Sun, 5 June 2016
MinutePhysics meets Lord of the Rings |
Tue, 29 March 2016
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Thu, 24 March 2016
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Tue, 15 March 2016
Direct download: Transporters_and_Quantum_Teleportation.mp4
Category:general -- posted at: 4:56pm EDT |
Fri, 11 March 2016
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Wed, 24 February 2016
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Wed, 10 February 2016
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Mon, 1 February 2016
Direct download: How_To_Discover_Weird_New_Particles__Emergent_Quantum_Quasiparticles.mp4
Category:general -- posted at: 5:07pm EDT |
Tue, 22 December 2015
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Mon, 14 December 2015
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Fri, 20 November 2015
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Sun, 27 September 2015
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Thu, 17 September 2015
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Fri, 7 August 2015
Learn and try to balance. |
Mon, 20 July 2015
Direct download: A_Brief_History_of_Everything_feat._Neil_deGrasse_Tyson.mp4
Category:general -- posted at: 3:48pm EDT |
Fri, 17 July 2015
Direct download: The_Counterintuitive_Physics_of_Turning_a_Bike.mp4
Category:general -- posted at: 12:04pm EDT |
Mon, 29 June 2015
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Thu, 25 June 2015
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Sun, 31 May 2015
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Wed, 20 May 2015
Direct download: Why_Raindrops_Are_Mathematically_Impossible.mp4
Category:general -- posted at: 3:44pm EDT |
Wed, 6 May 2015
Watch and learn how we detect exoplanets. |
Fri, 1 May 2015
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Sat, 25 April 2015
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Wed, 8 April 2015
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Thu, 19 March 2015
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Wed, 21 January 2015
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Sun, 21 December 2014
Direct download: Astronomically_Correct_Twinkle_Twinkle.mp4
Category:general -- posted at: 8:00pm EDT |
Fri, 19 December 2014
Direct download: A_Simple_Proof_of_Conservation_of_Energy.mp4
Category:general -- posted at: 8:00pm EDT |
Thu, 18 December 2014
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Sun, 14 December 2014
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Mon, 8 December 2014
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Sun, 7 December 2014
Should you take the bet? |
Mon, 10 November 2014
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Tue, 28 October 2014
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Sun, 19 October 2014
Direct download: Why_is_the_Sun_Yellow_and_the_Sky_Blue.mp4
Category:general -- posted at: 9:00am EDT |
Sat, 20 September 2014
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Tue, 26 August 2014
Henry explains the shape of stars. |
Fri, 13 June 2014
A collaboration with RadioLab |
Mon, 26 May 2014
Thanks to Max Tegmark for writing & narrating this video.
Direct download: Is_the_Universe_Entirely_Mathematical_Feat._Max_Tegmark.mp4
Category:general -- posted at: 5:48pm EDT |
Sun, 27 April 2014
This cool trick allows you to see without glasses. |
Thu, 10 April 2014
This has nothing to do with physics, but I thought it was important so I made a video about it: uprisings in Venezuela.
Direct download: When_Insanity_Becomes_Normal_-_Venezuela.mp4
Category:general -- posted at: 9:14pm EDT |
Fri, 28 March 2014
Is relativity relative? |
Wed, 19 March 2014
Explanation of a NEW DISCOVERY about the Big Bang!
Direct download: A_Polarizing_Discovery_About_the_Big_Bang.mp4
Category:general -- posted at: 4:53pm EDT |
Sat, 15 February 2014
How do Modern Light Bulbs Work? |
Wed, 22 January 2014
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Thu, 9 January 2014
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Tue, 17 December 2013
Why winter has the best full moons.
Direct download: Why_The_Full_Moon_is_Better_in_Winter.mp4
Category:general -- posted at: 4:06pm EDT |
Mon, 25 November 2013
When we say Mt. Everest is 8850m tall, how do we know what sea level would be beneath the mountain? |
Sat, 26 October 2013
Henry looks at 6 ways to Time Travel.
Direct download: 3_Simple_Ways_to_Time_Travel__3_Complicated_Ones.mp4
Category:general -- posted at: 4:39pm EDT |
Fri, 18 October 2013
A look at diamagnetism and levitation. |
Sat, 28 September 2013
Magnets are amazingly strong... but there's a very easy way to destroy them. All you need to know is a little bit about ferromagnetism, paramagnetism, and temperature!
Direct download: How_to_Destroy_a_Magnet__interactive_periodic_table.mp4
Category:general -- posted at: 5:44pm EDT |
Mon, 23 September 2013
Why do they attract and repel at long distances? Is it magic? No... it's quantum mechanics, and a bit more. |
Thu, 22 August 2013
There is no centre of the universe! |
Sun, 18 August 2013
Did the Universe have a beginning? |
Thu, 1 August 2013
When the universe expands... do we expand with it? |
Mon, 1 July 2013
Is it in the Arctic Ocean? In Canada? Russia? |
Mon, 3 June 2013
Another awesome thing the Mantis Shrimp does...
Direct download: How_to_Turn_Sound_Into_Light_Sonoluminescence.mp4
Category:general -- posted at: 6:15pm EDT |
Thu, 30 May 2013
A look at what it means for something to be hot or cold. |
Sat, 18 May 2013
Why the Order of Operations is WRONG |
Sun, 5 May 2013
Henry shares a simple rule for solving tricky mathematical problems. |
Wed, 17 April 2013
A look at the mind-boggling many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics. |
Mon, 1 April 2013
Are there parallel universes?
Direct download: The_True_Science_of_Parallel_Universes.mp4
Category:general -- posted at: 9:00am EDT |
Sun, 10 March 2013
Using a YouTube video to describe the size of the Universe. |
Sun, 24 February 2013
It has NO EDGE. And NO CENTER... or does it? |
Fri, 15 February 2013
When we say the Universe, what do we really mean? |
Thu, 24 January 2013
The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny.
Direct download: Immovable_Object_vs._Unstoppable_Force_-_Which_Wins-.mp4
Category:general -- posted at: 8:00am EDT |
Wed, 2 January 2013
p = mv is not quite true |
Thu, 27 December 2012
How do we know the Earth is round?
Direct download: TOP_10_REASONS_Why_We_Know_the_Earth_is_Round.mp4
Category:general -- posted at: 8:00am EDT |
Thu, 20 December 2012
A look at how to stay dryest in the rain.
Direct download: Is_it_Better_to_Walk_or_Run_in_the_Rain.mp4
Category:general -- posted at: 4:42pm EDT |
Thu, 13 December 2012
Is there poop on the moon?
Direct download: Is_There_Poop_on_the_Moon-_ft._Smarter_Every_Day.mp4
Category:general -- posted at: 6:28pm EDT |
Wed, 5 December 2012
What if you thought the earth was flat? And then you found out it isn't? |
Tue, 27 November 2012
Neil deGrasse Tyson was asked by the Templeton Foundation to answer the question "Does the Universe Have a Purpose". Then he read his answer aloud and I drew some pictures for it.
Direct download: Does_the_Universe_Have_a_Purpose-_feat._Neil_deGrasse_Tyson.mp4
Category:general -- posted at: 3:59pm EDT |
Wed, 21 November 2012
In this quantum world, what does it mean to touch something? |
Sat, 10 November 2012
Dear Mr. President....
Direct download: Open_Letter_to_the_President-_Physics_Education.mp4
Category:general -- posted at: 8:00am EDT |
Sun, 4 November 2012
Einstein didn't like quantum mechanics because it wasn't able to make perfect predictions... but science is not about what you like, it's about what's true! |
Sun, 28 October 2012
You've heard of E=mc²... but you probably haven't heard the whole story. |
Sat, 13 October 2012
Featuring Neil Turok
Direct download: The_Origin_of_Quantum_Mechanics_feat._Neil_Turok.mp4
Category:general -- posted at: 9:00am EDT |
Thu, 11 October 2012
What was the 2012 Nobel Prize in physics given for? Capturing a single photon of light!
Direct download: 2012_Nobel_Prize_-_How_Do_We_See_Light.mp4
Category:general -- posted at: 6:22pm EDT |
Sun, 7 October 2012
How do magnets attract each other from a distance? How does the sun heat us from millions of miles away?
Direct download: Real_World_Telekinesis_feat._Neil_Turok.mp4
Category:general -- posted at: 9:00am EDT |
Sun, 30 September 2012
Have you ever wondered why you look up and see a dark sky at night? |
Thu, 20 September 2012
What is a sport? Do arbitrary and technophobic rules matter? |
Sat, 1 September 2012
Sit back, relax and enjoy the evolution of the Universe.
Direct download: AMAZING_Simulation_of_the_Evolution_of_the_Universe.mp4
Category:general -- posted at: 10:14pm EDT |
Sat, 1 September 2012
MinutePhysic's take on the Millennium Simulation
Direct download: How_to_Simulate_the_Universe_on_your_Laptop.mp4
Category:general -- posted at: 10:09pm EDT |
Sun, 26 August 2012
What if there were a tunnel through the middle of the earth and you jumped in? |
Sun, 12 August 2012
Who's faster over 10 meters - the fastest sprinter in the world, or gravity? |
Fri, 3 August 2012
Which is the most intense Olympic throwing event? Shot put? Hammer? Discus? Javelin? |
Thu, 26 July 2012
How do you know when you've "discovered" a particle?
Direct download: Higgs_Boson_Part_III-_How_to_Discover_a_Particle.mp4
Category:science & medicine -- posted at: 10:51pm EDT |
Thu, 12 July 2012
What is mass and what does it have to do with the Higgs Boson?
Direct download: The_Higgs_Boson_Part_II-_What_is_Mass_1.mp4
Category:science & medicine -- posted at: 7:33pm EDT |
Thu, 5 July 2012
The Higgs Boson. What more need be said? |
Thu, 14 June 2012
My open letter to the universe.
Direct download: Open_Letter_to_the_Universe.mp4
Category:science & medicine -- posted at: 2:18am EDT |
Thu, 7 June 2012
Where does all the stuff in the universe come from?
Direct download: Picture_of_the_Big_Bang_a.k.a._Oldest_Light_in_the_Universe.mp4
Category:science & medicine -- posted at: 5:48pm EDT |
Tue, 29 May 2012
Prove πR² using only beads and a ruler!
Direct download: Proof_Without_Words-_The_Circle.mp4
Category:science & medicine -- posted at: 6:21pm EDT |
Mon, 21 May 2012
In which we explain economic equilibrium, how to make money from nothing, and every fundamental force in physics.
Direct download: Every_Force_in_Nature_Theory_of_Everything_Part_III.mp4
Category:science & medicine -- posted at: 5:21pm EDT |
Sat, 12 May 2012
"Some infinities are bigger than other infinities" - Hazel Grace Lancaster, in "The Fault in Our Stars," by John Green |
Thu, 3 May 2012
If gravity is so attractive, why doesn't the earth just crash into the sun? Or the moon into the earth? The answer: Stable Orbits
Direct download: Why_the_solar_system_can_exist.mp4
Category:science & medicine -- posted at: 5:15pm EDT |
Sat, 21 April 2012
Have you ever wondered where "Ye Olde" spelling comes from? Today we unravel this thorny linguistic issue. |
Sat, 14 April 2012
Just because there are four dimensions doesn't mean there's a "fourth dimension".
Direct download: There_is_no_Fourth_dimension.mp4
Category:science & medicine -- posted at: 7:09pm EDT |
Sat, 7 April 2012
The moon may be 1.3 light-seconds away, but why on earth do we measure distances using time? |
Sun, 18 March 2012
How Einstein (& others) discovered Special Relativity.
Direct download: Einstein_and_The_Special_Theory_of_Relativity.mp4
Category:science & medicine -- posted at: 9:00am EDT |
Tue, 13 March 2012
How do we know atoms exist? And just how big are they?
Direct download: Albert_Einstein-_The_Size_and_Existence_of_Atoms.mp4
Category:science & medicine -- posted at: 9:00am EDT |
