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December 25, 2025
Geoff Barrett
The Future of Veritasium

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Geoff Barrett
December 2, 2021

The Guy Who Figured Out How Snowflakes Work

Geoff Barrett
December 2, 2021
The Guy Who Figured Out How Snowflakes Work

Dr Ken Libbrecht is the world expert on snowflakes, designer of custom snowflakes, snowflake consultant for the movie Frozen - his photos appear on postage stamps all over the world.

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Geoff Barrett
November 30, 2021

Most People Don't Know How Bikes Work

Geoff Barrett
November 30, 2021
Most People Don't Know How Bikes Work

Why are bicycles stable? The most common answer is gyroscopic effects, but this is not right.

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Geoff Barrett
November 19, 2021

The Big Misconception About Electricity

Geoff Barrett
November 19, 2021
The Big Misconception About Electricity

The misconception is that electrons carry potential energy around a complete conducting loop, transferring their energy to the load.

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Geoff Barrett
November 1, 2021

This Problem Broke Math (and led to Quantum Physics)

Geoff Barrett
November 1, 2021
This Problem Broke Math (and led to Quantum Physics)

A general solution to the cubic equation was long considered impossible until we gave up the requirement that math reflect reality.

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Geoff Barrett
October 27, 2021

The Physics Question I Needed A Helicopter To Solve

Geoff Barrett
October 27, 2021
The Physics Question I Needed A Helicopter To Solve

The story of a controversial physics question on the qualifying exam for the 2014 US Physics Olympiad team. How does a uniform cable beneath a helicopter hang?

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Geoff Barrett
October 16, 2021

This Robot Walks, Flies, Skateboards, Slacklines

Geoff Barrett
October 16, 2021
This Robot Walks, Flies, Skateboards, Slacklines

This is a #robot that walks, flies, #skateboards, #slacklines, and might do much more one day.

3 Comments
Geoff Barrett
September 30, 2021

Your DNA is already in a database

Geoff Barrett
September 30, 2021
Your DNA is already in a database

Your genetic code is probably already in a database, without you ever giving a sample or permission.

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Geoff Barrett
September 25, 2021

The Fascinating Physics of Bowling

Geoff Barrett
September 25, 2021
The Fascinating Physics of Bowling

Bowling has been reinvented many times over the past seven thousand years but especially in the last 30. This is the fascinating physics of balls, oil, lane and pins.

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Geoff Barrett
September 3, 2021

Why Are Scorpions Fluorescent?

Geoff Barrett
September 3, 2021
Why Are Scorpions Fluorescent?

Under UV light, almost all species of scorpions glow a bright green color, but why?

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Geoff Barrett
August 31, 2021

How Distant Galaxies Mess With Our Lives

Geoff Barrett
August 31, 2021
How Distant Galaxies Mess With Our Lives

Tiny particles from distant galaxies have caused plane accidents, election interference and game glitches.

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Geoff Barrett
August 17, 2021

We Need To Talk About Clickbait

Geoff Barrett
August 17, 2021
We Need To Talk About Clickbait

The title and thumbnail play a huge role in a video's success or failure.

4 Comments
Geoff Barrett
August 12, 2021

The Surprising Genius Of 3D Printed Rockets

Geoff Barrett
August 12, 2021
The Surprising Genius Of 3D Printed Rockets

3D printed rockets save on up front tooling, enable rapid iteration, decrease part count, and facilitate radically new designs. For your chance to win 2 seats on one of the first Virgin Galactic flights to Space and support a great cause, go to https://www.omaze.com/veritasium

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Geoff Barrett
July 30, 2021

The Simplest Math Problem No One Can Solve

Geoff Barrett
July 30, 2021
The Simplest Math Problem No One Can Solve

The Collatz Conjecture is the simplest math problem no one can solve — it is easy enough for almost anyone to understand but notoriously difficult to solve.

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Geoff Barrett
July 23, 2021

Why You Should Want Driverless Cars On Roads Now

Geoff Barrett
July 23, 2021
Why You Should Want Driverless Cars On Roads Now

How close are we to having fully autonomous vehicles on the roads? Are they safe? In Chandler, Arizona a fleet of Waymo vehicles are already in operation.

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Geoff Barrett
July 9, 2021

The Biggest Myth In Education

Geoff Barrett
July 9, 2021
The Biggest Myth In Education

You are not a visual learner — learning styles are a stubborn myth. Part of this video is sponsored by Google Search.

9 Comments
Geoff Barrett
June 30, 2021

A Physics Prof Bet Me $10,000 I'm Wrong

Geoff Barrett
June 30, 2021
A Physics Prof Bet Me $10,000 I'm Wrong

A UCLA Physics Professor bet me $10,000 that my video about going downwind faster than the wind was wrong.

12 Comments
Geoff Barrett
June 18, 2021

The Longest-Running Evolution Experiment

Geoff Barrett
June 18, 2021
The Longest-Running Evolution Experiment

If you ran evolution all over again, would you get humans? How repeatable is #evolution?

5 Comments
Geoff Barrett
May 29, 2021

Risking My Life To Settle A Physics Debate

Geoff Barrett
May 29, 2021
Risking My Life To Settle A Physics Debate

Everyone will say this craft breaks the laws of physics.

8 Comments
Geoff Barrett
May 22, 2021

You Can't Prove Everything That's True

Geoff Barrett
May 22, 2021
You Can't Prove Everything That's True

Not everything that is true can be proven. This discovery transformed infinity, changed the course of a world war and led to the modern computer

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Geoff Barrett
May 10, 2021

How To Exceed Infinity

Geoff Barrett
May 10, 2021
How To Exceed Infinity

If there's a hotel with infinite rooms, could it ever be completely full? Could you run out of space to put everyone? The surprising answer is yes -- this is important to know if you're the manager of the Hilbert Hotel.

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