From The Science Asylum. Get Nebula for 40% off with my link: https://go.nebula.tv/scienceasylum The Equivalence Principle is considered the major turning point in our understanding of gravity (General Relativity). But, if you think about it for more than a second, it doesn’t hold up. Why is it so important if it isn’t true? Nick Lucid…

From The Science Asylum. Get Nebula for 40% off with my link: https://go.nebula.tv/scienceasylum Then watch my next video early: https://nebula.tv/videos/scienceasylum-this-important-principle-is-always-explained-wrong We can’t measure the distance to astronomical objects directly, so we have to be creative. That’s why we need the cosmic distance ladder. It’s a serious of techniques we use to calculate astronomical distances indirectly.…

From The Science Asylum. Get Nebula for 40% off with my link: https://go.nebula.tv/scienceasylum Then watch me in a D&D game: https://nebula.tv/videos/neurotransmissions-a-therapeutic-dungeons-dragons-oneshot?ref=scienceasylum The James Webb Space Telescope, or JWST, is the greatest telescope ever constructed. But between ballooning budgets, a decade and a half of launch delays, and a huge controversy over the name; getting this…

From The Science Asylum. If you’re in a boat and you drop a heavy ball into the water; will the water level go up, go down, or stay the same. Solving this requires Archimedes Principle, Newton’s Laws, and some logic. Nick Lucid – Host, Writer, Editor, Animator Em Lucid – Producer ________________________________ VIDEO ANNOTATIONS/CARDS Black…

From The Science Asylum. Get 83% off Private Internet Access with an extra 4 free months: https://piavpn.com/ScienceAsylum Black holes look really weird because of the way light bends around them. This video explains how that all works and why black hole images look the way they do. Nick Lucid – Host, Writer, Editor, Animator Em…

From The Science Asylum. Save 20% on your first Native purchase! Click here https://bit.ly/nativeimawonder and use my code THESCIENCEASYLUM #AD You might have heard that black holes suck, like literally. It’s certainly a funny joke, but it isn’t true. Black holes aren’t even that weird if you’re far enough away. I correct this and other…

From The Science Asylum. Muons are generated in the upper atmosphere due to incoming cosmic rays. Many of those muons reach the ground even though they only last an average 2.2 microseconds. How is that possible? Nick Lucid – Host, Writer, Editor, Animator Em Lucid – Producer ________________________________ VIDEO ANNOTATIONS/CARDS Quantum Field Theory Explained: https://youtu.be/zS2vI_2faII…

From The Science Asylum. Go to https://brilliant.org/ScienceAsylum/ to get a 30-day free trial + the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual subscription. We all know Saturn has planetary rings, but other planets have them too. Where they come from? How are gravity and tidal forces involved? What is the Roche limit? Let’s…

From The Science Asylum. Yes, black holes emit Hawking radiation. No, it doesn’t break any rules by escaping. ________________________________ RELATED YOUTUBE VIDEOS Hawking Radiation Explained Properly: https://youtu.be/rrUvLlrvgxQ ________________________________ SUPPORT THE SCIENCE ASYLUM Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/ScienceAsylum YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXgNowiGxwwnLeQ7DXTwXPg/join Advanced Theoretical Physics (Paperback): http://www.lulu.com/shop/nick-lucid/advanced-theoretical-physics-a-historical-perspective/paperback/product-24250687.html Advanced Theoretical Physics (eBook): https://gumroad.com/l/ubSc Merchandise: http://shop.spreadshirt.com/scienceasylum/

From The Science Asylum. "Minute" and "Second" were measures of angles before they were used for time. ________________________________ RELATED YOUTUBE VIDEOS Time Zones Shouldn’t Exist: https://youtu.be/DHIQxVhruak ________________________________ SUPPORT THE SCIENCE ASYLUM Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/ScienceAsylum YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXgNowiGxwwnLeQ7DXTwXPg/join Advanced Theoretical Physics (Paperback): http://www.lulu.com/shop/nick-lucid/advanced-theoretical-physics-a-historical-perspective/paperback/product-24250687.html Advanced Theoretical Physics (eBook): https://gumroad.com/l/ubSc Merchandise: http://shop.spreadshirt.com/scienceasylum/

From The Science Asylum. Today is the 10-year anniversary of my first video upload on YouTube. What better way to celebrate than with a live AMA? ________________________________ SUPPORT THE SCIENCE ASYLUM YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXgNowiGxwwnLeQ7DXTwXPg/join Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/ScienceAsylum Advanced Theoretical Physics (Paperback): http://www.lulu.com/shop/nick-lucid/advanced-theoretical-physics-a-historical-perspective/paperback/product-24250687.html Advanced Theoretical Physics (eBook): https://gumroad.com/l/ubSc Merchandise: http://shop.spreadshirt.com/scienceasylum/ ________________________________ TIME CODES 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:06 What…

From The Science Asylum. Somewhere between 1926 and 1950, we gave up the concept of particles in favor of quantum fields. In this video, I explain the motivations for that to a non-physicist: my wife. Nick Lucid – Host, Writer, Editor, Animator Eric Aspling – Consulting Expert, Fact Checker ________________________________ VIDEO ANNOTATIONS/CARDS Quantum Superposition: https://youtu.be/ZUipVyVOm-Y…

From The Science Asylum. Defining the term "rest mass" has always been tough. We’ve only fully understood how it relates to energy and confinement in the last century. ________________________________ RELATED YOUTUBE VIDEOS What the HECK is Mass? https://youtu.be/XkPudRiWspc What the HECK is Energy? https://youtu.be/snj1wBtn6I8 ________________________________ SUPPORT THE SCIENCE ASYLUM Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/ScienceAsylum YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXgNowiGxwwnLeQ7DXTwXPg/join Advanced…

From The Science Asylum. Is the multiverse possible? Yes! In fact, there are 3 different kinds: Many Worlds, Eternal Inflation, and Infinite Repeating Space. They come from our most fundamental theories: general relativity and quantum mechanics. Songs "Going Down" and "Moon Men" by Jake Chudnow: https://www.youtube.com/@jakechudnow YouTube Channel Impersonations: https://www.youtube.com/@CGPGrey https://www.youtube.com/@pbsspacetime https://www.youtube.com/@numberphile https://www.youtube.com/@Vsauce https://www.youtube.com/@ArvinAsh Thanks…

From The Science Asylum. You can’t see black holes, only their accretion disk. But, because of the black hole, weird optics happen to the light coming from the accretion disk. If you want to learn more, check out my black hole playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOVL_fPox2K-zpTeryROTkmzzsMssSMWp ________________________________ SUPPORT THE SCIENCE ASYLUM Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/ScienceAsylum YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXgNowiGxwwnLeQ7DXTwXPg/join Advanced Theoretical…

From The Science Asylum. Black holes aren’t actually holes. They’re spheres. They’re balls. If you want to learn more, check out my black hole playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOVL_fPox2K-zpTeryROTkmzzsMssSMWp ________________________________ SUPPORT THE SCIENCE ASYLUM Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/ScienceAsylum YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXgNowiGxwwnLeQ7DXTwXPg/join Advanced Theoretical Physics (Paperback): http://www.lulu.com/shop/nick-lucid/advanced-theoretical-physics-a-historical-perspective/paperback/product-24250687.html Advanced Theoretical Physics (eBook): https://gumroad.com/l/ubSc Merchandise: http://shop.spreadshirt.com/scienceasylum/