MinutePhysics

Season 2011

In MinutePhysics Henry Reich provides concise, easy to understand explanations of physics principles in every day language in about a minute. And to make the physics easier to understand he hand sketches diagrams so you can also see what he's talking about. Topics tend to previews or introductions to more in depth programs available through various online services.

Where to Watch Season 2011

27 Episodes

  • What is Gravity?
    E1
    What is Gravity?One Minute Physics provides an energetic and entertaining view of old and new problems in physics -- all in one minute! In this episode, we discuss the basic nature of gravity, one of the four fundamental forces in our universe.
  • What is Dark Matter?
    E2
    What is Dark Matter?In this episode, we discuss Dark Matter, an exotic type of matter we know very little about, despite the fact that it makes up around 80% of all matter in the universe!
  • What is the Wave/Particle Duality? Part 1
    E3
    What is the Wave/Particle Duality? Part 1In this episode, we discuss the Wave Particle Duality and why quantum mechanics is weirder than anything we're used to in our daily lives!
  • The Wave/Particle Duality - Part 2
    E4
    The Wave/Particle Duality - Part 2In this episode, I revisit the wave particle duality and present an intuitive analogy for understanding how it works. Plus, new music by Nathaniel Schroeder!
  • How the Sun Works: Fusion and Quantum Tunneling
    E5
    How the Sun Works: Fusion and Quantum TunnelingIn this episode, we learn about how the sun can burn for billions of years without running out of fuel.
  • What is the Uncertainty Principle?
    E6
    What is the Uncertainty Principle?In this episode, we talk about the Heisenberg uncertainty principle and how it's not really that weird - it's just a property of waves!
  • What is the Sound of Hydrogen?
    E7
    What is the Sound of Hydrogen?This episode is a little bit different from the norm, because I've created the sound of hydrogen - or, that is, what if it would sound like if it emitted sound instead of light waves!
  • What is Quantum Tunneling?
    E8
    What is Quantum Tunneling?In this episode we explain what quantum tunneling is and how it works!
  • Adding Past Infinity (WARNING: Math Ahead)
    E9
    Adding Past Infinity (WARNING: Math Ahead)In this episode we take a break from physics and do a little fuzzy math. But not really: this is actually relevant to physics! Come back and I'll explain later.
  • Tutorial: creating the sound of hydrogen
    E10
    Tutorial: creating the sound of hydrogenIn this tutorial I show how I synthesized the sound of hydrogen for the "Sound of Hydrogen" video (S2011E07) using mathematica - it's a little technical, but you've been requesting it!
  • What is a dimension? In 3D...and 2D... and 1D
    E11
    What is a dimension? In 3D...and 2D... and 1DIn this episode we talk about dimensions and how we know that we live in 3D (or do we?).
  • Distance and Special Relativity: How far away is tomorrow?
    E12
    Distance and Special Relativity: How far away is tomorrow?Time is shorter than you think! In this episode we talk about distance in space and time and answer "How far away is tomorrow?"
  • What is fire?
    E13
    What is fire?Fire it up! We explain hot stuff. In this episode we explain why fire is red, gas flames are blue, and why you're too cool to glow.
  • Taming Infinity
    E14
    Taming InfinityHow does physics deal with infinity? In this episode we explain how physicists can tease information out of infinity.
  • Schrödinger's Cat
    E15
    Schrödinger's CatNo cats were harmed in the making of this video. In this episode we discuss Schrödinger's cat, quantum entanglement, and our perception of reality.
  • 2011 Nobel Prize: Dark Energy feat. Sean Carroll
    E16
    2011 Nobel Prize: Dark Energy feat. Sean CarrollGuest narrator Sean Carroll of Caltech describes dark energy and the acceleration of the universe, the discovery of which was awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics on October 4th.
  • There is no pink light
    E17
    There is no pink lightPink doesn't exist!
  • The Speed of Light in Glass
    E18
    The Speed of Light in GlassHow does light speed up after leaving glass or water? What do light and the President of the United States have in common?
  • How to break the speed of light
    E19
    How to break the speed of lightYou can break the speed of light in your back yard! (but don't worry, Einstein is still right)
  • GPS, relativity, and nuclear detection
    E20
    GPS, relativity, and nuclear detectionGPS is just a big clock in space! (and it can detect nuclear explosions)
  • The Arrow of Time feat. Sean Carroll
    E21
    The Arrow of Time feat. Sean CarrollWhy is the past different from the future? Caltech physicist Sean Carroll explains how the arrow of time is not an intrinsic property of physics, but rather an emergent feature.
  • Weigh a million dollars with your mind
    E22
    Weigh a million dollars with your mindA million dollars is a ton of money. But how much does it weigh?
  • The Hairy Ball Theorem
    E23
    The Hairy Ball TheoremEver tried to comb a hairy ball? Math says you failed!
  • How lasers work (in theory)
    E24
    How lasers work (in theory)How does a laser really work? It's Bose - Einstein statistics! (photons are bosons)
  • The Tacoma Narrows Fallacy
    E25
    The Tacoma Narrows FallacyTeach your teacher: the collapse of the Tacoma Narrows bridge WASN'T resonance. And I defer all arguments to the elocution of Profs. Billah and Scanlon: http://www.ketchum.org/billah/Billah-Scanlan.pdf
  • What is a Neutrino?
    E26
    What is a Neutrino?Neutrinos are the vampires of physics.
  • Faster Than Light Neutrinos (maybe): Field Trip!
    E27
    Faster Than Light Neutrinos (maybe): Field Trip!Come with us to Italy to find out what went into measuring the FTL neutrinos.

 

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