Veritasium

Season 2023

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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 2023

27 Episodes

  • The Stickiest Non-Sticky Substance
    E1
    The Stickiest Non-Sticky SubstanceAdhesives based on gecko skin can hold huge weights – without sticking to anything.
  • 143,526 People Agree With Me, 54,536 Disagree
    E2
    143,526 People Agree With Me, 54,536 DisagreeFor decades, the Sleeping Beauty Problem has divided people between two answers.
  • World's Strongest Magnet!
    E3
    World's Strongest Magnet!The world's strongest magnet is a million times stronger than Earth's magnetic field.
  • How Quantum Computers Break The Internet... Starting Now
    E4
    How Quantum Computers Break The Internet... Starting NowA quantum computer in the next decade could crack the encryption our society relies on using Shor's Algorithm.
  • Explaining concrete while getting buried in it
    E5
    Explaining concrete while getting buried in itConcrete = cement + sand + gravel. Cement is the most important man-made material on Earth.
  • How NASA Reinvented The Wheel
    E6
    How NASA Reinvented The WheelNASA have made a wheel capable of withstanding tough Martian terrain, but just how indestructible is it?
  • Why Lightbulbs Might Be The Best Idea Ever
    E7
    Why Lightbulbs Might Be The Best Idea EverLightbulbs might be the best idea ever – just not for light.
  • The Fastest Maze-Solving Competition On Earth
    E8
    The Fastest Maze-Solving Competition On EarthWelcome to Micromouse, the fastest maze-solving competition on Earth.
  • The Strange Number System Used Only By Mathematicians
    E9
    The Strange Number System Used Only By MathematiciansThere's a strange number system, featured in the work of a dozen Fields Medalists, that helps solve problems that are intractable with real numbers.
  • How To Get Venom From The World's Deadliest Spider
    E10
    How To Get Venom From The World's Deadliest Spider
  • The Most Misunderstood Concept in Physics
    E11
    The Most Misunderstood Concept in PhysicsOne of the most important, yet least understood, concepts in all of physics.
  • The Hidden Science of Fireworks
    E12
    The Hidden Science of FireworksThis is the biggest, brightest, hottest video there is about the science of fireworks.
  • Why Oppenheimer Deserves His Own Movie
    E13
    Why Oppenheimer Deserves His Own MovieJ. Robert Oppenheimer forever changed the course of history. He may be the most important physicist to have ever lived. Part of this video is sponsored by Wren.
  • How Important is IQ?
    E14
    How Important is IQ?IQ is supposed to measure intelligence, but does it?
  • Should Airships Make a Comeback?
    E15
    Should Airships Make a Comeback?
  • How The Most Useless Branch of Math Could Save Your Life
    E16
    How The Most Useless Branch of Math Could Save Your Life
  • All The Times We Nearly Blew Up The World
    E17
    All The Times We Nearly Blew Up The WorldThis is a video about some of the many times we have nearly blown up the world.
  • Extreme Breath-Holding
    E18
    Extreme Breath-HoldingThis is how people can hold their breath for tens of minutes.
  • The Man Who Killed Millions and Saved Billions (Clean Version)
    E19
    The Man Who Killed Millions and Saved Billions (Clean Version)
  • How One Line in the Oldest Math Text Hinted at Hidden Universes
    E20
    How One Line in the Oldest Math Text Hinted at Hidden Universes
  • The Problem With Science Communication
    E21
    The Problem With Science Communication
  • World's Best Night Vision vs World's Darkest Room
    E22
    World's Best Night Vision vs World's Darkest Room
  • What The Longest-Running Study on Happiness Reveals
    E23
    What The Longest-Running Study on Happiness RevealsOriginal Title: What Actually Makes People Happy, According to Science
  • The Surprising Genius of Sewing Machines
    E24
    The Surprising Genius of Sewing MachinesSewing machines are mechanical marvels – here’s how they work.
  • The SAT Question Everyone Got Wrong
    E25
    The SAT Question Everyone Got Wrong
  • World’s Largest Earthquake Simulator
    E26
    World’s Largest Earthquake SimulatorThis is the world’s largest earthquake simulator, here’s how it works.
  • What The Prisoner's Dilemma Reveals About Life, The Universe, and Everything
    E27
    What The Prisoner's Dilemma Reveals About Life, The Universe, and Everything

 

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