S2014 E1 • Six Questions, Q1 What was it like being a woman at MIT?

S2014 E1 • What's in the darkest part of the sky? The Hubble Deep Field

What happens when you point the Hubble Space Telescope at the darkest part of the sky for 10 consecutive days? Besides using up extremely valuable time, what would you find?

Première diffusion : 17 mars 2014

S2014 E2 • Six Questions, Q2 What historically radical theory is now obvious?

S2014 E2 • Singing plates - Standing Waves on Chladni plates

Use physics to create cool patterns on a vibrating plate. How is this like a guitar string or a singing wine glass?

Première diffusion : 28 avril 2014

S2014 E3 • What is Color? Flame Challenge Winner 2014

This is the winning entry for the 2014 Flame Challenge put on by Alan Alda and the Center for Communicating Science. http://flamechallenge.org The competition is judged by 27,000 5th graders from around the world.

Première diffusion : 10 mai 2014

S2014 E3 • Six Questions, Q3 Do dissolved solids leave with steam?

S2014 E4 • Six Questions, Q4 Can you knock down a building with a handheld resonant device?

S2014 E4 • What is Dark Matter? A Mystery of the Universe

You've probably heard the term Dark Matter, but what is it, and how do we know it exists?

Première diffusion : 6 juin 2014

S2014 E5 • Six Questions, Q5 Is it better to fill your freezer with tubs of water?

S2014 E5 • The Physics Behind a Curveball - The Magnus Effect

Ever seen a ball curve or bend in the air during a soccer game and wondered what exactly makes it curve?

Première diffusion : 1 juillet 2014

S2014 E6 • SixQuestions, Q6 What are your channel demographics? Do you have stalkers?

S2014 E6 • The Physics of Weightless Flight ft Emily Calandrelli

Ever wanted to know how those vomit comet planes simulate weightlessness?

Première diffusion : 9 septembre 2014

S2014 E7 • What's the difference between a solar and lunar eclipse?

Solar and lunar eclipse - which is which? And how can you finally remember the difference?

Première diffusion : 8 octobre 2014

S2014 E8 • Why is the universe flat?

Cosmic inflation is a theory that was proposed in the 1980s by cosmologist Alan Guth to answer some of the most fundamental questions of the origins of our universe. It also solved the Horizon Problem and the Flatness Problem.

Première diffusion : 11 novembre 2014

S2014 E9 • Crazy pool vortex

This unique phenomenon can be easily reproduced in a pool on a sunny day.

Première diffusion : 22 novembre 2014

S2014 E10 • Fun with Vortex Rings in the Pool

Create half-ring vortices in a pool by sliding a plate through water and adding food coloring to the ends.

Première diffusion : 17 décembre 2014

S2014 E11 • How Rainbows Form

The physics behind rainbows and surprising facts about rainbows.

Première diffusion : 27 décembre 2014