S2012 E • Speed of Light Thank You!

S2012 E1 • The Tides

Bad tidings - the tides are slowing down the earth!

Première diffusion : 9 janvier 2012

S2012 E2 • SMBC Physics: Why are stones round? feat. Zach Weiner

Zach Weiner of SMBC comics is guest illustrator on MinutePhysics! Why are some stones round and others flat?

Première diffusion : 15 janvier 2012

S2012 E3 • Blackout

This video is uploaded to protest the SOPA/PIPA act. Preserve the free and open internet contact your representatives

Première diffusion : 17 janvier 2012

S2012 E4 • Round Triangles!

Why circles are round (and triangles too!)

Première diffusion : 23 janvier 2012

S2012 E5 • Football, Physics, and Symmetry

Two linemen colliding can light a 60W bulb for over a minute!

Première diffusion : 5 février 2012

S2012 E6 • VomitPhysics! Physics of Fiction

How much do you need to vomit in order to levitate?

Première diffusion : 13 février 2012

S2012 E7 • Tutorial: Rocket Science! (plus special announcement)

The basic physics behind how rockets work! (plus a special announcement)

Première diffusion : 13 février 2012

S2012 E8 • Theory of Everything (intro)

A brief intro to the current theory of (almost) everything - the Standard Model of particle physics. It's like cake, only universal.

Première diffusion : 19 février 2012

S2012 E9 • Theory of Everything: What is Matter?

What is matter, anyway? What does it have to do with math? And why aren't you made of Jesus? Delving deeper into the theory of (almost) everything - the Standard Model of particle physics.

Première diffusion : 26 février 2012

S2012 E10 • What are years... and the galactic supermassive black hole!

It's leap year time... so what are years, anyway? And what do they have to do with the supermassive black hole in the core of the milky way?

Première diffusion : 28 février 2012

S2012 E11 • Albert Einstein: Why Light is Quantum

Pi day (3.14) is Albert Einstein's Birthday! To celebrate, we'll explain 4 of his most groundbreaking papers from 1905, when he was just 26 years old.

Première diffusion : 13 mars 2012

S2012 E12 • Albert Einstein: The Size and Existence of Atoms

How do we know atoms exist? And just how big are they? Pi day (3.14) is Albert Einstein's Birthday! To celebrate, we'll explain 4 of his most groundbreaking papers from 1905, when he was just 26 years old.

Première diffusion : 14 mars 2012

S2012 E13 • Einstein and The Special Theory of Relativity

How Einstein (& others) discovered Special Relativity. Pi day (3.14) is Albert Einstein's Birthday! To celebrate, we'll explain 4 of his most groundbreaking papers from 1905, when he was just 26 years old.

Première diffusion : 19 mars 2012

S2012 E14 • Einstein's Proof of E=mc²

Ever wonder how Einstein proved E=mc²? This is how. Pi day (3.14) is Albert Einstein's Birthday! To celebrate, we'll explain 4 of his most groundbreaking papers from 1905, when he was just 26 years old.

Première diffusion : 29 mars 2012

S2012 E15 • How far is a second?

The moon may be 1.3 light-seconds away, but why on earth do we measure distances using time?

Première diffusion : 7 avril 2012

S2012 E16 • There is no 'Fourth' Dimension

Just because there are four dimensions doesn't mean there's a "fourth dimension"

Première diffusion : 14 avril 2012

S2012 E17 • Ye Olde Debunking

Have you ever wondered where "Ye Olde" spelling comes from? Today we unravel this thorny linguistic issue.

Première diffusion : 20 avril 2012

S2012 E18 • Why the solar system can exist

If gravity is so attractive, why doesn't the earth just crash into the sun? Or the moon into the earth? The answer: Stable Orbits

Première diffusion : 3 mai 2012

S2012 E19 • How to Count Infinity

"Some infinities are bigger than other infinities" - Hazel Grace Lancaster, in "The Fault in Our Stars," by John Green

Première diffusion : 12 mai 2012

S2012 E20 • Every Force in Nature (Theory of Everything, Part III)

In which we explain economic equilibrium, how to make money from nothing, and every fundamental force in physics.

Première diffusion : 21 mai 2012

S2012 E21 • Proof Without Words: The Circle

Prove πR² using only beads and a ruler! Henry Reich first saw this proof in an article by Russell Jay Hendel, Dowling College

Première diffusion : 29 mai 2012

S2012 E22 • Picture of the Big Bang (a.k.a. Oldest Light in the Universe)

Where does all the stuff in the universe come from?

Première diffusion : 7 juin 2012

S2012 E23 • Tour of the Map of the Big Bang

Ever wanted to explore the Cosmic Background Radiation? It's our best picture of the big bang, and now you can! http://www.bigbangregistry.com

Première diffusion : 7 juin 2012

S2012 E24 • Open Letter to the Universe

My open letter to the universe.

Première diffusion : 13 juin 2012

S2012 E25 • The Higgs Boson, Part I

The Higgs Boson. What more need be said? Two more Higgs videos coming soon.

Première diffusion : 5 juillet 2012

S2012 E26 • The Higgs Boson, Part II: What is Mass?

What is mass and what does it have to do with the Higgs Boson?

Première diffusion : 11 juillet 2012

S2012 E27 • Higgs Boson Part III: How to Discover a Particle

How do you know when you've "discovered" a particle? What do we mean by "discovery"?

Première diffusion : 26 juillet 2012

S2012 E28 • The Most Burly Hurls

Which is the most intense Olympic throwing event? Shot put? Hammer? Discus? Javelin?

Première diffusion : 3 août 2012

S2012 E29 • London Bridge Was Sold to the US!?

London Bridge has already been rebuilt twice! But what happened to the bridges that came down?

Première diffusion : 9 août 2012

S2012 E30 • Usain Bolt vs. Gravity

Who's faster over 10 meters - the fastest sprinter in the world, or gravity?

Première diffusion : 11 août 2012

S2012 E31 • What if the Earth were Hollow?

What if there were a tunnel through the middle of the earth and you jumped in?

Première diffusion : 26 août 2012

S2012 E32 • How to Simulate the Universe on your Laptop

AfterEffects Tutorial on how to Simulate the Universe: http://dft.ba/-3v1X Millennium Simulation - http://dft.ba/-3v12 Also, explore a map of the big bang! http://www.bigbangregistry.com

Première diffusion : 1 septembre 2012

S2012 E33 • Is Racewalking a Sport?

What is a sport? Do arbitrary and technophobic rules matter?

Première diffusion : 21 septembre 2012

S2012 E34 • Why is it Dark at Night?

Have you ever wondered why you look up and see a dark sky at night?

Première diffusion : 30 septembre 2012

S2012 E35 • Real World Telekinesis (feat. Neil Turok)

Check out the Massey Lectures with Neil Turok: http://dft.ba/-massey

Première diffusion : 7 octobre 2012

S2012 E36 • 2012 Nobel Prize: How Do We See Light?

What was the 2012 Nobel Prize in physics given for? Capturing a single photon of light!

Première diffusion : 9 octobre 2012

S2012 E37 • The Origin of Quantum Mechanics (feat. Neil Turok)

Check out the Massey Lectures with Neil Turok: http://dft.ba/-massey

Première diffusion : 14 octobre 2012

S2012 E38 • E=mc² is Incomplete

You've heard of E=mc²... but you probably haven't heard the whole story.

Première diffusion : 28 octobre 2012

S2012 E39 • Can we Predict Everything?

Einstein didn't like quantum mechanics because it wasn't able to make perfect predictions... but science is not about what you like, it's about what's true!

Première diffusion : 4 novembre 2012

S2012 E40 • Open Letter to the President: Physics Education

An open letter from Henry to the President.

Première diffusion : 11 novembre 2012

S2012 E41 • What is Touch?

In this quantum world, what does it mean to touch something? Do we really hover above the chairs we're sitting in?

Première diffusion : 21 novembre 2012

S2012 E42 • Does the Universe Have a Purpose? feat. Neil deGrasse Tyson

Neil deGrasse Tyson was asked by the Templeton Foundation to answer the question "Does the Universe Have a Purpose". Then he read his answer aloud and I drew some pictures for it.

Première diffusion : 27 novembre 2012

S2012 E43 • Common Physics Misconceptions

What if you thought the earth was flat? And then you found out it isn't?

Première diffusion : 6 décembre 2012

S2012 E44 • Is There Poop on the Moon? ft. Smarter Every Day

What else did we leave on the moon? Destin Sandlin of Smarter Every Day explains.

Première diffusion : 13 décembre 2012

S2012 E45 • Is it Better to Walk or Run in the Rain?

Will walking or running in the rain leave you less wet? For recent scientific publications on the walk/rain question: http://iopscience.iop.org/0143-0807/33/5/1321

Première diffusion : 20 décembre 2012

S2012 E46 • TOP 10 REASONS Why We Know the Earth is Round

10 reasons why we know the Earth is not flat, but rather quite spherical in shape.

Première diffusion : 28 décembre 2012