with his theory of relativity. It explained anomalies observed by astronomers and it made predictions about things that could not be tested. One of these predictions...
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Why Did Einstein Hate Randomness?
How random are things, really? Well, at the tiny level of photons, randomness might be key to their existence. Einstein could not accept this and famously held the paraphrased opinion that, ‘God does not play dice with the universe’. In...
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Unlocking Einstein: A Legacy of Genius and Controversy
This video provides a brief overview of Albert Einstein's life, achievements, and lasting impact on science and society. It highlights his groundbreaking scientific papers, his role in urging the development of the atomic bomb during...
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Albert Einstein: Genius, Humanitarian, and Scientific Pioneer
Step into the world of Albert Einstein at the largest exhibit of its kind in New York City's American Museum of Natural History. Explore the genius of Einstein's theories on light, gravity, and time through interactive displays and rare...
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Theory and Experiment
Five experts explore the notion of experimental verification in science, beginning with Karl Popper's famous "falsification criterion". Featured are: Nima Arkani-Hamed (Institute for Advanced Study), Scott Tremaine (Institute for...
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The Problems with Popper
Historian of science Michael Gordin (Princeton University) highlights three often unappreciated problems associated with Karl Popper's "falsification criterion". Each one of his concerns is then discussed and debated by theoretical...
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Can Light Escape a Black Hole?
Light is affected by black holes because of the theory of general relativity, which states that any massive object warps the spacetime around it. Since a photon travels by the shortest distance between two points, light appears to bend...
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Actinide Metals/Periodic Table Song
Learn about the Actinide Metals in the periodic table with this fun educational music video and parents. Brought to you by KLT. Don't forget to sing along.
Higgsino Physics
The sad story of travelling the speed of light
The speed of light and black holes. What happens when at the speed of light? What about a black hole? This video explains how time dilations works with very fast relativistic speeds. The equation and the intuition behind the logic.
Debunked
The Left Brain Right Brain Myth
Can a dominant side of your brain dictate your personality. LOGICAL vs CREATIVE? The Theory goes that if you are more creative and artistic then you are ‘right-brained’ and if you’re more methodical and better with numbers then you are...
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9 Most Important Astronomical Discoveries
From ancient civilizations to modern breakthroughs, learn about the nine most important cosmic discoveries that changed the way we look at our Sun, Moon and beyond. Learn how Copernicus challenged the status quo, Kepler unveiled the...
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High Five Facts - Albert Einstein
This video explores five fun facts about Albert Einstein.
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Increased Elegance
Imperial College cosmologist Claudia de Rham describes her view of how reinterpreting Einstein's theory of gravity in terms of particle physics gives a more coherent and elegant picture of the forces of nature.
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Einstein and the Field Concept
Nobel Laureate David Politzer (Caltech) reflects upon the extent of Einstein's belief in the importance of the field concept in physics.
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Beyond Reductionism
Celebrated polymath and mathematical physicist Freeman Dyson (IAS) describes why he is not a reductionist.
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The Brain Barrier
Duke neuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis describes how all human knowledge, even matters such as basic physics that seem completely independent of human experience, naturally depend on the nature of our brains.
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Cosmological Amnesia
Nobel Laureate Roger Penrose muses on how, despite being aware of the potential cosmological constant for many decades, most physicists were shocked when dark energy (commonly associated with such a constant) was observationally detected.
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Dark Energy
Cosmologist Rocky Kolb (Chicago) provides a brief background on the mystery of dark energy while explaining why the phenomenon is personally bothering him.