Instructional Video12:00
Curated Video

5 Math Equations that Could End Human Civilization

12th - Higher Ed
Certain mathematical equations contain unnerving dangers, Arguably, E=mc^2 is the most famous equation in science. C is a very large number. But in Einstein’s, equation it is squared. This means that mass contains an insane...
Instructional Video15:41
Curated Video

Gauge Theory Made Simple: How Symmetry Works in Quantum Physics

12th - Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video14:05
Curated Video

How Two Forces Combine: The Electroweak Force Explained

12th - Higher Ed
What is the Electroweak force? Electroweak theory explained: At the moment of the Big Bang, all 4 fundamental forces were probably the same. But as temperatures and energies lowered, the forces separated into...
Instructional Video14:26
Curated Video

Quantum Holonomy Theory: A New Take on the Limits of Reductionism

12th - Higher Ed
Does a final theory exist that can end our reductionist probing into ever shorter distances? Or is there no end to reductionism? There should be an end point because as the object of our measurement gets small...
Instructional Video14:59
Curated Video

Have We Only Discovered Half of Physics? Understanding Supersymmetry

12th - Higher Ed
Summary:

In this video I explain what supersymmetry is, why physicists think it should exist, why we haven't discovered it, and why it is necess

ary.

There's a theoretical idea that could get...
Instructional Video11:13
Curated Video

Did the W Boson’s Mass Break the Rules of Physics?

12th - Higher Ed
SUMMARY

In April 2022, a team at Fermilab announced that the W-boson was measured to a new level of 7 sigma precision- 80.4335 giga electron volts (GeV) plus or minus 0.0094 GeV. However, this was not...
Instructional Video16:01
Curated Video

A Visual Guide to Fundamental Forces and Particles

12th - Higher Ed
Summary:

Everything you can see is made of up of the same fundamental particles. The best theory of fundamental particles and forces is the Standard model of particle physi

cs.

It’s really...
Instructional Video7:11
Curated Video

Angular Momentum of a Particle: Definition and Relation to Torque

12th - Higher Ed
This content defines angular momentum (ℓ) for a particle as the cross product of its position vector (r) and linear momentum (p), i.e., ℓ=r×p=m(r×v). It clarifies that angular momentum is a vector quantity defined with respect to a...
Instructional Video11:16
Curated Video

What Makes These Dunes Sing?

9th - Higher Ed
Why do dunes sing? Head into the mysterious world of sand with host Joe Hanson! Along the way we meet Dr. Melany Hunt and Dr. Nathalie Vriend who solved the longstanding mystery of why dunes sing.
Instructional Video12:30
Astrum

Was Our Universe Designed for Life?

Higher Ed
Was the Universe Designed? Exploring the effect Dark Energy has on our Universe.
Instructional Video11:21
Astrum

Why Does Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle Happen?

Higher Ed
In part two of our series on Theory of Everything, we explain particle physics using string theory.
Instructional Video5:03
Science ABC

Hawking Radiation Explained: What Exactly Was Stephen Hawking Famous For?

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Hawking radiation was first discovered by English scientist Stephen Hawking in 1974. Prior to this discovery, our knowledge of black holes was very limited. It was believed that black holes were completely black and that they did not...
Instructional Video4:53
Science ABC

Higgs Boson (The God Particle) and Higgs Field Explained in Simple Words

Pre-K - Higher Ed
The Higgs boson is a wave, ripple or disturbance in an invisible, all-permeating field called the Higgs field. In the year 1964, Peter Higgs, François Englert and four other scientists proposed a rather unique idea to explain why certain...
Instructional Video0:55
Curated Video

Quark

6th - 12th
A fundamental particle, and the components from which protons and neutrons in atomic nuclei are made.
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Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and...
Instructional Video12:00
Curated Video

Anthropic Reflections

12th - Higher Ed
Celebrated physicists Nobel Laureate Tony Leggett (University of Illinois), Freeman Dyson (Institute for Advanced Study), Paul Steinhardt (Princeton University), Michael Gordin (Princeton University) share their intriguing perspectives...
Instructional Video3:06
Curated Video

Learning Together

12th - Higher Ed
Theoretical physicist Rocky Kolb, University of Chicago, describes the uniquely enriching experience he had of learning astronomy side by side with his graduate school advisor and mentor.
Instructional Video2:44
Curated Video

Increased Elegance

12th - Higher Ed
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.
Instructional Video4:19
Curated Video

Fundamental Mysteries

12th - Higher Ed
Caltech theoretical physicist and Nobel Laureate David Politzer shares his excitement at re-appraising information loss in black holes and re-examining the mathematics of gauge theories.
Instructional Video4:35
Curated Video

The Anthropic Principle

12th - Higher Ed
Nobel Laureate in Physics Anthony Leggett (Illinois) describes the so-called Anthropic Principle that some invoke to answer the "fine tuning problem" of cosmology.
Instructional Video5:32
Curated Video

Consuming Theory

12th - Higher Ed
Astrophysicist Scott Tremaine (Institute for Advanced Study) reflects upon the contemporary relationship between theory and experiment in fundamental physics.
Instructional Video9:16
Zach Star

What does a Physics major do? (Part 1 Curriculum and Subfields)

12th - Higher Ed
Physics majors study the universe, from electrons and protons to supergiant stars.



As a physics major you will take A LOT of math and apply complex formulas to the problems at hand. Physics majors don't just learn the...
Instructional Video15:23
Zach Star

The Physics Major (Part 2)

12th - Higher Ed
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Instructional Video9:48
Physics Girl

Why This Stuff Costs $2700 Trillion Per Gram - Antimatter at CERN

9th - 12th
There’s a factory in Europe that makes antimatter! It’s the rarest, most expensive, and potentially the most dangerous material on earth. Scientists don’t know why this material is so rare. Anti-atoms took 72 years after we discovered...
Instructional Video13:48
Physics Girl

Inside the World's Largest Science Experiment

9th - 12th
Dianna from Physics Girl visited CERN in Geneva Switzerland to find out what the detectors at the LHC are looking for, and dive into the fundamental question: what are particles?