Instructional Video3:59
Curated Video

“Freezing in” the Wrong Picture

12th - Higher Ed
Particle physicist Nima Arkani-Hamed (Institute for Advanced Study) describes how popular science writing often communicates already outdated ideas to the public.
Instructional Video3:28
Curated Video

Theory And Observation

12th - Higher Ed
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.
Instructional Video3:08
Curated Video

The Sociology of String Theory

12th - Higher Ed
Mathematical physicist and polymath Freeman Dyson (Institute for Advanced Study) describes how the affordability of superstring theory is related to its global popularity.
Instructional Video3:53
Curated Video

The Physics of Black Holes

12th - Higher Ed
Nobel Laureate in Physics Roger Penrose (Oxford) briefly summarizes Stephen Hawking's work on the temperature of black holes and Hawking radiation.
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 Video45:48
Institute of Art and Ideas

Unnatural Laws (long form version)

Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video4:26
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Elevator Pitch - What Is String Thoery?

6th - Higher Ed
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.
Instructional Video19:36
Zach Star

The History of Physics (Part 2)

12th - Higher Ed
The History of Physics (Part 2)
Instructional Video11:17
Institute of Art and Ideas

Do the laws of nature exist?

Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video2:38
Science360

Theoretical physicist Sylvester James Gates is a 2011 National Medal of Science Laureate

12th - Higher Ed
Theoretical physicist Sylvester James Gates, 2011 National Medal of Science Laureate, devotes his career to making science accessible to the general public.
Instructional Video4:03
Curated Video

Teoría de la Ciencia

3rd - 12th
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,...
Instructional Video13:56
Zach Star

If higher dimensions exist, they aren't what you think - Exploring Worlds Beyond Our Own

12th - Higher Ed
If higher dimensions exist, they aren't what you think - Exploring Worlds Beyond Our Own
Instructional Video8:14
A Capella Science

Bohemian Gravity (Queen Parody)

9th - 12th
String theory explained with a theoretical physics rendition of Queen's timeless classic, "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Instructional Video4:03
Curated Video

Scientific Theory

K - 8th
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,...
Instructional Video5:35
TED-Ed

Dark Matter: The Matter We Can't See

7th - 12th Standards
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...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: String Theory: A Theory of Everything Essay

9th - 10th
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.
Instructional Video
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Krulwich Wonders: A Canadian Bohemian Rhapsodizes About String Theory

9th - 10th
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.
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Hermann Hauser, Guitar

9th - 10th
Met curator Jayson Kerr Dobney on war and music in Hermann Hauser's Guitar, 1937. [3:16]
Instructional Video
California Academy of Sciences

Ca Academy of Sciences: Steven Gubser: The Little Book of String Theory

3rd - 8th
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]