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Physicist Explains Dimensions in 5 Levels of Difficulty | WIRED
Theoretical physicist Sean Carroll, PhD, is challenged to explain the concept of dimensions to 5 different people; a child, a teen, a college student, a grad student, and an expert. […]
How is a light photon affected by Gravity?
How is a light photon affected by Gravity? Without invoking General Theory of Relativity, we can use an alternate method to see how the energy of a light photon is affected by gravitational field. Since light has Energy, by virtue … Continue reading
The Physics of superconductors
vin. It was then discovered the resistance drops to 0 after the critical temperature. It is explained by BCS theory, how two electrons goes from fermions and bonds into a boson. This theory can be used to leviates trains or … Continue reading
This Virus Shouldn’t Exist (But it Does)
[…] Sources & further reading: https://sites.google.com/view/sources… Hidden in the microverse all around you, there is a merciless war being fought by the true rulers of this planet, microorganisms. Amoebae, protists, bacteria, archaea and fungi compete for resources and space. And … Continue reading
On the Shoulders of Giants: Steven Weinberg and the Quest to Explain the World
Nobel laureate Steven Weinberg was one of the world’s foremost theoretical physicists and a passionate advocate for science. Among his many influential contributions is the co-discovery of the electroweak theory that unifies electromagnetism and the weak nuclear force, a central … Continue reading
Why is quantum mechanics weird? The bomb experiment
[…] I have done quite a few videos to demystify quantum mechanics. In this video I want to explain just why quantum mechanics is weird. Is it entanglement or superpositions? Schrödinger’s cats? Not quite, really. But the famous Elitzur-Vaidman Bomb … Continue reading
This is your brain on air pollution | María Neira
[…] Air pollution knows no borders — even in your own body, says public health expert María Neira. In this startling talk, she describes how the microscopic particles and chemicals you breathe affect all your major organs (including your brain) … Continue reading
Rutherford, Radioactivity and the Future of Physics – with the Cosmic Shambles Network
Often dubbed the ‘Father of the Nuclear Age’, Ernest Rutherford’s pioneering, and Nobel Award winning, discoveries in nuclear physics and radioactivity changed the way we see and understand the world forever. Watch the Q&A: https://youtu.be/pAkJGvSpcdA Join Robin Ince and Helen … Continue reading
Time crystals: A new phase of matter – and a breakthrough for quantum computing?
Google researchers claim to have created four-dimensional ‘time crystals. Time crystals are a new phase of matter that seems to evade the laws of physics. Just like ordinary crystals repeat themselves in space, time crystals repeat themselves in time. Time … Continue reading
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