From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. This is a video about some of the many times we have nearly blown up the world. Part of this video is brought to you by Henson — head over to https://hensonshaving.com/veritasium and enter code ‘Veritasium’ for 100 free blades with the purchase of a razor. Make sure to add…

From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. There is an entire branch of math simply devoted to knots – and it has changed the world. We’ll rope you in. Head to https://brilliant.org/veritasium to start your free 30-day trial, and the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription. ▀▀▀ Huge thanks to Prof. Colin Adams…

From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. Will we see a new generation of airships roaming our skies? Head to https://www.odoo.com/r/veritasium to start building your own website for free. If you’re looking for a molecular modeling kit, try Snatoms – a kit I invented where the atoms snap together magnetically – https://ve42.co/SnatomsV ▀▀▀ Thank you to Eli…

From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. IQ is supposed to measure intelligence, but does it? Head to https://brilliant.org/veritasium to start your free 30-day trial, and the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription. If you’re looking for a molecular modeling kit, try Snatoms – a kit I invented where the atoms snap together…

From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. J. 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. Offset your carbon footprint on Wren: ​https://www.wren.co/start/veritasium1 For the first 100 people who sign up, I will personally pay for the first…

From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. This is the biggest, brightest, hottest video there is about the science of fireworks. This video is brought to you by Kiwico – go to https://kiwico.com/veritasium for your first month free! If you’re looking for a molecular modeling kit, try Snatoms – a kit I invented where the atoms snap…

From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. One of the most important, yet least understood, concepts in all of physics. Head to https://brilliant.org/veritasium to start your free 30-day trial, and the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription. If you’re looking for a molecular modeling kit, try Snatoms – a kit I invented where…

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From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. There’s a strange number system, featured in the work of a dozen Fields Medalists, that helps solve problems that are intractable with real numbers. Head to https://brilliant.org/veritasium to start your free 30-day trial, and the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription. If you’re looking for a…

From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. Welcome to Micromouse, the fastest maze-solving competition on Earth. Join Onshape’s community of over 3 million CAD users by creating a free account here: https://Onshape.pro/Veritasium. ▀▀▀ A huge thank you to Peter Harrison for all of his help introducing us to the world of Micromouse – check out https://ukmars.org &…

From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. Lightbulbs might be the best idea ever – just not for light. Head to https://brilliant.org/veritasium to start your free 30-day trial, and the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription. A huge thanks to David Lovett for showing me his awesome relay and vacuum tube based computers.…

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From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. Concrete = cement + sand + gravel. Cement is the most important man-made material on Earth. Offset your carbon footprint on Wren: https://wren.co/veritasium . For the first 100 people who sign up, I will personally pay for the first month of your subscription! ▀▀▀ A huge thank you to Nevada…

From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. This is the Ames window illusion

From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. A quantum computer in the next decade could crack the encryption our society relies on using Shor’s Algorithm. Head to https://brilliant.org/veritasium to start your free 30-day trial, and the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription. ▀▀▀ A huge thank you to those who helped us understand…

From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. The world’s strongest magnet is a million times stronger than Earth’s magnetic field. Learn more about sustainability and Google’s efforts at sustainability.google. Part of this video was sponsored by Google. Trends insights for the past year are based on Google Trends data from 2/10/2022 – 2/10/2023, U.S. ▀▀▀ Thanks to…

From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. The containment facility for the damaged Chernobyl nuclear reactor being built back in 2014

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From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. This silicon sphere was made to redefine the kilogram

From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. Researchers spend much of their time writing grant applications, which adds up to a lot of wasted resources. Is there a better way to fund science? Special thanks to Profs. Kevin Gross and Carl T. Bergstrom. Their paper "Contest models highlight inherent inefficiencies of scientific funding competitions" https://arxiv.org/abs/1804.03732

From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. A study just published reveals the moon experienced a dramatic increase in cratering rates about 300 million years ago. This corroborates evidence of a similar increase in Earth impacts. The paper is: The Earth and Moon impact flux increased at the end of the Paleozoic Sara Mazrouei, Rebecca R. Ghent,…

From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. The main reason I don’t like social media. What do you think? Do you agree with me or not? I noticed a few years ago that on Facebook I was doing complicated calculations like: Do I actually like this post? Yes/No Do I want the person to know I like…

From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. Filming in UV requires removing a filter, getting UV-transparent lenses and getting a good filter to block all other light. I got my hot mirror removed here: http://ve42.co/UVcam That is an affiliate link so by ordering through the link, LifePixel will give a commission back to me. If you don’t…

From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. How turbulent convection currents in Earth’s outer core make its magnetic field This video is a prequel to one that will appear here: http://ve42.co/Spin Huge thank you to Prof. Jon Aurnou who spent a lot of time explaining how planetary magnetic fields are created. He changed a lot of my…

From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. When spun on a screwdriver, magnets climb up its length, but why? This video brought to you by my friend Steve Mould: http://ve42.co/SteveMould This all started with a question on twitter, when someone wanted to know why a chain of neodymium magnets climbs up a screwdriver when the screwdriver is…

From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. Based on The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas Kuhn Check out our new series! Paradigms: http://vrv.co/paradigms

From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. In short, yes they will, continuing the trend of humans working less. This video was sponsored by "Robot-Proof" written by Northeastern University’s President, Joseph E. Aoun. Learn more here: https://goo.gl/hqBDLA When I think about robots taking our jobs, I am neither of the opinion that we need to panic amidst…

From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. Almost four years ago I made a video about quality vs quantity on YouTube. Reflecting on how the platform is working in 2017 I find that quantity (frequency) has become significantly more important and quality less so. I’m not saying this is my recommendation for how people should make channels,…

From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. I’ve heard a lot of reasons for withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement but none of them makes sense to me. Here are some links that support my thinking: BC Carbon tax and impact: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia_carbon_tax Popular opinion about the Paris Climate Agreement: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/was-trumps-paris-exit-good-politics/ http://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/paris_agreement_by_state/ India and China pledges: http://www.climatechangenews.com/2017/05/15/india-china-track-exceed-paris-climate-pledges/ Exxon…

From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. I love science but not necessarily the process of doing science. I partnered with National Geographic Channel for the launch of Genius New episodes Tuesdays at 9/8c, and catch-up On Demand at http://natgeotv.com #sponsored

From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. Reflecting on the implications for education of Gunn and Drew. Original video: http://ve42.co/GunDrew Did you notice that Gunn and Drew were named that way so they rhyme with one and two, helping reduce any sort of confusion you might have in associating each character with the right system. Thinking Fast…

From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. Scientists have created living bacteria with two extra letters of genetic code, nicknamed X, and Y for short. Help me make Sciencium: http://ve42.co/JoinUs For more info: http://ve42.co/SAsynthEcoli Animated by Kyle Norby Life has been evolving on earth for about 3.7 billion years. In spite of its diversity, all living things…

From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. MAKE SCIENCIUM WITH ME: http://ve42.co/JoinUs Supported by Google Making & Science: http://youtube.com/makingscience Submit video topic suggestions: http://ve42.co/GotIdeas A frog’s tongue can get prey into its mouth in less time than it takes for you to blink – just seven hundredths of a second. The bug is whipped through the air…

From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. Answering questions about why I made a third channel: http://bit.ly/Sciencium Help me make Sciencium: http://bit.ly/ScJoinUs Suggest topics: http://bit.ly/VeIdeas Thanks to Panasonic for sending me a GH5! Other gear shown in the video: Lights: Fiilex K301 https://bhpho.to/2lk7nm0 Teleprompter: http://parrotteleprompter.com Filmed by Raquel Nuno

From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. The outer layer of the sun is slowing down, something we’ve known for decades but haven’t been able to figure out until now. Supported by Google Making & Science: http://youtube.com/makingscience References: A Poynting-Robertson-like drag at the Sun’s surface Ian Cunnyngham, Marcelo Emilio, Jeff Kuhn, Isabelle Scholl, Rock Bush https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1612/1612.00873.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poynting–Robertson_effect…

From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. Observations over millenia and numerous experiments claim that warmer water freezes faster than cold water under identical conditions. Supported by Google Making & Science #ScienceGoals http://youtube.com/makingscience References: Mpemba Effect: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mpemba_effect Questioning the Mpemba Effect: http://www.nature.com/articles/srep37665 Royal Society of Chemistry competition: http://www.rsc.org/learn-chemistry/resource/res00001018/the-mpemba-effect?cmpid=CMP00007615 Edited by Trevor Carlee

From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. I find the story of gravitational wave detection fascinating, particularly as it shows the deep skepticism of scientists. First, disbelieve. The absurd physics of gravitational wave detection: https://youtu.be/iphcyNWFD10 Music from http://www.epidemicsound.com "Trapped in Cello 1"

From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. What have you been putting off? And what do you think helps videos connect? I feel like scripts and time delays inhibit connection and I want to address that. Veritasium on Patreon: http://bit.ly/VePatreon

From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. Prominent YouTubers have recently complained about decreasing views on their videos despite high subscriber numbers. Ring the bell: http://youtube.com/veritasium Pewdiepie’s video: http://bit.ly/VePewds

From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. Same video as on Veritasium, except not animated. Better or worse? Let me know in comments. Snatoms are available again: http://www.snatoms.com Support Veritasium on Patreon: http://bit.ly/VePatreon Animated version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgrXd0NM2y8 Original video about Celsius: http://bit.ly/VeCelsius