Favorite trailer magnet YEAR: 2015 | LENGTH: 24 parts (~30 minutes each) | SOURCE: TGC description: Matter is the raw material of the universe. Stars, planets, mountains, oceans, and atmospheres…
Chaos
…is now both a pop sensation and a tremendously important field. But what is the science of chaos and why is it revolutionary and important? 02. The Clockwork Universe The…
Understanding the Misconceptions of Science
…happens when an object falls from very great heights? 06. Myths of Orbital Motion In this lecture, revisit some of the common misconceptions we have about how the universe works,…
Deepsea Under the Pole
…ice cap, a spectacular World Heritage Site that is now disappearing due to climate change. This vast upside-down universe is home to huge icy ceilings above and a seemingly invisible…
The Science of Information: From Language to Black Holes
…and the universe. It is the key that unites fields as different as linguistics, cryptography, neuroscience, genetics, economics, and quantum mechanics. And the fact that information bears no necessary connection…
What Happened Before the Big Bang?
…universe come from? How did it all begin? For nearly a hundred years, we thought we had the answer: a big bang some 14 billion years ago. But now some…
Great Ideas of Classical Physics
…physics, relating to the concept of rate of change. 04. Astronomy as a Bridge to Modern Physics Speculations on Earth’s place in the universe, the nature of planets, and the…
Strange Signals from Outer Space!
…of communicating with us, even visiting our world. It might sound like science fiction, but today scientists from across the globe are scouring the universe for signals from extraterrestrials. In…
Black Hole Apocalypse
Favorite trailer magnet YEAR: 2018 | LENGTH: 1 part (112 minutes) | SOURCE: PBS description: Black holes are the most enigmatic and exotic objects in the universe. They’re also the…
Project Poltergeist
…thanks to their work, a whole new theory about how the universe is put together may have to be created. At the heart of this story is a tiny, utterly…
Physics in Your Life
…Your Place in the Universe Professor Wolfson closes with a philosophical look at where we humans fit into the universe, particularly how the material from which we are made comes,…
The Secret Life of Chaos
…– how does a universe that starts off as dust end up with intelligent life? How does order emerge from disorder? It’s a mindbending, counterintuitive and for many people a…