Veritasium

Season 2016

An element of truth | Science and engineering videos

Veritasium is a channel of science and engineering videos featuring experiments, expert interviews, cool demos, and discussions with the public about everything science.
Where to Watch Season 2016
18 Episodes
  • Why Life Seems to Speed Up as We Age
    E1
    Episode 1Why Life Seems to Speed Up as We AgeWhy does time appear to speed up as we get older? Can we slow it down?
  • What Exactly is the Present?
    E2
    Episode 2What Exactly is the Present?What is the specious present? And how do our brains perceive time?
  • These Liquids Look Alive!
    E3
    Episode 3These Liquids Look Alive!Original Title: Why Do These Liquids Look Alive? Why do droplets of food coloring attract, repel, and chase each other?
  • Why Anecdotes Trump Data
    E4
    Episode 4Why Anecdotes Trump DataA story is worth a thousand data points.
  • Science of Laser Hair Removal in SLOW MOTION
    E5
    Episode 5Science of Laser Hair Removal in SLOW MOTION
  • Svalbard - The Northernmost Town on Earth
    E6
    Episode 6Svalbard - The Northernmost Town on EarthOriginal Title: The Northernmost Town on Earth (Svalbard in 4K) Longyearbyen on Svalbard is the northernmost settlement with over 1000 residents
  • Inside the Svalbard Seed Vault
    E7
    Episode 7Inside the Svalbard Seed VaultA rare look inside the Svalbard Global Seed Vault which is closed ~350 days a year
  • Celsius Made His Thermometer Upside Down
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    Episode 8Celsius Made His Thermometer Upside DownOriginal Title: Celsius Didn't Invent Celsius Celsius never devised nor used the scale that now bears his name.
  • Stringless Yo-Yo!
    E9
    Episode 9Stringless Yo-Yo!How can you Yo-Yo without the string attached?
  • The Illusion of Truth
    E10
    Episode 10The Illusion of TruthIf you repeat something enough times, it comes to feel good and true.
  • Is Most Published Research Wrong?
    E11
    Episode 11Is Most Published Research Wrong?Mounting evidence suggests a lot of published research is false.
  • The Best and Worst Prediction in Science
    E12
    Episode 12The Best and Worst Prediction in ScienceThe best and worst predictions in science are both based on the same underlying physics
  • How the Quantum Vacuum Gave Rise to Galaxies
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    Episode 13How the Quantum Vacuum Gave Rise to GalaxiesOriginal Title: Galaxies From Nothing All the large-scale structure in the universe may owe its existence to nothing.
  • Why Metals Spontaneously Fuse Together In Space
    E14
    Episode 14Why Metals Spontaneously Fuse Together In SpaceOriginal Title: Welding in Space In space, metals can weld together without heat or melting.
  • Is This What Quantum Mechanics Looks Like?
    E15
    Episode 15Is This What Quantum Mechanics Looks Like?Silicone oil droplets provide a physical realization of pilot wave theories.
  • What the Fahrenheit?!
    E16
    Episode 16What the Fahrenheit?!The crazy story of the arbitrary temperature scale used in a tiny minority of countries.
  • Indestructible Coating?!
    E17
    Episode 17Indestructible Coating?!Used in everything from bullet-proof vests to the walls of the Pentagon, polyurea's strength comes from its long-chain molecules.
  • Post-Truth: Why Facts Don't Matter Anymore
    E18
    Episode 18Post-Truth: Why Facts Don't Matter AnymoreWhy we can't seem to agree on what's true when it's easier than ever to check.
 
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