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Gravitational Time Dilation causes gravitational “attraction.”

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Visualizing General Relativity. My Patreon page is at https://www.patreon.com/EugeneK
Calculating Gravitational Attraction

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Gravitational Astronomy? How Detecting Gravitational Waves Changes Everything

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We’ve now had multiple detections of gravitational waves, opening up a whole new field: gravitational astronomy. We talk about the detections made so far, and how we can see the Universe in a whole new way. Support us at: http://www.patreon.com/universeto
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Sneak Peek at 'Beauty and the Beast' Attraction Coming to Tokyo Disneyland

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We’re thrilled to share with you a sneak peek at the new Enchanted Tale of “Beauty and the Beast” attraction coming to Tokyo Disneyland as part of a large-scale development plan bringing new attractions, entertainment, shopping and dinin
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Two Beautiful Humpback Whales Dance - Animal Attraction - BBC

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Male humpback whales repeat each others songs and add to them so they become ever more complex and beautiful, showing off their memory and sheer volume. Taken from Animal Attraction. Subscribe to BBC Earth: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_u
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How To Play Like A Polar Bears! - Animal Attraction - BBC

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Polar Bears can detect another bear with their excellent sense of smell, male bears can spend weeks tracking the scent of a female who is ready to mate. Taken from Animal Attraction. Subscribe to BBC Earth: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_u
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We Found Gravitational Waves...AGAIN!!!

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Advanced LIGO detectors have identified a second gravitational wave event occurring from the merger of two black holes. Gravitational Waves Discovered! Here's What You Need To Know - http://bit.ly/24PgHwC Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bi
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Explaining Gravitational Waves - Monthly(ish) Mailbag #2

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OK, so ‘Monthly Mailbag’, might have been a slightly over-ambitious title. But we’re back answering questions from the comments section, this time on the stick topic of gravitational waves. Do the gravitational waves of black holes affect us here on Earth
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The Future of Gravitational Waves | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios

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Find out how gravitational waves are allowing us to unlock the secrets behind black hole formation and growth. Get your own Space Time tshirt at http://bit.ly/1QlzoBi Tweet at us! @pbsspacetime Facebook: facebook.com/pbsspacetime Email us! pbsspacetime [
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Gravitational Waves Discovered! Here's What You Need To Know

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The very first gravitational wave has been detected by LIGO, proving Albert Einstein’s Theory of Relativity! Where did it come from and what does it mean for the future of space science? Gravitational Waves Explained ►►►► http://bit.ly/1PQcq8A Sign Up For
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Ultimate Gravitational Waves Explaination

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I take a classic demonstration of warping spacetime and figure out how to demonstrate gravitational waves with the addition of some wheels and a drill. Discussion video about LIGO and gravitational waves: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkfobw_PSSE Tom Sc
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Gravitational Illusions

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Gravitational Illusions - Straight vs Hills experiment.
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Gravitational Lensing: What It Is And How It Is Helping Us Discover New Galaxies

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Gravitational lensing occurs when a huge amount of matter, like a star, galaxy, or cluster of galaxies, creates a powerful gravitational field around it, strong enough to bend the light coming from distant galaxies (behind them). Roots of gravitational le
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Have Gravitational Waves Been Discovered?!? | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios

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Has the last great prediction of Einstein's general relativity finally been verified? Tweet at us! @pbsspacetime Facebook: facebook.com/pbsspacetime Email us! pbsspacetime [at] gmail [dot] com Comment on Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/pbsspacetime For th
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We’re Going to Detect More Gravitational Waves Than Ever Before, Here’s How

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Once this $35 million upgrade is in place, LIGO will start using something called quantum "squeezed light." So, what does that mean exactly? LIGO's Gravitational Wave Discovery Is Still In Question, But Why? - https://youtu.be/aQ1entvy7vI Read More: Gravi
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Gravitational Waves Explained Using Stick Figures

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GO HERE NOW: https://www.einsteinathome.org Einstein@Home wikipedia page: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einstein@Home This video is about gravitational waves in the weak field limit as discovered by the LIGO collaboration, explained by parallels to elec
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Gravitational waves: A three minute guide

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It's almost exactly a century since Einstein first predicted the existence of gravitational waves. In this Nature Video we find out what they are, and how scientists are searching for them, in an attempt to prove Einstein right.
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LIGO's Gravitational Wave Discovery Is Still In Question, But Why?

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LIGO’s discovery of gravitational waves rocked the world of physics. But now, some scientists are questioning their methods. Here’s what you need to know. WTF Is Gravity? Scientists Don’t Really Know Either - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9_PdtL627k&t=
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Black Holes And Gravitational Waves Might Help Us Find Dark Matter

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Evidence has shown that almost 85% of the matter in the universe is unaccounted for, but scientists now think they might have a way to fix that. Gravitational Waves Discovered! Here's What You Need To Know - https://youtu.be/72AQsQ2v5cA Edge Of Space: See
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Detection Of Gravitational Waves Opens A New Window On The Universe

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For the first time, scientists have confirmed detection of gravitational waves. The finding not only validates Einstein's theory of relativity but also opens a new window on our knowledge of the universe. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► h
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How to Weigh a Star Using Gravitational Lensing

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Astronomers recently tapped Einstein's concept of gravitational lensing to determine the weight of a distant star. Watch and learn how this concept came to be and how it works. Subscribe to our channel! https://www.youtube.com/SciAmerican
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Einstein Is Always Right: Gravitational Waves Edition

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Viewing g as the value of Earth's Gravitational Field Near the Surface

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Viewing g as the value of Earth's gravitational field near the surface rather than the acceleration due to gravity near Earth's surface for an object in freefall More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=1E3Z_R5AHdg
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Why Were Seeing More Gravitational Wave Events Than Ever Before

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LIGO and Virgo recently updated their gravitational-wave catalog with 39 new discoveries, including signals that could help us probe unresolved mysteries about the universe further than ever before. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch
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Gravitational Waves Finally Detected!

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Long ago, deep in space, two massive black holes slowly drew together. The stellar ghosts spiraled ever closer, until, about 1.3 billion years ago, they whirled about each other at half the speed of light and finally merged. The collision sent a shudder t
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A Puzzling Gravitational Pull | What on Earth?

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What could be the cause of this excessive gravitational pull? A volcano, or perhaps something else? Stream Full Episodes of What on Earth?: https://www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/what-on-earth/ Subscribe to Science Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribeScience
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LIGO's First Detection Of Gravitational Waves! | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios

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The lasers have wiggled! Tweet at us! @pbsspacetime Facebook: facebook.com/pbsspacetime Email us! pbsspacetime [at] gmail [dot] com Comment on Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/pbsspacetime Today, over 100 years after Einstein proposed his theory of general
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Why Do We Care About Gravitational Waves?

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On Feb 11, 2016 Scientists at LIGO announced that they had detected gravitational waves for the first time. In the press conference heard round the world, they showed the tell-tale waveforms indicating that huge event in which two black holes merged 1.3 b
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England's Oldest Attraction Turns Teddy Bears To Stone

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In Knaresborough, in Yorkshire, sits Mother Shipton's Cave. Folks there have been charging admission for nearly 400 years, and the star of the show is a "petrifying well". A few folk legends do actually turn out to be true.Mother Shipton's Cave: https://w
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LIGO again detects gravitational waves

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For the second time, scientists have directly detected gravitational waves — ripples through the fabric of space-time, created by extreme, cataclysmic events in the distant universe (Learn more: http://mitsha.re/7qYU301i1L1). The team has determined that
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The Absurdity of Detecting Gravitational Waves

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A head-vaporizing laser with a perfect wavelength detecting sub-proton space-time ripples. Huge thanks to Prof Rana Adhikari and LIGO: http://ligo.org Here's how he felt when he learned about the first ever detection: https://youtu.be/ViMnGgn87dg Thanks t
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What are gravitational waves? - Amber L. Stuver

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Gravitational Waves, Theoretical Alien Antenna, Europa and More: 60-Second Science Podcasts

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Listen to the experts discuss the use and misuse of science in the courtroom to interpret forensic science, how ancient dental plaque can be used to understand what Neandertals ate, the instruments like Pulsar Timing Arrays that could detect gravitational
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I Visited the First Gravitational Wave Detector! LIGO | STELLAR

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Thank you to Draper and its Hack the Moon initiative for supporting PBS Digital Studios | Learn more at https://wehackthemoon.comWeve been waiting to verify the existence of Gravitational Waves for over 100 years and I actually got to go to LIGO to see ex
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The Strange Universe of Gravitational Lensing | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios

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Is what we see in the night sky a true representation of our universe? Find out about Gravitational Lensing in this episode and even more about it in the documentary that Matt made together with the Museum of Natural History:Distant Quasars: Shedding Ligh
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Weird Gravitational Anomaly Found in Home Makes Things Roll Uphill

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Does water boil in a vacuum? Find out with your own vacuum chamber! Buy The Action Lab box today: www.TheActionLab.com In this video I show you a weird gravitational anomaly I found in my kitchen that makes things roll uphill instead of down! I talk about
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Gravitational Waves Explained

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Brian Greene stops by to demonstrate an exciting new scientific discovery. Subscribe To "The Late Show" Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/ColbertYouTube For more content from "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert", click HERE: http://bit.ly/1AKISnR Watch full epi
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Gravitational Waves Are The Ringing Of Space-Time

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The universe is a noisy place, but we didn’t always have the right ears to hear the sounds. Until now.
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Gravitational Lensing Theory Explained | Earth Lab

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How does matter affect light? Physics has the answer. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/SubscribeToEarthLab All the best Earth Lab videos http://bit.ly/EarthLabOriginals Best of BBC Earth videos http://bit.ly/TheBestOfBBCEarthVideos The Doctors Are In The House ht
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Best Film on Newton's Third Law. Ever.

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There is a gravitational force of attraction between the Earth and the moon, but is it mutual? That is, are the forces on the Earth and the moon equal? Most people would say no, the Earth exerts a greater force of attraction because it is larger and has m
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Why Does the Moon Orbit Earth?

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It takes the moon about 27 days to orbit the Earth. What makes it go round? It is the gravitational attraction of the Earth on the moon. Due to the moon's velocity, the Earth keeps pulling the moon towards it without the moon actually getting closer to th
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The Best Test of General Relativity (by 2 Misplaced Satellites)

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A launch mishap led to the best experimental confirmation of gravitational redshift. Get a free audiobook with a 30-day trial of Audible: http://audible.com/VERITASIUM or text VERITASIUM to 500500 Huge thanks to Dr. Pacome Delva: https://ve42.co/pacome Dr
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What Is Gravity?

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People have a lot of different ideas about what gravity is: a downward force that stops you from flying off into space, an attraction smaller objects experience towards larger objects, or a mutual attraction between all masses. It is the last of these ide
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Is There Gravity In Space?

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If you've seen footage from the International Space Station or any of the space shuttle missions, you know that astronauts float around as they orbit the Earth. Why is that? Is it because the gravitational force on them is zero in space? (Or nearly zero?)
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Scientists turn dead stars into living laboratories called pulsar timing arrays

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Read the Perspective: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abq1187In order to detect the background hum of gravitational waves in the cosmos, scientists monitor the light coming from dead stars called pulsars. These pulsars produce flashes of light
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Defining Gravity: Crash Course Kids #4.1

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So, if gravity pulls everything down, then why don't things on the bottom of the Earth get pulled down into space? In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about gravity and explains that when we talk about gravity pulling things down, what we
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Experimental Stanford artist explores science, art and improvisation

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Pamela Davis Kivelson, experimental artist and lecturer in Stanford’s Design Program, has long been interested in the intersection of science, music, art and improvisation. Her latest foray into the busy intersection is a participatory performance piece i
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Ideal Gas Problems: Crash Course Chemistry #13

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We don't live in a perfect world, and neither do gases - it would be great if their particles always fulfilled the assumptions of the ideal gas law, and we could use PV=nRT to get the right answer every time. Unfortunately, the ideal gas law (like our cul
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Neutron stars collide

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For the first time, scientists have directly detected gravitational waves – ripples in space-time – in addition to light from the spectacular collision of two neutron stars. This marks the first time that a cosmic event has been viewed in both gravitation
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Is It Time to Give Up on Dark Matter?

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There is still good reason to think undiscovered fundamental particles act as gravitational glue for galaxies.
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Neutron Star Collisions Create Gold

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Astrophysicists searching for gravitational waves have finally learned what happens when you crash two neutron stars together--and it's very, very shiny.
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Worlds Most Insane Roller Coaster!

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We take a wild ride with the best roller coaster videos and react to the craziest of them all!SUBSCRIBE TO THESE CHANNELS OR ELSESix Flags Over Texashttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bmb_JOXBu2I&abAmusementInsiderhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jn2gzcsrpUw&
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How Close Are We to Photographing a Black Hole?

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What does a black hole look like? No one knows for sure. Artists make their images based on what physicists think they look like. But that could be about to change. This Is Not What Space Looks Like - https://youtu.be/N5rZ9E72zbI Read More: Scientists Won
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How Disney's Magic Mirror Works

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Go to https://NordVPN.com/ArtofEngineering or use code ARTOFENGINEERING to get 70% off a 3-year plan plus 1 additional month for free!A look at the magic mirror illusion from Disneys Enchanted Tales with Belle attraction.Support Art of Engineering on Patr
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What Is The Shape Of A Molecule? - George Zaidan And Charles Morton

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-is-the-shape-of-a-molecule-george-zaidan-and-charles-morton A molecule is nearly all empty space, apart from the extremely dense nuclei of its atoms and the clouds of electrons that bond them together. When
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Are Some People Immune To Mosquitoes?

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Ugh. Mosquitoes, right? They’re the worst. They pester everyone… or do they? Tune in to learn more. Learn more at HowStuffWorks.com: Share on Facebook: https://goo.gl/Xfii1B Share on Twitter: https://goo.gl/znrM6k Subscribe: http://goo.gl/ZYI7Gt Visit our
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A Nuclear Waste Dump You Can Walk On: Weldon Spring, Missouri

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In Weldon Spring, Missouri, there is a strange, grey, windblasted seven-storey pile of rocks. It's the Weldon Spring Site: a nuclear and toxic waste dump on the site of an old uranium processing factory. And you can walk on it: it's technically a tourist
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LIGO's latest hit: Merging neutron stars

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LIGO's August detection of merging neutron stars was confirmed by multiple sources around the globe. Learn more: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/10/merging-neutron-stars-generate-gravitational-waves-and-celestial-light-show
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What Forces Are Acting On You?

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What forces (i.e. pushes or pulls) are acting on you right now? Most people can identify the gravitational force down, but there must be something else otherwise you would accelerate down towards the center of the Earth. The other main force on you is cal
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What it's like to pilot the Millennium Falcon

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Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge opens, and Los Angeles Times reporter Todd Martens takes a look at the Millennium Falcon and finds out what it's like to fly the hunk of junk in the Smugglers Run attraction.SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS AND NEWShttp://www.youtube.com
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The diving gondola: a strange elevator to the ocean floor

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On the German coast of the Baltic Sea, there's a tourist attraction that I think is very strange: the "Tauchgondel", a room that sinks under the waves and lets you go diving... without getting wet.More about the Tauchgondel: https://www.tauchgondel.de/Fil
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What you never learned about mass

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Probably the most familiar subject in physics is mass. Basically, it’s the amount of stuff something is made of. However, if you look at it a little more closely, you’ll find that the situation isn’t necessarily so simple. In this video, Fermilab’s Dr. Do
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Scientists Just Detected Two Supermassive Black Holes on a Collision Course

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Scientists just discovered two supermassive black holes, each with a mass of more than 800 million suns. And they're on a collision course with each other. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlayl
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What Does It Sound Like When Black Holes Smash Into Each Other?

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Scientists are using a $4 million supercomputer to listen to black holes colliding, and its helping us understand the beginning of our universe. Black Holes And Gravitational Waves Might Help Us Find Dark Matter - https://youtu.be/C68b9EGksuI Read More: T
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Rare Artifacts of Abraham Lincoln

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We are in the Ripleys warehouse today with a few artifacts from good ole Honest Abe. Starting with John Wilkes Booths derringer gun that he left behind in the theater after killing President Lincoln. Its said that it fell out of his pocket after he was es
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Astronaut Experiment: Crash Course Kids #32.2

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Air resistance! It's a thing! In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina does her own Astronaut Experiment to show us how we can prove it! Watch More Crash Course Kids: https://www.youtube.com/user/crashcoursekids ///Standards Used in This Video/// 5-P
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Cosmic Microwave Background Challenge | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios

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If a photon leaves the train station shortly after the Big Bang ... Tweet at us! @pbsspacetime Facebook: facebook.com/pbsspacetime Email us! pbsspacetime [at] gmail [dot] com Comment on Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/pbsspacetime Purchase a Space Time t-
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I tried to film a volcano and it was a complete disaster

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Iceland has a new volcano, Fagradalsfjall: I wanted to visit, to talk about the infrastructure around it, and work out how the country deals with a new and dangerous tourist attraction. It didn't go well.Thanks to Bjorn Steinbekk, who I thoroughly recomme
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We May Have Just Found the Strongest Material in the Universe

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Underneath the crust of spinning neutron stars, there’s a material that is not only strong, but looks like pasta? Nuclear pasta to be exact. Here’s what else scientists know. The James Webb Space Telescope Is Delayed (Again)! What Is Happening? - https://
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The age when dogs are cutest, according to science

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Dogs reach peak cuteness at about eight weeks old, according to a new study. The age when humans find puppies most adorable could hint at how dogs evolved as pets alongside us. Scientists researching the relationship between humans and dogs had college st
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Down To Earth: Crash Course Kids #4.2

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In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about why things on the bottom of the Earth, don't just fall off into space. Plus... PENGUINS! This first series is based on 5th grade science. We're super excited and hope you enjoy Crash Course Kids! /
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World's Heaviest Weight

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How do you measure big forces accurately? By calibrating your force transducer on the world's biggest weight - 1,000,000 pounds of force. This machine ensures planes don't break apart, jets provide required thrust, and rockets make it to their destination
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How Does Fusion Produce Energy?

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What exactly are the mechanisms holding atoms together and why does bringing them together create energy?-------------------------------------------------Relevant Papers:On the Mechanism of Nucleon-Nucleon Attraction by Pion Exchange - https://doi.org/10.
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Juno Has Arrived At Jupiter! Now What?

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Juno is now orbiting Jupiter! What is its mission and what are some of the dangers Juno might face during the 20-month expedition? We Found Gravity Waves...AGAIN!!! ???? http://bit.ly/29nE2SP Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here ???? http://bit.ly/1UO1P
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Orbits Are Odd: Crash Course Kids #22.2

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Last week we talked about the orbits of the Earth and our Moon. But today we're going to go a little bigger... well, a lot better. Did you know that there is a massive Black Hole at the center of our Galaxy? Or that Pluto's orbit is really... weird? Today
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Misconceptions About Falling Objects

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If you drop a heavy object and a light object simultaneously, which one will reach the ground first? A lot of people will say the heavy object, but what about those who know both will land at the same time? What do they think? Some believe both objects ha
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How eclipses proved that the Earth is slowing down

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This video is supported by the NASA Heliophysics Education Activation Team (NASA HEAT), part of NASAs Science Activation portfolio.Without eclipses, our world would be a lot different because eclipses give us the ability to do science we otherwise wouldnt
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Everything Revolves Around You: Crash Course Kids #22.1

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So, why doesn't the moon just crash into the Earth? And why doesn't the Earth crash into the Sun? What are orbits exactly and why do they happen? Well, it has to do with gravity and velocity. In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks to us about
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Over (to) The Moon: Crash Course Kids #13.2

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Sabrina gets a new set in this episode of Crash Course Kids. Do you want to be an astronaut? Would you like to someday walk on the moon? Well, you better learn a little about gravity so you can escape from Earth and head into space. Today, Sabrina chats w
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The Great Escape: Crash Course Kids #13.1

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Do you know how many people have been to the moon? Only 12! Part of the reason it's so few is because of how difficult it is to escape Earth and get into space in the first place. In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about gravity, escape v
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Why Venus and Mercury have no Moons?

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Do you know all planets except for Mercury and Venus have moons? In fact, Earth is the only planet to have just one moon; remaining planets from Mars onward have multiple moons, with Saturn having as much as 82 moons! So when most of the planets are inund
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Black Holes Explained: What Is a Black Hole? How They Form?

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A black hole is a celestial body or simply a place in space where the gravitational pull is so high that nothing, not even light can escape it. This is why it's completely black, and hence it's called a black hole. A black hole's surface, called its event
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Danger! Falling Objects: Crash Course Kids #32.1

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So, what would happen if you dropped a hammer and a feather at the same time, from the same height? Well, the hammer would hit the ground first, right? But why? You might think it's because the hammer is heavier, or has more mass than the feather. But it'
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Can You Make Magnets Orbit Each Other?

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In this video I check if it is possible to put magnets in orbit from the magnetic field as opposed to the gravitational field. Gravity simulations created with universe sandbox:http://universesandbox.com/Get Your Experiment Box Here: https://theactionlab.
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The world's largest telescope is about to come online

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In a stunning landscape of jagged limestone hills in southwestern China, engineers are putting the finishing touches on a grand astronomy facility: a half-kilometer-wide dish nestled in a natural depression that will gather radio signals from the cosmos.
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This Invisible Structure Was Hiding Half the Universe’s Known Matter

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Half of the universe’s baryonic matter has been missing, but astronomers just found it. Where exactly was it and what took us so long? Black Holes And Gravitational Waves Might Help Us Find Dark Matter - https://youtu.be/C68b9EGksuI Read More: The Mystery
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I Built a LEGO Water Slide!

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I built a working LEGO water slide similar to those found in water parks around the world! Made using LEGO and LEGO Technic the water slide is nearly 80cm long and nearly 40cm tall! Waterslides are a form of amusement attraction also known as 'flumes' whe
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Why Are Astronauts Weightless?

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http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/team/default.htmI have been working with Catalyst on ABC1 to bring some Veritasium to Australian TV. In this segment I ask why astronauts in the space station are weightless. The most common answer is because there is no gra
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How one little boat (and me) held up miles of London traffic

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Tower Bridge is a tourist attraction these days: but first and foremost, it's a working, lifting bridge. And river traffic comes first. Thanks to the Tower Bridge team: they have details of their tours here: https://www.towerbridge.org.uk/Produced by: Cam
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What causes high tides on opposite sides of the earth? | Dance of the Tides

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A great classroom activity for demonstrating how distance and the sun's gravitational pull create tidal bulges (high tides) on both the near and far side of the earth. To explore the sun and moon's influence on our tides, try our Tide-O-Matic activity! Fu
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The Mysterious And Powerful Force Of Gravity

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Experts explain how gravity has the ability to bend light and even time. This is why the immense gravitational pull of a black hole distorts everything around it. | http://science.discovery.com/tv-shows/how-the-universe-works/ Catch new episodes of HOW TH
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How Scientists Are Using Fuzziness To Solve the Mystery of Quantum Gravity

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Gravitons could bridge the divide between general relativity and quantum mechanics. But efforts to find these hypothetical particles have proved tricky until now. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/Elemen
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Seeing a Black Hole with a Planet-Sized Telescope | STELLAR

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Thank you to Draper and its Hack the Moon initiative for supporting PBS Digital Studios | Learn more at https://wehackthemoon.comIt took about a century for black holes to go from impossible, to theoretical, to real. And it was just this year, in 2019, wh
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The Difference Between Mass and Weight

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There is a common perception that weight and mass are basically the same thing. This video aims to tease out the difference between mass and weight by asking people what makes a car difficult to push. The standard answer is that it is difficult to push be
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Can explosions work in space?

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The most exciting SciFi movies have tons of space explosions. But how effective would explosions be in outer space with no atmosphere to carry the blast wave? Could a hypothetical explosion hurt you in space? Check out Joe Hanson's video on It's Okay to b
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Float Through Japan's Floral Fairytale Wonderland

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Located just an hour's drive from Tokyo is the 23-acre Ashikaga Flower Park, home to over 350 brilliantly pastel-colored flowers including Japan's oldest and largest wisteria, which adorns an entire half-acre in bright hanging bulbs. The park is a year-ro
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Most Insane Water Parks!

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The Verb Song (We Love Verbs) | Silly School Songs

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Learn about action words as you sing along to this catchy verb song! For more music and information, visit http://sillyschoolsongs.com. Lyrics:We love verbs, we love verbsWe love verbs 'cause they're action wordsWe love verbs, we love verbsWe love verbs '
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How Does Your Head Age Faster Than Your Feet?

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Gravity stretches time. The more gravity there is pulling on you, the slower time goes. Gravitational time dilation means that over the course of a 79 year lifespan, your heads becomes 90 billionths of a second older than your feet. Subscribe to Science C
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There Are Gravity Pulses Hiding in the Universes Most MASSIVE Stars

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Blue supergiant stars some of the hottest, biggest young stars in the universe, and their molten cores can reveal more about the formation of everything.How Scientists Found the Universes First Type of Molecule - https://youtu.be/lxepnATltvURead More: Blu
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Why are there giant concrete tunnels in the desert?

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The Physics Girl team visited LIGO once again. This place is Dianna's obsession.If you liked this video check out these:I Visited the First Gravitational Wave Detector! LIGO | STELLARhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtp71NT0GNg&Why aren't plants black? :he
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Can You Survive An Elevator Fall By Jumping? Debunked

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Support Debunked and be one of the first 200 people to sign up with this link to get 20% off your subscription with Brilliant.org! https://brilliant.org/debunked We're proud to have them as a sponsor and we hope you like them too! Your monthly dose of hyp
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What Would Happen If Earth Had Two Moons

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If Earth had two moons, it would be a catastrophe. An extra moon would add an extra gravitational pull, leading to larger tides and wiping out major cities like New York and Singapore. And millions of years later, the moons would collide, sending chunks c
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The Independence Day: Resurgence Spaceship Has Its Own Gravity.

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In the trailer for Independence Day: Resurgence, the alien spacecraft seems to rip buildings from the ground using gravitational force. Is that physically possible? Nope. But that didn't stop us from calculating the mass it would need in order to destroy
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4850 Feet Below: The Hunt For Dark Matter

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Deep in an abandoned gold mine in rural South Dakota, a team of physicists are hunting for astrophysical treasure. Their rare and elusive quarry is dark matter, a theoretical particle which has never been seen or directly detected. Yet its gravitational e
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Decoded: How do black holes work?

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Black holes are dark objects in space that have intrigued scientists for centuries. Studying them is like trying to solve a puzzle made of invisible pieces.Black holes hide behind a wide surface called the Event Horizon. Nothing that crosses the Event Hor
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Our Ignorance About Gravity

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Thanks to the Heising Simons Foundation (https://www.hsfoundation.org/) for their support of this video, and of short range gravity research.This video is about how little we know about the behavior of gravity at short length and distance scales, what the
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How One Supernova Measured The Universe

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In 2015 astronomers successfully predicted the appearance of a supernova within a couple weeks. How did they do it? Win your Ultimate Tech Bundle by entering Fasthosts Techie Test here: https://fasthosts.com/veritasium (Competition now closed) This video
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This Gamma-Ray Burst Was the Most Powerful Energy Event Ever Recorded

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This cataclysmic event just generated the brightest light in the known universe - and we detected it using MAGIC. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.c
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Understanding neural networks

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MIT-IBM Watson AI lab research team member David Bau explains how computers show evidence of learning the structure of the physical world.Watch more videos from MIT: http://www.youtube.com/user/MITNewsOffice?sub_confirmation=1The Massachusetts Institute o
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The language of color

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Cognitive scientists from MIT and elsewhere have found that people can more easily communicate warmer colors than cool ones. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2017/analyzing-language-color-0918) Watch more videos from MIT: http://www.youtube.com/user/MITNe
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The Little-Known Truth Behind Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers

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Whether or not you've been to a Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers, you've probably heard of the fast-growing chain, their tasty chicken, and their much-loved sauce. But no matter how many times you've feasted on their offerings, you probably don't know every
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Can We Survive Curiosity?

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There's a March for Science happening all over the world: http://marchforscience.com This is a video about how science is both inherently political and apolitical. And how hopefully we won't end up in nuclear war... REFERENCES: Language acquisition and ag
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Is Energy Always Conserved?

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This episode is brought to you by Squarespace: http://www.squarespace.com/physicsgirl PBSDS Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/pbsds2016 When light passes through the universe and is redshifted by the expansion of space itself, how is energy conserved
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Miniatur Wunderland | The world's largest model railway exhibition

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Two brothers leave their jobs in nightlife to create the world's largest motor-railway, quickly becoming the most popular tourist attraction in Germany with 1M visitors per year. Much more than just a train set, the 1/87th scale Minatur Wunderland covers
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Is Gravity An Illusion?

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The General Theory of Relativity tells us gravity is not a force, gravitational fields don't exist. Objects tend to move on straight paths through curved spacetime. Thanks to Casta by Lutron for sponsoring this video. Find out more at: https://www.lutron.
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#MacroMonday: Angles

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Things aren’t always what they seem . . . or are they? Extreme close-ups often obscure the full picture. Cloaked in mystery, this new video series introduces a variety of objects and moments — found at MIT — that invite you to take a second look. Watch mo
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Robo-thread

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MIT engineers have developed a magnetically steerable, thread-like robot that can actively glide through narrow, winding pathways, such as the labyrinthine vasculature of the brain. (Learn more: https://news.mit.edu/2019/robot-brain-blood-vessels-0828)Wat
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Since Mass Exists, Can There Be Negative Mass?

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Media outlets claim researchers have created negative mass, but what they really created is negative 'effective' mass, which is a little different. Black Holes And Gravitational Waves Might Help Us Find Dark Matter - https://youtu.be/C68b9EGksuI Sign Up F
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Possible signs of life on Venus

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Scientists at MIT, Cardiff University, and elsewhere have observed what may be signs of life in the clouds of Earth's planetary neighbor, Venus. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2020/life-venus-phosphine-0914)Watch more videos from MIT: http://www.youtube
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Extracting drinkable water from the air

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Researchers at MIT and elsewhere have developed a solar-powered device that can extract drinkable water directly from the air even in dry regions. (Learn more: https://news.mit.edu/2020/solar-extracts-drinkable-water-1014) Watch more videos from MIT: http
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A paper-thin loudspeaker plays "We Are the Champions" by Queen

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MIT engineers have developed a paper-thin loudspeaker that turn any surface into an audio source. This thin-film loudspeaker produces sound with minimal distortion while using a fraction of the energy required by a traditional loudspeaker. Watch more vide
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Bending streams of water with a static charge // Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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Why does a stream of water bend when a static charge is brought near it? This experiment and variations of it are explored as several theories are introduced and a variety of tests are offered to for further investigation. For many years I have offered th
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Why Do Galaxies Rotate?

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If you believe the worlds leading physicists, the vast majority of matter in the universe is hiding in plain sight. For nearly a century, evidence has mounted that the gravitational pull necessary to keep clusters of galaxies intact, as well as stars with
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How Much Dark Matter Exists in the Universe?

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If you believe the worlds leading physicists, the vast majority of matter in the universe is hiding in plain sight. For nearly a century, evidence has mounted that the gravitational pull necessary to keep clusters of galaxies intact, as well as stars with
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Searching for WIMP Dark Matter

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If you believe the worlds leading physicists, the vast majority of matter in the universe is hiding in plain sight. For nearly a century, evidence has mounted that the gravitational pull necessary to keep clusters of galaxies intact, as well as stars with
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How to get conductive gels to stick when wet

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A team of engineers at MIT has developed a new way of making polymers adhere to surfaces even with the introduction of moisture, that may enable better biomedical sensors and implants. (Read more: http://news.mit.edu/2020/conductive-gels-stick-wet-0320)Wa
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Sliding through a syringe

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MIT researchers have developed a simple, low-cost technology to administer powerful drug formulations that are too viscous to be injected using conventional medical syringes. (Learn more: https://news.mit.edu/2020/syringe-concentrated-biologic-drugs-0824)
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A light rain can spread soil bacteria far and wide

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Using high-resolution imaging, researchers from MIT's Department of Mechanical Engineering observed the effect of raindrops falling on dry soil laden with bacteria. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2017/light-rain-spread-soil-bacteria-0307) Watch more vid
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New system can sterilize medical tools using solar heat

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A team of researchers from MIT and the Indian Institute of Technology has developed a device that could provide pressurized steam to run autoclaves without the need for electricity in off-grid areas such as the developing world. (Learn more: https://news.
Insect-like robots

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A team of researchers has developed a new generation of tiny, agile drones that look, act and maneuver like actual insects allowing them to operate in cramped spaces and withstand collisions. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2021/researchers-introduce-new
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Robot takes contact-free measurements of patients' vital signs

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A team of researchers from MIT and Brigham and Women's Hospital have developed a system that allows a robot to take contact-free measurements of patients' vital signs. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2020/spot-robot-vital-signs-0831)Watch more videos fro
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Make way for Little HERMES, the lightweight bipedal robot

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Engineers at MIT have designed a new lightweight bipedal robot, that can lean from side to side, walk in place, and jump while keeping its balance. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2019/two-legged-robot-mimics-human-balance-while-running-jumping-1030)Watc
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The MIT Intelligence Quest

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The MIT Intelligence Quest seeks to discover the foundations of human and machine intelligence and drive the development of technological tools that can positively influence society. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2018/mit-launches-intelligence-quest-02
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Which Way Is Down?

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How to mass produce cell-sized robots

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A team of engineers at MIT have developed a novel method to mass-produce tiny robots, no bigger than a cell, quickly, easily and accurately with little to no external stimulus. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2018/how-mass-produce-cell-sized-robots-1023)
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New method removes micropollutants from water

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A team of MIT researchers has developed a new way to clear pollutants from water, even when present in extremely low concentrations. (Learn more about their novel method: http://news.mit.edu/2017/electrochemical-clear-pollutants-water-0510) Watch more vid
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Particle robots

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Researchers from MIT, Columbia University, and elsewhere have developed computationally simple robots that connect in large groups to move around, transport objects, and complete other tasks. (Learn more: https://news.mit.edu/2019/particle-robot-cluster-s
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Jupiter's Moon IO is a World of Fire and Lava | The Planets | BBC Earth

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Io is the closest of Jupiters larger moons and the most volcanic world in our solar system, with over 300 active volcanoes, thanks to its proximity to the huge gravitational pull of Jupiter.Subscribe: http://bit.ly/BBCEarthSub Watch more: Planet Earth htt
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Backflipping MIT Mini Cheetah

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MIT'S new mini cheetah robot is the first four-legged robot to do a backflip. At only 20 pounds the limber quadruped can bend and swing its legs wide, enabling it to walk either right side up or upside down. The robot can also trot over uneven terrain abo
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Giving bug-like, flying robots a boost

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A new fabrication technique, developed by a team of electrical engineers and computer scientists, produces low-voltage, power-dense artificial muscles that improve the performance of flying microrobots. (Learn more: https://news.mit.edu/2021/micro-robots-
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Revolutionizing Agriculture with Low Emissions, Resilient Crops

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This project is working to revolutionize the agricultural sector with climate-resilient crops and fertilizers that have the ability to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions from food production. Learn more about this project: https://climategrandch
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When black holes go faster than light

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I made a video about black holes and gravitational waves. Everyone wanted to know what would happen if the black holes went faster than the speed of light! Here's your answer.Here's the original video: https://youtu.be/dw7U3BYMs4UHere's my video with Dest
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A new way to mix oil and water

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A team of researchers in the Varanasi Lab at MIT has developed a way to create nanoscale emulsions, of oil and water, stable enough to last indefinitely, and with no mixing required. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2017/new-way-mix-oil-and-water-1108) Wa
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Jell-O-like, expanding pill

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MIT engineers have designed an ingestible, Jell-O-like pill that, upon reaching the stomach, quickly swells to the size of a soft, squishy ping-pong ball big enough to stay in the stomach for an extended period of time. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/20
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Plug-and-play diagnostics

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Researchers at MIT’s Little Devices Lab have developed a set of modular blocks that can be put together in different ways to produce diagnostic devices. These “plug-and-play” devices, which require little expertise to assemble, can test blood glucose leve
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One giant leap for the mini cheetah

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A new control system, designed by researchers in MIT's Improbable AI Lab and demonstrated using MITs robotic mini cheetah, enables four-legged robots to traverse across uneven terrain in real-time. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2021/one-giant-leap-mini
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Lab on a LEGO

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A team of MIT engineers turned to LEGO bricks as the basis of their new microfluidic design because of their precision and consistency. No matter where in the world they are found, LEGO bricks are guaranteed to line up, and snap seamlessly and securely in
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Forest search-and-rescue

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A group of researchers from MIT and the NASA Langley Research Center has developed an autonomous system for a fleet of quadrotor drones that enables them to search collaboratively under dense forest canopies using only on-board computation and wireless co
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Lining the GI tract

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By making use of enzymes found in the digestive tract, MIT engineers have devised a way to apply a temporary synthetic coating to the lining of the small intestine. This coating could be adapted to deliver drugs, aid in digestion, or prevent nutrients suc
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Origami-inspired medical patch for sealing internal injuries

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Taking inspiration from origami, MIT engineers have designed a medical patch that can be folded around minimally invasive surgical tools and delivered through airways, intestines, and other narrow spaces, to patch up internal injuries. (Learn more: https:
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How Long To Fall Through The Earth?

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Thanks to Audible.com for supporting this video: http://www.audible.com/minutephysics Original video collaboration with Vsauce: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN-FfJKgis8 Thanks to everyone who supports MinutePhysics on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/mi
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Blood testing via sound waves

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A multi-disciplinary team of researchers from MIT, Duke University, Magee-Women's Research Institute, and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore has developed a novel way to analyze blood, for signatures of cancer and other diseases, using sound wa
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Vision-free MIT Cheetah

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MIT's Cheetah 3 robot can now leap and gallop across rough terrain, climb a staircase littered with debris, and quickly recover its balance when suddenly yanked or shoved, all while essentially blind. Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2018/blind-cheetah-rob
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Glowing plants provide light to read

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MIT engineers have been able to induce plants to give off a dim light for nearly four hours. And they believe that, with further optimization, such plants will one day be bright enough to illuminate an entire workspace. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/20
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Plant-to-human communication

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MIT engineers have transformed spinach plants into sensors that can detect explosives and wirelessly relay that information to a handheld device similar to a smartphone. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2016/nanobionic-spinach-plants-detect-explosives-103
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Magnetic shape-shifters

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MIT engineers have created soft, magnetic 3-D-printed structures that can transform their shape almost instantaneously by the wave of a magnet. The structures are flexible, yet strong and could be used to develop remotely controlled biomedical devices. (L
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Robo-picker grasps and packs

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A team of engineers from MIT and Princeton University has developed a robotic system that can successfully localize and pick up any item, amid clutter, and move it to another location. This technology earned them a first place spot at the 2017 Amazon Robo
Robotic fibers can make breath-monitoring garments

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A new kind of fiber developed by researchers at MIT and in Sweden can be made into cloth that senses how much it is being stretched or compressed, and then provides immediate tactile feedback in the form of pressure or vibration. Such fabrics, the team su
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Why Are Mosquitoes So Good At Carrying Disease?

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Mosquitoes are one of the most annoying bugs on this planet, but they are also one of the most deadly. Why are they so good at carrying diseases? Sign Up For The TestTube Newsletter Here ►►►► http://bit.ly/1myXbFG Why Can’t We Get Rid of Mosquitoes ►►►►ht
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Slime Oobleck - The science of cornstarch and water

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When you mix cornstarch and water, weird things happen. Sometimes it acts like a liquid and sometimes it acts like a solid. Now, a team of MIT engineers have developed a mathematical model that can accurately predict this material's behavior under various
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Why Is It Called "Dead" Sea? Why Does Everyone Float In This Sea?

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Lying on the lowest point on the Earth, the hypersaline Dead Sea is one of the most fascinating places on this planet. People float effortlessly here and that is the major attraction of the Dead Sea. But besides this natural buoyancy, unique environmental
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Testing wastewater to help detect Covid-19

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In a project that will run through the fall semester, wastewater from seven buildings on campus will be tested each day for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. The project is designed to determine if wastewater testing can be an effective early wa
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Self-folding printable structures

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A team of researchers from MIT and Umass Amherst have designed 3-D printed structures that can fold themselves up without any outside stimulus, and the folding begins the instant it is peeled off the printing platform. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/201
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How Astronomers Took The First Ever Image Of A Black Hole

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The Event Horizon Telescope has become the first ever to take an image of a supermassive black hole. The black hole is located 55 million light-years away in the Messier 87 galaxy. Following is a transcript of the video:What you are seeing is the first ev
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Making Medallions at MIT

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Each year, the Department of Materials Science and Engineering gives its graduating students a bronze medallion of the MIT seal. These medallions are entirely prepared, cast, and finished by students in the Merton C. Flemings Materials Processing Laborato
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System can 3-D print an entire building

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The list of materials that can be produced by 3-D printing has grown to include not just plastics but also metal, glass, and even food. Now, MIT researchers are expanding the list further, with the design of a system that can 3-D print the basic structure
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The True Nature Of Matter And Mass | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios

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Are matter, mass, and time real? Tweet at us! @pbsspacetime Facebook: facebook.com/pbsspacetime Email us! pbsspacetime [at] gmail [dot] com Comment on Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/pbsspacetime We know that mass is energy… but what is energy? And where
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Movable microplatform floating on droplets

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A new approach to microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), developed by a team of researchers at MIT, could offer a new way of making movable parts with no solid connections between the pieces, potentially eliminating a major source of wear and failure. (Le
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Tunnel Vision: The Borderline Mural Project at MIT

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During the 2017 spring semester a group of students organized to design and paint interactive murals covering a 200-foot long stretch of wall in the tunnel system located under the campus of MIT. The interactive portion comes in the form of augmented real
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AUDIO: New AI model detects asymptomatic Covid-19 infections

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A team of MIT researchers have developed an AI model that can distinguish asymptomatic people with Covid-19 from healthy individuals without the disease through forced-cough recordings. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2020/covid-19-cough-cellphone-detect
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Lending a Hand

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An Inflatable robotic hand design gives amputees real-time tactile control and enables a wide range of daily activities, such as zipping a suitcase, shaking hands, and petting a cat. The smart hand is soft and elastic, weighs about half a pound, and costs
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Did the Universe have to be the way it is?

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If gravity were just a little stronger in our own three-dimensional world, the curvature of spacetime would be greater, and matter could more easily collapse in on itself. This arrangement would make stars, galaxies and planets extremely diminutive, compa
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What Animals Are Really Doing When They Smell Each Other

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Have you ever been attracted to someone's smell? Well you're not alone. Many animals use pheromones to sniff out mates. Thanks to our sponsor Kay Jewelers for supporting DNews! - https://www.kay.com/en/kaystore Read More: How Animals Communicate Via Phero
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Meet Boston Jedi

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Meet Boston Jedi, a Boston-based lightsaber stage combat club that meets weekly to practice on MIT's campus. Members of the club, which include MIT students and alumni, use lightsaber props to create visually engaging battle sequences to perform for audie
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The Existence of White Holes May Settle One of Physics Biggest Debates

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Chances are you are familiar with black holes, we at Seeker love to discuss black holesbut what about white holes? Its time we talk about the black holes hypothetical opposite. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Elements! http:/
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Looking for Dark Matter - Christmas Lectures with Frank Close

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Frank Close looks at how observations from galaxy rotation and gravitational lensing can imply the existence of dark matter. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lecture: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/wat
Official World Record! Fantastic Classical Music Medley played by a Train | Miniatur Wunderland

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New GUINNESS WORLD RECORD Title! The best of classical music, played by a train. Take part in our three challenges: 1. How many songs are being played?2. Which songs? 3. How many glasses were used in total? A little hint: We used melodies from Wolfgang Am
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One of the strongest lightweight materials known

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A team of MIT engineers has successfully designed a new 3-D material with five percent the density of steel and ten times the strength, making it one of the strongest lightweight materials known. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2017/3-d-graphene-stronges
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Unboxing the Universe

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What if everything in the universe came to your doorstep...in a box?! What The Physics is BACK! Future episodes will explore the universe—but first, let's unbox it. Subscribe: http://youtube.com/whatthephysics?sub... ↓Want more info?↓ SCIENTIFIC NOTES: Ex
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Light-based therapy for Alzheimer's disease

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Researchers in Li-Huei Tsai's laboratory at the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory have shown that disrupted gamma waves in the brains of mice with Alzheimer’s disease can be corrected by a unique non-invasive technique using flickering light. (Lea
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How To Make A Vinegar Battery | Homemade Vinegar Battery | Science Experiment For School Kids

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How to make a Vinegar Battery | Homemade Vinegar Battery | Science Experiment for School Kids Vinegar battery For this experiment you'll need: • Vinegar • Two glasses • Two zinc strips • Two copper strips • Connecting wires • LED Bulb Procedure: • Take tw
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3D printing with living organisms

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A method for printing 3D objects that can control living organisms in predicable ways has been developed by an interdisciplinary team of researchers at MIT and elsewhere. This technique may lead to 3D printing of biomedical tools that can be customized to
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The Higgs Mechanism Explained | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios

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What is the Higgs field and why is it a fundamental part of our universe? Tweet at us! @pbsspacetime Facebook: facebook.com/pbsspacetime Email us! pbsspacetime [at] gmail [dot] com Comment on Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/pbsspacetime Quantum Field Theo
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The Doubly Warped World of Binary Black Holes

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A pair of orbiting black holes millions of times the Sun’s mass perform a hypnotic dance in this NASA visualization. The movie traces how the black holes distort and redirect light emanating from the maelstrom of hot gas – called an accretion
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How Long Is A Day On The Sun?

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Thanks to everyone who supports MinutePhysics on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/minutephysics Link to Patreon supporters here: http://www.minutephysics.com/supporters.html This video is about the definition of a day, and how it applies (or not) on the su
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Why You're All Washing Your Hands Wrong!

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Washing our hands helps prevent the spread of harmful bacteria and viruses. But are we doing it right? Get 15% off http://www.domain.com's domain names and web hosting when you use coupon code DNEWS at checkout! How Your City Has Its Own Unique Microbiome
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Dinosaur Delivery Gone Wrong | LEGO JURASSIC WORLD: THE SECRET EXHIBIT

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Deliver the dinosaurs, get paid. Sound easy? See what happened before Jurassic World in LEGO Jurassic World: The Secret Exhibit on NBC, November 29. ABOUT LEGO Jurassic World: The Secret Exhibit: With the grand opening of Jurassic World’s new super-secret
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Secrets of the conch shell and its toughness

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The shells of marine organisms take a beating from impacts due to storms and tides, rocky shores, and sharp-toothed predators. But as recent research has demonstrated, one type of shell stands out above all the others in its toughness: the conch. Now, res
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I Punched A Zombie!

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By Reese | Subscribe: http://bit.ly/sub2storybooth | We know it's a serious time with the coronavirus situation, but we also know how important it is to laugh, smile and make the best in a tough time. So we hope this story helps you laugh out loud - becau
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Fast and forceful gel robots

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Engineers at MIT have fabricated transparent gel robots that can perform a number of fast, forceful tasks, including kicking a ball underwater, and grabbing and releasing a live fish. (Learn more:https://news.mit.edu/2017/transparent-gel-robots-catch-rele
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Curious about Curling? Meet the MIT club

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For many people, including those that participate, the sport of curling is somewhat of a mystery. "There's a lot of science behind curling, including some that's actually not so well understood," says graduate student Nate Bailey, a member of the MIT Curl
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Furry Wetsuits

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Inspired by hairy, semiaquatic mammals such as beavers and sea otters, a group of MIT engineers are fabricating fur-like rubbery pelts learn how these mammals stay warm and even dry while diving underwater. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2016/beaver-ins
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How to image atoms

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In the basement of MIT.nano there is a specialized microscope able to image materials at the atomic level. In this video we go through each step of how to image the tiny building blocks for all materials: atoms. (Learn more about MIT.nano: https://mitnano
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How Disney's Tower of Terror Works

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Go to https://NordVPN.com/ArtofEngineering to get 75% off a 3-year plan and use code ArtofEngineering to get an extra month for free! A look at the engineering behind Disney’s iconic Tower of Terror attraction. Support Art of Engineering on Patreon:
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Robots learn to use their hands

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Having robots learn dexterous tasks requiring real-time hand-eye coordination is hard. Many tasks that we would consider simple, like hanging up a baseball cap on a rack, would be very challenging for most robot software. What's more, for a robot to learn
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These Alien Worlds are the Hottest in the Cosmos, Here’s What We Know About Them

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Hot Jupiters are popping up across the universe. Each one is more extreme than the last which is why they're the source of a lot of speculation in the science world. Read More: Star "Eating" Superhot Planet's Atmosphere https://news.nationalgeographic.com
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LISA | The Biggest Space Mission Ever

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The Lisa mission will be really cool, I look at all the reasons why.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/domainofscienceDFTBA Store: https://store.dftba.com/collections/domain-of-science RedBubble Store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/DominicWallimanThe Eur
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How Long Could You Survive on Other Planets?

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Humanity has dreamed of living beyond Earth for millennia, but would you really want to be in a spacesuit for the rest of your life? Watch More Space Crafts! | https://bit.ly/2GqH0aO Read More: Mars Surface May Be Too Toxic for Microbial Life https://www.
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Muscles made of nylon

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MIT researchers have come up with one of the simplest and lowest-cost systems yet for developing artificial muscles, in which a material reproduces some of the bending motions that natural muscle tissues perform. The key ingredient? Nylon fiber. (Learn mo
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10 Places on Earth Where Gravity Is Zero

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Planet Earth lives by the laws of gravity discovered by Sir Isaac Newton. Gravity is constant. It's something entirely unshakeable that we can always rely on in this ever-changing world, right? Umm, not really. In fact, its not as honest and clear as you
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The Solar System Song | Silly School Songs

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Enjoy this fun and informative song that can teach kids, adults and possibly aliens about our Solar System. For more music and information, please visit http://sillyschoolsongs.com.Lyrics:The Sun & the Moon & the starsMercury, Venus, Earth & MarsJupiter,
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Is Fear Contagious? | Gross Science

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Fear may be able to spread from person to person—just like a virus. Subscribe to Gross Science! http://bit.ly/1FkxVLb ‖ Twitter! https://twitter.com/gross_science ‖ Tumblr! http://grossscience.tumblr.com/ ↓Want more gross info?↓ New York Magazine: Is Ther
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New coating could prevent pipeline clogging

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Researchers at MIT have developed a coating that could stop the buildup of hydrate ices that slow or block oil and gas flow. These hydrates are potentially explosive and are largely responsible for the initial failure to contain the oil spill that rocked

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