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Glaciers Are Disappearing Almost As Fast As You Can Ski Down Them | Climate Games

How badly is our planet heating up? I’ve put together an experiment that asks: How much of an olympic-sized swimming pool would be filled with glacial meltwater in the ti

SLOW MOTION SCIENCE! Ferrofluid dropping on magnet

See ferrofluid falling on a magnet filmed at 1000fps. How does the science of falling ferrofluid droplets mimic speghettification while falling into a black hole?

Gravitational Waves Discovered 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 billion lightyears away,

How does laser cooling work?

How can light be used to cool atoms and molecules ? Lasers are known to burn things, fix eyes, and dance on powerpoint presentations. But they can also be used to cool ob

How science explains monster waves

Rogue waves - enormous, spontaneous surface waves in the open ocean - were once the tall tales of sailors. They are waves that reach 2-3x taller than the largest average

Craziest eclipses in the solar system

Craziest eclipses in the solar system. .....

Experiments with $100,000+ Speakers

new show SoundField as they experiment with giant $100,000 speakers and aim them at your body parts looking for resonance, at oobleck, at googly eyes, and at candles to e

Can you take perfect 3D photos?

3D movies and TV are is increasing in popularity, but is any of it truly 3D? How true is the 3D in movie theaters? How do glassess-less 3D TVs work? Try catching a ball w

New Horizons first probe to reach pluto!

The New Horizons probe reached its closest approach to Pluto on July 14, 2015 at 7:49 EST. We have received more and more detailed images and data about the dwarf planet

Are perpetual motion machines possible?

A wheel that spins forever; a bird that never quenches its thirst; a clock that never stops ticking, an endless source of free energy. These are but the dreams of invento

Everything you should know about TRAPPIST-1 exoplanets

The TRAPPIST-1 exoplanet system has seven earth-like planets and is only 39 lightyears away! I am joined by Professor Adam Burgasser and Dr. Katherine Deck, both astrophy

Oxygen is MAGNETIC?!

Liquid oxygen has unusual magnetic properties. This demonstration with the MIT Technical Services Group and a crazy blowtorch demonstration on the curie point of iron sha

SPOOL RIDDLE - Which way will it roll?

Can you answer the spool riddle? Special guest Anne Wojcicki joins Physics Girl for the answer(s?!) to the hiker riddle and to hear the next riddle

Amusing Surface Tension Experiment

How does soap change the surface tension of water? I have used my degree to make a fifth video -- for you all -- to explain this very question.

How to Make a Cloud in Your Mouth

Learn how to make a wispy cloud come out of your mouth, even when it's not cold out. Like any awesome trick, physics is to thank for the mouth cloud. This simple and fun

Stacked Ball Drop

What happens when you drop a perfectly balanced stack of balls? And how is the result like a supernova? The classic momentum transfer demonstration, taken to the next lev

5 physics experiments for the holidays!

These 5 holiday-themed physics experiments will keep you and your family busy with science during the winter holidays! All experiments involve materials found around the

What is a quantum coin toss?

Quantum coin flipping is the fairest way to flip a coin over the phone. How does it work?!

Crazy tic tac bounce!? | EVERYDAY MYSTERIES

Tic tacs have the strangest behavior when you bounce them on a very hard surface. What is going on?! Find out the physics.

Bowl Riddle Solution (Plus 2 BONUS riddles) ft. Kurt Hugo Schneider part 2/3

See if you can solve the next two riddles in this video: (1) the silent round riddle (2) the broom riddle ft. Kurt Hugo Schneider!