17:32Physics, Space & Chemistry
Physical explanations connect observations to models that can be tested. Here you can explore physics, astronomy, chemistry and space exploration, from introductory demonstrations to technical talks. The topic links help separate a first explanation of a concept from a closer look at an experiment, instrument or mission.
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1:00:16lisp for molecular designTalk
Clasp: Common Lisp using LLVM and C++ for Designing Molecules
Google TechTalks
2 HN recommenders
6:31universe visualizationDemo
The Known Universe by AMNH #datavisualization
American Museum of Natural History
3 HN recommenders
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23:47bed bug eradicationExplainer
Bed Bugs- What You've Been Told is Totally False
Mark Rober
3 HN recommenders
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11:21whip crack shockwavesExplainer
How does a whip break the sound barrier? (Slow Motion Shockwave formation) - Smarter Every Day 207
SmarterEveryDay
2 HN recommenders
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40:05voyager spacecraft computersTalk
"Uptime 15,364 days - The Computers of Voyager" by Aaron Cummings
Strange Loop Conference
3 HN recommenders
45:13power laws and criticalityExplainer
You've (Likely) Been Playing The Game Of Life Wrong
Veritasium
4 HN recommenders
56:51film manufacturingDocumentary
How Does Kodak Make Film? (Kodak Factory Tour Part 1 of 3) - Smarter Every Day 271
SmarterEveryDay
3 HN recommenders
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1:47:54black holes and entanglementLecture
Leonard Susskind | "ER = EPR" or "What's Behind the Horizons of Black Holes?" - 1 of 2
Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics
3 HN recommenders
1:06:50physics intuitionInterview
The complete FUN TO IMAGINE with Richard Feynman
Christopher Sykes
3 HN recommenders
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6:26cat righting reflexExplainer
Slow Motion Flipping Cat Physics | Smarter Every Day 58
SmarterEveryDay
3 HN recommenders
20:34
18:32molecular chiralityExplainer
Homochirality: Why Nature Never Makes Mirror Molecules
Steve Mould
3 HN recommenders
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11:33photon sieves and diffraction opticsExplainer
Light Waves Visualized using Photon Sieves.
Huygens Optics
3 HN recommenders
8:18great filterExplainer
Why Alien Life Would be our Doom - The Great Filter
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
3 HN recommenders
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Physical explanations connect observations to models that can be tested. Here you can explore physics, astronomy, chemistry and space exploration, from introductory demonstrations to technical talks. The topic links help separate a first explanation of a concept from a closer look at an experiment, instrument or mission.
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