From Youtube, "Neutron stars are one of the most extreme and violent things in the universe. Giant atomic nuclei, only a few kilometers in diameter but as massive as stars. And they owe their existence... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 5 years 4 months ago • 766 views • 8:41

Hank explains in moderate detail why HBO's Chernobyl explanation of "control rods with graphite tips" is misleadingly simplistic. Learn about how the RBMK design of the Chernobyl reactor was stable,... continue reading

posted by fuzzyundies 5 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 513 views • 13:30

Without neutrons, harnessing nuclear energy would be impossible. Try Audible free for 30 days: http://audible.com/veritasium I have a new documentary coming out in a few months - sign up here to be... continue reading

posted by b4rringt0n 6 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 669 views • 7:38

YouTube: The merging of two neutron stars was detected by gravitational waves and then by telescopes in all parts of the electromagnetic spectrum. This is a historic detection as it demonstrates: - the... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 4 months 4 weeks ago • 1,229 views • 5:26

Last year LIGO announced the detection of gravitational waves from the merger of two black holes. The science world went a little crazy. Only a few weeks ago a new rumour emerged: that LIGO had, for the... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 6 months ago • 152 views • 15:51

YouTube description: Foraminifera – tiny, single-celled marine life forms – build gorgeous houses that record how much ice there is on the planet. Special thanks to Professor Lee Kump of Penn... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 3 months ago • 489 views • 2:51

Nuclear Power Plant in Austria is explored and explained how it works. Like a kettle, where the water is boiled by rods of uranium struck with neutrons.

posted by doogle 1 decade 9 months ago • 857 views • 3:53

From YT: It was a crucial paper in the history of cosmology and described events after the Big Bang - yet it's perhaps better known for a bad joke and an author who wrote nothing. Extra footage about the... continue reading

posted by RFlagg 1 decade 3 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 1,383 views • 7:23