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How firefly flashes illuminate the physics of complex systems | Aeon Essays

Solving the mystery of how and why fireflies flash in time can illuminate the physics of complex systems In the still of the Tennessee night, my colleagues and I are watching thousands of dim little orbs of light, moving peacefully … Continue reading

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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

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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

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Babylonians Used Pythagoras Theory 1000 Years Before He Was Born

[…] Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about a new confirmation that Pythagorean triangles were well known and used much before he was born. Paper: https://link.springer.com/article/10…. […]

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World’s OLDEST Homework

[…] Sources: A Remarkable Collection of Babylonian Mathematical Texts, Jöran Friberg, Springer (2007): https://www.ams.org/notices/200809/tx… A great introduction to the number system and tablets by Insights into Mathematics (authors of relevant papers mentioned in this video): https://youtu.be/J5Ug3Cr8RUE Australian mathematician discovers applied … Continue reading

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What’s a proton made of? | Daniel & Jorge Explain the Universe

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I Finally Found Out What 0/0 Should Be

[…] 0 divided by 0 is sort of a mystery. Does 0/0=1? Does 0/0=2? Is 0 over 0 infinity? If we are talking about a 0 over 0 limit, we say 0 over 0 is indeterminate. However, in this video … Continue reading

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Why you can expect to live past your life expectancy

This is our submission to the #VeritasiumContest Length restriction is one minute, so apologies for the brevity. I’ll have a longer video about life expectancy and how COVID affected it later. Info about the contest is here: here https://www.veritasium.com/contest Contact … Continue reading

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Ordinary Household Objects in Visually Satisfying Arrangements | My Modern Met

By Margherita Cole on August 9, 2021 There’s no Photoshop involved. Just a creative vision and A LOT of patience. Artist Adam Hillman has a way of finding hidden beauty in ordinary objects. He uses items like toothpicks, buttons, and … Continue reading

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The Simplest Math Problem No One Can Solve

The Collatz Conjecture is the simplest math problem no one can solve — it is easy enough for almost anyone to understand but notoriously difficult to solve. This video is sponsored by Brilliant. The first 200 people to sign up … Continue reading

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