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The Strange Physics Principle That Shapes Reality

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The single principle that underpins all of physics.

Debunking the Nuclear-Powered Manhole Cover

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In 1957, a high-speed camera caught a cast iron cap moving at 66 kilometers per second.

We Traveled Back in Time. Now Physicists Are Angry.

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Time travel is possible. In fact, you’ve been doing it since the day you were born.

Down To Earth

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In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about why things on the bottom of the Earth, don't just fall off into space. Plus... PENGUINS!

Defying Gravity

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Sabrina talks about gravity and explains that when we talk about gravity pulling things down, what we really mean is gravity is pulling things TOWARD the Earth.

Part(icles) Of Your World

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In this episode, Sabrina talks to us about matter and particles and that all matter is made up of particles.

Why the Three-Body Problem is Unsolvable*

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What is the THREE-BODY PROBLEM? What does it have to do with the award-winning book of the same name?

Something Strange Happens When You Follow Einstein's Math Veritasium 15.5M subscribers Subscribe 91K

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Einstein was wrong about black holes, what else?

Brian Cox on quantum computing and black hole physics

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“You’re not meant to understand what I just said, because I don’t understand what I just said…” Physicist Brian Cox on one of the most complex theories in space science.

Why the Hardest Rocks Can Be Easy to Break

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So, rocks are hard. But the scale we use to rank them, the Mohs scale, is only really good at quantifying that for one kind of hardness, and topaz is a perfect stone to talk about to explain that. And you can check it out in our SciShow Rocks Box subscription!

The Trillion Dollar Equation

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The most famous equation in finance, the Black-Scholes/Merton equation, came from physics.

This Nuclear Conspiracy Theory is CRAZY

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When we published a video from Hiroshima, a new kind of conspiracy theorist crawled out of the woodwork.

The Science Of Ice Skating

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In this episode, Jessi and her friends at The Fort learn about the physics behind all the slippery fun you can have on the ice.

Brian Cox on how black holes could unlock the mysteries of our universe

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When black holes disappear, what happens to the stuff that fell in? Physicist Brian Cox explains.

The Truth About Space Combat

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George Lucas and the release of Star Wars in the 1970s unintentionally set a precedent for how almost every single piece of sci-fi media would depict space combat.

Yes, this is how we know the Earth is slowing down

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Without eclipses, our world would be a lot different because eclipses give us the ability to do science we otherwise wouldn’t be able to.

What Happens If You Destroy A Black Hole?

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Black holes can destroy everything – but can they be destroyed? What happens if we push physics to the absolute limits, maybe even break it and the universe in the process?

What Intensifying Turbulence Means For The Future of Travel | WIRED

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It's not just you—in-flight turbulence really is getting worse.

The Figure 8 Knot Has Never Failed. Why?

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Modern roped rock climbing, one of the nerdiest sports, relies almost entirely on a single type of knot for safety: the figure eight knot.

The Weight of “Nothing” Could Mean Everything (to Physics)

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Deep in a Sardinian mine, researchers are constructing an experiment that hopes to solve what's known as The Worst Prediction In The History of Physics, and pin down the true identity of dark energy.

The Most Misunderstood Concept in Physics

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A huge thank you to those who helped us understand different aspects of this complicated topic - Dr. Ashmeet Singh, Supriya Krishnamurthy, Dr. Jos Thijssen, Dr. Bijoy Bera, Dr. Timon Idema, Álvaro Bermejillo Seco and Dr. Misha Titov.