TED Talks
TED: Have we reached the end of physics? | Harry Cliff
Why is there something rather than nothing? Why does so much interesting stuff exist in the universe? Particle physicist Harry Cliff works on the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, and he has some potentially bad news for people who seek...
SciShow
How to Study String Theory Using X-Rays - SciShow News
Over the last few years astronomers have been doing more and more research based on string theory, and thanks to modern telescopes the results are... less than encouraging
PBS
What are the Strings in String Theory?
Why strings? What are they made of? How did physicists even come up with this bizarre idea? And what's all this nonsense of extra dimensions?
TED Talks
TED: How I found myself through music | Anika Paulson
Music is everywhere, and it is in everything, says musician, student and TeD-ed Clubs star Anika Paulson. Guitar in hand, she plays through the beats of her life in an exploration of how music connects us and makes us what we are.
Curated Video
Too Much String
Celebrated scientist and writer Freeman Dyson, Institute for Advanced Study, describes how, due to reinforcing economic and sociological reasons, far too many people are now doing research in superstring theory.
Curated Video
“Freezing in” the Wrong Picture
Particle physicist Nima Arkani-Hamed (Institute for Advanced Study) describes how popular science writing often communicates already outdated ideas to the public.
Curated Video
Theory And Observation
Imperial College cosmologist Claudia de Rham reflects upon how the fields of cosmology and particle physics have developed in the last 10-15 years based on a combination of experimental and theoretical considerations.
Curated Video
The Sociology of String Theory
Mathematical physicist and polymath Freeman Dyson (Institute for Advanced Study) describes how the affordability of superstring theory is related to its global popularity.
Curated Video
The Physics of Black Holes
Nobel Laureate in Physics Roger Penrose (Oxford) briefly summarizes Stephen Hawking's work on the temperature of black holes and Hawking radiation.
Zach Star
What does a Physics major do? (Part 1 Curriculum and Subfields)
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 equations that...
Institute of Art and Ideas
Unnatural Laws (long form version)
From Newton's laws to E=mc2, we think we have uncovered the secrets of the universe. But some claim these laws evolve and others point to their human and cultural origins. Might eternal natural laws be human hubris? Or is the mind of God...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Elevator Pitch - What Is String Thoery?
Professor Geraint Lewis, astrophysicist at University of Sydney, takes up the challenge to explain a proposed theory of everything in the time it takes to ride an elevator from ground floor to penthouse.
Institute of Art and Ideas
Do the laws of nature exist?
From Newton's laws to E=mc2, we think we have uncovered the secrets of the universe. But some claim these laws evolve and others point to their human and cultural origins. Might eternal natural laws be human hubris? Or is the mind of God...
Science360
Theoretical physicist Sylvester James Gates is a 2011 National Medal of Science Laureate
Theoretical physicist Sylvester James Gates, 2011 National Medal of Science Laureate, devotes his career to making science accessible to the general public.
Curated Video
Teoría de la Ciencia
This live-action video program is about the term scientific theory. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the term scientific theory through use of video footage, photographs,...
Zach Star
If higher dimensions exist, they aren't what you think - Exploring Worlds Beyond Our Own
If higher dimensions exist, they aren't what you think - Exploring Worlds Beyond Our Own
A Capella Science
Bohemian Gravity (Queen Parody)
String theory explained with a theoretical physics rendition of Queen's timeless classic, "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Mazz Media
Scientific Theory
This live-action video program is about the term scientific theory. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the term scientific theory through use of video footage, photographs,...
TED-Ed
Dark Matter: The Matter We Can't See
It's looking like the dark side is bigger than we thought! Physicists speculate that perhaps 96% of the universe consists of invisible dark matter and dark energy, while only 4% is what we can view with the aided eye. This flabbergasting...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: String Theory: A Theory of Everything Essay
In this essay from the NOVA Web site, string theorist Brian Greene introduces the basic ideas behind string theory and how it might help us better understand the universe.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Krulwich Wonders: A Canadian Bohemian Rhapsodizes About String Theory
Watch and listen to Tim Blais, a physicist, explain string theory through the lyrics of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody. Don't miss this amazing performance.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Hermann Hauser, Guitar
Met curator Jayson Kerr Dobney on war and music in Hermann Hauser's Guitar, 1937. [3:16]
California Academy of Sciences
Ca Academy of Sciences: Steven Gubser: The Little Book of String Theory
In this engaging and concise introduction to the main ideas in string theory, Steven Gubser gives a quick tour of the basic laws of physics as we understand them today. [57:41]