MinutePhysics
Einstein and The Special Theory of Relativity
Einstein's best-known work not only demonstrates that time itself is relative, but also shows how matter moves. An animated video illustrates the problem of motion, the concept of perspective, and the breakthrough idea that time is not a...
Physics Girl
Special Relativity and the Twin Paradox
Everyone knows that one twin is always older in a pair. But, could a twin be years older? A video from an extensive physics playlist explains Einstein's theory of special relativity. Topics include the speed of light, special versus...
MinutePhysics
Relativity of Simultaneity — Special Relativity Chapter 4
Special relativity relates how things appear when the observer moves. The fourth video in the series on Special Relativity uses multiple examples to demonstrate the principle. It describes the differences when the reference frames move...
MinutePhysics
GPS, Relativity, and Nuclear Detection
When will we need to know Einstein's Theory of Relativity in real life? Every single time you use a cell phone, GPS, or watch satellite TV. When a satellite is sent into space without accounting for relativity, problems immediately arise...
MinutePhysics
Relativity Isn't Relative
Discuss relativity as it relates to objects, science, and famous relativity theories. It offers ideas of why scientists don't use relative terms if they can avoid them. It even covers the concepts scientists once thought weren't relative...
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...
Crash Course
Special Relativity: Crash Course Physics #42
Explore the concept of relativity and how it is related to light. An episode of the Crash Course physics series teaches learners the basics of special relativity. The narrator explains two postulates of relativity and gives scholars...
Veritasium
How Special Relativity Makes Magnets Work
Galileo established relativity, and Einstein developed the laws of special relativity to more fully explain physics. A brief video explains how special relativity relates to electromagnetism. Through simple illustrations, complex...
California Academy of Science
Fast Neutrinos
According to Einstein's theory of special relativity, nothing can go faster than the speed of light, but Einstein didn't know about neutrinos. In fact, physicists are just beginning to be able to study these tiny particles that zip...
MinutePhysics
Relativistic Addition of Velocity — Special Relativity Chapter 6
Scientists know things can't travel faster than light speed, so how do scholars add together numbers close to light speed? The sixth video in the eight-part series on Special Relativity answers these questions and more. the narrator not...
The School of Life
Political Theory - Adam Smith
Can capitalism have virtue? Adam Smith thinks so! The 12th video in a series of 13 discusses Smith's political and economic views. Pupils discover these concepts and more through primary source photographs and examples that relate to...
MinutePhysics
Spacetime Diagrams — Special Relativity Chapter 2
The second video in the series on Special Relativity introduces the concept of perspective, relative distance, and graphing spacetime. Simple illustrations create clarity while describing each concept in depth.
Veritasium
The Best Test of General Relativity (by 2 Misplaced Satellites)
An analysis of launched objects helps scholars understand general relativity in greater detail. These aren't just any launched objects, though! A video presentation describes the gravitation potential energy of satellites in orbit and...
MinutePhysics
Spacetime Intervals: Not EVERYTHING Is Relative — Special Relativity Chapter 7
Special relativity proves that both length and time are relative—but, that's not the complete story. Scholars learn how both length and time have absolute values that don't vary with perspective. The seventh lesson in the eight-part...
MinutePhysics
Length Contraction and Time Dilation — Special Relativity Chapter 5
Special relativity provides rules for making time both shorter and longer simultaneously—and does the same for distances. This concept seems confusing, but with help from a spacetime globe and mathematical explanation, the concepts...
MinutePhysics
The Twins Paradox Hands-On Explanation — Special Relativity Chapter 8
The final video in a series on Special Relativity offers a new hands-on approach to solving the twins paradox developed by Paul Langevin over 100 years ago.
TED-Ed
Hawking's Black Hole Paradox Explained
Scientists view every paradox as an opportunity for investigations that lead to discoveries. A short video looks at Stephen Hawking's Black Hole paradox and its implications for general relativity and quantum mechanics.
MinutePhysics
Lorentz Transformations — Special Relativity Chapter 3
Generally, Lorentz transformations require high level math skills, but conceptual understanding can slip just beyond the grasp of many. Using a story and graph about the time and motion of people and cats, viewers of a short video can...
MinutePhysics
Einstein's Proof of E=mc²
You see it everywhere — t-shirts, coffee mugs, posters ... but why was Einstein's most famous equation such a turning point in our understanding of the relationship between matter and energy? The short video demonstrates the math behind...
MinutePhysics
Open Letter to the President: Physics Education
Does something seem missing from your Physics class? Is it ... excitement? Current physics topics? The latest discoveries? The video explains some of the "gaps" in most physics curricula throughout the United States. Scholars learn to go...
Crash Course
Derivatives
Physics and math are closely associated in the science community. High schoolers use information in the video to determine how derivatives and calculus help them understand our local environment. They complete problems that relate to...
Veritasium
This Particle Breaks Time Symmetry
CPT theory is the basis for much of physics, but what happens when researchers disprove the theory piece by piece? Explore the idea with a video about the Nobel Prize-winning breakthroughs that shifted the entire way scientists...
TED-Ed
Does Time Exist?
The simple question What time is it? may not be so simple after all. Learn about the history of measuring time and the debate on if time even exists with a short video that considers both classical physics and quantum physics when...
TED-Ed
The Myth of Oisín and the Land of Eternal Youth
Viewers learn about Echtrai, an Irish myth genre, with the retelling of the myth of Oisin and his visit with Niamh to Tir na nOg, the land of eternal youth.