PickVidsBest Physics & space (other) Videos
The 11 Physics & space (other) videos here were recommended by different people across different months. Choose by who it is for: 0 introductory, 0 intermediate, 11 for a general viewer, and 0 for someone who wants the harder derivation. Most of them are an explainer. What they share is that one picture or analogy is used to supply a missing concept. Channels you will keep seeing include Veritasium, Tom Scott, CGP Grey.
I promise this story about microwaves is interesting.
Tom Scott investigates the claim that the microwave was invented to heat hamsters, and interviews James Lovelock about freezing and microwave-thawing hamsters in the 1950s.
The Physics and Philosophy of Time - with Carlo Rovelli
Physicist Carlo Rovelli gives a public lecture at the Royal Institution on how our understanding of time has changed, from Boltzmann and Einstein to quantum theory and loop quantum gravity.
World's Roundest Object!
Veritasium explains the effort to redefine the kilogram, which was still defined by a physical artifact, and how a near-perfect silicon sphere from the Avogadro project helps.
How We're Redefining the kg
Veritasium explains why the kilogram is being redefined in terms of Planck's constant rather than a physical metal artifact.
The world depends on a collection of strange items. They're not cheap
Veritasium visits NIST to explain Standard Reference Materials, the carefully characterized items such as peanut butter used to calibrate instruments and keep measurements consistent.
Adam Savage's Epiphany on the Science of Measurement!
Adam Savage shows a set of Mitutoyo ceramic gauge blocks and uses them to explain metrology, the science of measurement.
A4 Paper Is Too Perfect
CGP Grey explains the elegant ratio of A4 and the metric paper sizes, then zooms out across scales from the Planck length to the observable universe.
You Lose an Hour of Sleep to Save $4
CGP Grey explains the mess of Daylight Saving Time, including its dubious energy savings and the odd cases like Arizona that opt out.
Making an international standard cup of tea
Tom Scott follows the ISO 3103 / BS 6008 standard to make an international standard cup of tea, using specialist tasting equipment.
The helical model - our solar system is a vortex
An animation presenting a non-standard helical or vortex model of the solar system, in which the planets trail the Sun through space instead of orbiting in flat circles.
Is America Actually Metric?
Veritasium explains that the US signed the Metre Convention in 1875 and that all US customary units are officially defined in terms of metric standards.