An element of truth - videos about science, education, and anything else I find interesting.
Hvor man kan se Veritasium • Sæson 2025
29 episoder
Why Don’t Railroads Need Expansion Joints?
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Why Don’t Railroads Need Expansion Joints?How Thermite turned the clickety-clack of railroads into seamless, silent tracks.
Why Are Scientists Making Robot Insects?
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Why Are Scientists Making Robot Insects?What happens when you shrink robots down to the size of insects? Let’s explore the mind-bending physics behind their superpowers!
Why Super Glue Is Perfect For Gluing Skin
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Why Super Glue Is Perfect For Gluing SkinThe invention that's super sticky, a little picky, and easy to unstick only if you know the trick!
What if you just keep zooming in?
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What if you just keep zooming in?Here’s what happens when you just keep zooming in.
The Most Useful Thing AI Has Ever Done
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The Most Useful Thing AI Has Ever DoneThe biggest problems in the world might be solved by tiny molecules unlocked using AI.
The Google Interview Question Everyone Gets Wrong
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The Google Interview Question Everyone Gets WrongAre you smart enough to solve this Google interview question?
Something Strange Happens When You Trust Quantum Mechanics
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Something Strange Happens When You Trust Quantum MechanicsDoes light take all possible paths at the same time?
What Happened to the Mars Helicopter?
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What Happened to the Mars Helicopter?How a helicopter built of phone parts survived Mars for 3 years.
The Man Who Almost Broke Math (And Himself...)
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The Man Who Almost Broke Math (And Himself...)How do you make infinite choices?
The Biggest Misconception In Physics
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The Biggest Misconception In PhysicsWhy does energy disappear in General Relativity?
The Most Dangerous Building in Manhattan
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The Most Dangerous Building in ManhattanHow a single phone call from a student helped uncover a flaw that nearly toppled Citicorp.
How One Company Secretly Poisoned The Planet
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How One Company Secretly Poisoned The PlanetThe science and history behind Teflon and the toxic legacy of “forever chemicals”.
Why does every football wobble? (ft. Tom Brady)
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Why does every football wobble? (ft. Tom Brady)Even the GOAT Tom Brady can’t throw a perfect spiral. Here’s why.
The Obviously True Theorem No One Can Prove
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The Obviously True Theorem No One Can ProveThis deceptively simple math problem has stumped mathematicians for almost 300 years!
This mechanism shrinks when pulled
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This mechanism shrinks when pulledHow an unlikely physics paradox controls these counterintuitive structures.
The Strange Math That Predicts (Almost) Anything
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The Strange Math That Predicts (Almost) AnythingHow a feud in Russia led to modern prediction algorithms.
The Perfect Battery Material Is Dangerous
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The Perfect Battery Material Is DangerousFor decades, a high-energy rechargeable battery seemed impossible - until we managed to tame one of the most volatile metals.
This is the natural disaster to worry about
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This is the natural disaster to worry aboutThe strange natural material that reshaped the world.
Why Farmers Can't Legally Replant Their Own Seeds
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Why Farmers Can't Legally Replant Their Own SeedsThis is the history of Monsanto’s herbicides…
The Most Dangerous Escalator in Rome
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The Most Dangerous Escalator in RomeThe surprising science of escalators.
This liquid explodes when shaken
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This liquid explodes when shakenDiscover the explosive story of Alfred Nobel.
Something Strange Happens When You Trace How Connected We Are
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Something Strange Happens When You Trace How Connected We AreThe beautiful math behind six degrees of separation.
The Most Controversial Idea in Biology
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The Most Controversial Idea in BiologyMost people don’t fully understand evolution.
The Most Dangerous Cognitive Bias
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The Most Dangerous Cognitive BiasThe problem with overconfidence. To help correct your overconfidence we have a tabletop game launching.
Why don’t jet engines melt?
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Why don’t jet engines melt?How does a jet engine not melt?
You've (Likely) Been Playing The Game of Life Wrong
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You've (Likely) Been Playing The Game of Life Wrong
Something Weird Happens When E=-mc²
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Something Weird Happens When E=-mc²
The Most Controversial Experiment in Quantum Physics
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The Most Controversial Experiment in Quantum PhysicsHow an argument between Einstein and Bohr changed quantum mechanics forever.
The Ridiculous Engineering Of The World's Most Important Machine
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The Ridiculous Engineering Of The World's Most Important MachineThe insane machines that make the most advanced computer chips.
