People have witnessed supernovae for millennia, but what threat do they pose to life on Earth?

The Fast Fourier Transform is used everywhere but it has a fascinating origin story that could have ended the nuclear arms race.

The Fatal Physics of Falling Objects

This tiny robot can jump higher than anything else in the world.

Which experts have real expertise?

Fritz Haber is the scientist who arguably most transformed the world. Part of this video is sponsored by Wren.

The 100 Prisoners Riddle feels completely impossible even once you know the answer.

Astronomers think there should be 5 times as much dark matter as ordinary matter – a shadow universe that makes up most of the mass in the universe. But after decades of trying, no experiments have found any trace of dark matter – except one.

A Picture of the Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole

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Massive thanks to Prof. Francois Tissot for suggesting we make a video on the topic of isotope geochemistry. Huge thanks to Prof. Bruce Lanphear for consulting with us on lead and cardiovascular diseases.

To make antivenom, you first need to collect venom from the world’s most deadly snakes.

Digital computers have served us well for decades, but the rise of artificial intelligence demands a totally new kind of computer: analog.

Analog computers were the most powerful computers for thousands of years, relegated to obscurity by the digital revolution.

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.

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

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

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

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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