Curated Video
Work Done by a General Variable Force (Derivation)
Learn how to calculate the work done by a variable force using integration and force-displacement graphs. This lesson illustrates the concept with practical examples, including spring force and polynomial force functions.
SciShow
Why Do We Ride Horses But Not Zebras?
Zebras and horses are very similar - so why do we only ride one but not the other? Skillshare is offering SciShow viewers two months of unlimited access to Skillshare for free! Try it here: https://skl.sh/scishow-13 Hosted by: Michael...
World Science Festival
Infinity: The Science of Endless
"The infinite! No other question has ever moved so profoundly the spirit of man," said David Hilbert, one of the most influential mathematicians of the 19th century. A subject extensively studied by philosophers, mathematicians, and more...
Curated Video
The Higgs Field Explained: How Particles Get Their Mass
New ReviewHow does the Higgs give mass to particles? How do elementary particles gain mass? All mass is Energy. 99% of the mass of an atom is contained in the binding energy within the nucleus. But about 1% of your mass is contained in the mass of...
MinutePhysics
How Do Airplanes Fly?
Up, up, and away! Physics scholars learn the secrets to defying gravity through engineering. The video describes the forces acting on various parts of the plane and the designs that minimize these forces or increase opposing forces. The...
MinutePhysics
Why It's Impossible to Tune a Piano
Explore the physics of tuning most musical instruments. The video instructor explains the pitches of string and wind instruments with an emphasis on the sound waves. After discussing the ratios between pitches, it compares harmonics and...
MinutePhysics
Why Is Relativity Hard? – Special Relativity Chapter 1
One of the most famous ideas in physics, special relativity, explains the speed of light, the space time continuum, and E=mc^2. Many scholars struggle with the hows and whys of this confusing concept. The first video in a series on...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
The Day the Mesozoic Died
A dynamic, three-part feature explores what caused mass extinction of the dinosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous period. Computer animations, interviews, and on-site footage from around the world divulge evidence that it was the K-T...