Tagged: physics

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The 4 things you need to be an expert

The 4 things you need to be an expert Which experts have real expertise? This video is sponsored by Brilliant. The first 200 people to sign up via https://brilliant.org/veritasium get 20% off a yearly subscription. ▀▀▀ Chase, W. G., & Simon, H. A. (1973). Perception in chess. Cognitive psychology, 4(1), 55-81. – https://ve42.co/chess1 Calderwood, R.,…

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The Scientist Who Killed Millions and Saved Billions

The Scientist Who Killed Millions and Saved Billions Fritz Haber is the scientist who arguably most transformed the world. 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 month of your subscription! ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ A…

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The Riddle That Seems Impossible Even If You Know The Answer

The Riddle That Seems Impossible Even If You Know The Answer The 100 Prisoners Riddle feels completely impossible even once you know the answer. This video is sponsored by Brilliant. The first 200 people to sign up via https://brilliant.org/veritasium get 20% off a yearly subscription. Special thanks to Destin of Smarter Every Day (https://ve42.co/SED), Toby…

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Have You Ever Seen This Strange Synchronous Firefly? – Smarter Every Day 274

Have You Ever Seen This Strange Synchronous Firefly? – Smarter Every Day 274 Check out https://KiwiCo.com/Smarter50 to get 50% off your first month of ANY KiwiCo crate! Smarter Every Day Email List: https://www.smartereveryday.com/email-list Click here if you’re interested in subscribing: http://bit.ly/Subscribe2SED ⇊ Click below for more links! ⇊ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GET SMARTER SECTION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tweet Ideas…

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Prince Rupert’s Drop EXPLODING in Epoxy Resin at 456,522 fps – Smarter Every Day 273

Prince Rupert’s Drop EXPLODING in Epoxy Resin at 456,522 fps – Smarter Every Day 273 Go to https://brilliant.org/smartereveryday to sign up for free, and also, get 20% off your annual premium membership ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Other videos related to Prince Rupert’s Drops: http://www.princerupertsdrop.com Prince Rupert’s Drop T-Shirt: https://www.smartereveryday.com/store Email List to be notified when I upload: https://www.smartereveryday.com/email-list…

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A Picture of the Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole

A Picture of the Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole This is an image of the supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A*, at the center of our Milky Way galaxy. Visit https://www.kiwico.com/veritasium30 to get 30% off your first month of any crate! ▀▀▀ Image of Sgr A* from EHT collaboration Event Horizon Telescope collaboration: https://ve42.co/EHT Animations from…

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Why Jet Boats are AWESOME (U.S. Coast Guard’s Workhorse) – Smarter Every Day 272

Why Jet Boats are AWESOME (U.S. Coast Guard’s Workhorse) – Smarter Every Day 272 Check out https://KiwiCo.com/Smarter30 to get 30% off your first month of ANY KiwiCo crate! Click here if you’re interested in subscribing: http://bit.ly/Subscribe2SED ⇊ Click below for more links! ⇊ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GET SMARTER SECTION Click here to learn more about the U.S.…

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How Electricity Actually Works

How Electricity Actually Works This video is sponsored by Brilliant. The first 200 people to sign up via https://brilliant.org/veritasium get 20% off a yearly subscription. Special thanks to: Bruce Sherwood, Ruth Chabay, Aaron Titus, and Steve Spicklemore About VPython simulation: http://tinyurl.com/SurfaceCharge Richard Abbott from Caltech Electrical Engineering YouTubers: Electroboom: https://www.youtube.com/c/Electroboom Alpha Phoenix: https://www.youtube.com/c/AlphaPhoenixChannel eevblog: https://www.youtube.com/c/EevblogDave…

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The Man Who Accidentally Killed The Most People In History

The Man Who Accidentally Killed The Most People In History One scientist caused two environmental disasters and the deaths of millions. A part of this video is sponsored by Wren. Offset your carbon footprint on Wren: ​https://www.wren.co/start/veritasium. For the first 100 people who sign up, I will personally pay for the first month of your…

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We’re Building Computers Wrong (for artificial intelligence)

We’re Building Computers Wrong (for artificial intelligence) Visit https://brilliant.org/Veritasium/ to get started learning STEM for free, and the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription. Digital computers have served us well for decades, but the rise of artificial intelligence demands a totally new kind of computer: analog. Thanks to Mike Henry…