SciShow
No, We Didn't Discover a Bizarro Universe | SciShow News
Scientists picked up two unusual signals that seemed to be coming up from the ground instead of down from space. They're still working on understanding why, but despite what you may have heard, they aren't evidence for a parallel...
SciShow
What Causes Auroras?
SciShow tackles a Quick Question with a longish answer: What causes auroras? TL;DR: It's a breathtaking display of particle physics in action.
PBS
The Oh My God Particle
In 1991 a single atomic nucleus slammed into our atmosphere with the intensity of a macroscopic object. It's been named The Oh-My-God particle.
TED Talks
Brian Cox: CERN's supercollider
"Rock-star physicist" Brian Cox talks about his work on the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. Discussing the biggest of big science in an engaging, accessible way, Cox brings us along on a tour of the massive project.
TED Talks
TED: 10 ways the world could end | Stephen Petranek
How might the human race end? Stephen Petranek lays out 10 terrible options and the science behind them. Will we be wiped out by an asteroid? Eco-collapse? How about a particle collider gone wild?
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The basics of the Higgs boson - Dave Barney and Steve Goldfarb
In 2012, scientists at CERN discovered evidence of the Higgs boson. The what? The Higgs boson is one of two types of fundamental particles and is a particular game-changer in the field of particle physics, proving how particles gain...
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...
SciShow
Why Do Neutrinos Have Mass? A Small Question with Huge Consequences
Neutrinos are weird. But all the big unsolved problems in physics are somehow connected to one unsolved mystery: Why do neutrinos have mass?
SciShow
Quantum Fishing for the Higgs Boson
Hank talks to some VIPs from CERN about the question on everyone's mind: does the Higgs Boson particle exist? And describes how CERN is going about finding the answer. Hank interviewed Sergio Bertolucci on October 11, 2011 and Rolf Heuer...
SciShow
How Quarks Fixed the Mess That Was Particle Physics
Particle physics isn't simple, but it was much more confusing before physicists knew about quarks.
SciShow
Why the Weak Nuclear Force Ruins Everything
The weak force has been causing trouble for a century, ruining everything physicists thought was true. But it might actually be responsible for your very existence.
SciShow
The Experiment That May Have Broken Physics | SciShow News
Researchers have made some unexpected readings of mysterious particles called muons, which may make us reexamine the Standard Model in physics.
Curated Video
How and Why the Four Fundamental Forces Operate
How does a force between particles work? What causes an attraction or repulsion? Why does electromagnetism and gravity have infinite range, but the strong and weak force have a small range? Quantum chromodynamics (QCD), and Quantum...
Curated Video
Why Protons Don’t Repel Each Other in Atomic Nuclei
Since electromagnetism is so strong, multiple protons in the nucleus of any atom like Helium should repel each other very strongly. So how do they stay glued together?...Because of a force that is even stronger than electromagnetism –...
Curated Video
Why Neutrinos Matter
Are Neutrinos useless? Would we exist without neutrinos? What are neutrinos? And what purpose do they serve? Where do Neutrinos come from? They are the second most abundant particles after photons. They do not carry a charge, and they...
Curated Video
What Existed Before the Big Bang? Theories of Quantum Creation
Quantum Creation – what came before the big bang - the mechanism of a universe out of NO-thing - no matter, no space, and no time. Ancient Greek cosmologist Parmenides said “Nothing comes from nothing.” He was likely referring to the law...
Curated Video
What Is Dark Matter Made Of? Axions, WIMPs, and Other Theories
Is dark matter real? What is dark matter made of?Axions, Wimps, Machos explained. (Part 2 will be "why dark matter may not be matter at all") One of the biggest questions in science is: What is the universe made of? There is about 6X...
Curated Video
The Four Fundamental Forces: Their Origins and Roles in Nature
if you took a notebook, a plastic bottle, a toaster, and a glass container and burned them in a fire hot enough, around 10^31 degrees Celsius, all the particles and forces, would become one entity. This is what is believed to have...
Curated Video
The Standard Model: Explaining Nearly Everything in Physics
Ordinary matter that we experience around us is really just made of 4 particles, the up and down quarks which make up the protons and neutrons in the nuclei of atoms, electrons which form a cloud around the nucleus, and a near massless...
Curated Video
The Surprising Truth About the Higgs Boson "Discovery" at CERN
In 2012, the Higgs boson (the God Particle) was discovered. It's responsible for giving mass to fundamental particles. But the scientists never measured the particle. So how can scientists claim a discovery without ever having seen or...
Curated Video
What the Standard Model Explains—and What It Doesn’t
Standard Model of particle physics, Explained simply. The structure of matter, that is, everything you see in the universe – you, me, the earth, stars happens to be made up of some core fundamental particles which are governed by four...
Curated Video
Quantum Fields Explained: A Beautiful Theory of Physics
SUMMARY: Quantum field theory or QFT is the basis of the best theory we have in physics today to explain nearly everything, called the Standard Model of particle physics. What is Quantum Field theory? Why is it necessary? How is it...
Curated Video
Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD): Visualizing the Strongest Force
QCD: Quantum Chromodynamics. How can positive protons be so close together in the nucleus, if they repel each other? Japanese physicist and Nobel laureate Hideki Yukawa sought to answer this question. He proposed the first significant...
Curated Video
Gauge Theory Made Simple: How Symmetry Works in Quantum Physics
If you ask a physicist, what is at the core of physics, you will hear symmetry. What is symmetry? Gauge theory explained simply. Symmetry is about actions that don't change anything. If we take an equilateral triangle, and put a mirror...