The badass professors drop some science

posted by acidSpine 1 decade 3 years 4 months 4 weeks ago • 1,476 views • 11:54

Professor Mike Merrifield talks about how all the stars of a galaxy move around at the same speed, which would make the the pretty spiral pattern impossible. He explains the "winding paradox" and how then... continue reading

posted by RFlagg 1 decade 3 years 5 months 1 week ago • 2,236 views • 7:43

Originally called hydrogen inflammable air when he discovered it until he breathed it in and blew it out over a candle... tested electricity by measuring how much agony it caused him... and did experiments... continue reading

posted by RFlagg 1 decade 3 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 920 views • 6:27

From YT: A galaxy dubbed NGC 6744 is being hailed at the Milky Way's galactic twin... Find out why?

posted by Skeeve 1 decade 3 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 1,263 views • 5:20

Sixty Symbols goes into a bit about the Solstice and Equinox

posted by RFlagg 1 decade 3 years 6 months 1 week ago • 897 views • 11:49

From YT: Electrons are the most spherical objects in the universe, according to recent reports. Professor Ed Copeland discusses what this all means.

posted by RFlagg 1 decade 3 years 6 months 1 week ago • 651 views • 9:48

YT: "Tidal forces don't just affect the ocean... They can affect entire galaxies." Also, tempting for a *cute for the lovely scientist.

Sixty Symbols covers "the strange world of de Broglie waves and particles."

posted by Skeeve 1 decade 3 years 7 months 1 week ago • 2,645 views • 6:56

The Sixty Symbols team takes on Portal 2.

posted by RFlagg 1 decade 3 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 3,901 views • 10:42

Part of their Easter series, the professor talks a bit about 6 dimensions and how the eggs helps model it... I will freely admit more of this one went over my head than usual.

posted by RFlagg 1 decade 3 years 8 months ago • 943 views • 6:11

A very quick fun demonstration of THE SCIENCE

posted by BoneRemake 1 decade 3 years 8 months ago • 1,160 views • 1:42

From YT: We're uploading a series of "eggsperiments" to mark Easter, starting with these crash tests from the Biomechancal lab.

posted by Skeeve 1 decade 3 years 8 months ago • 1,574 views • 1:56

You tube : We take a very close look at a very small speck of gold.

posted by BoneRemake 1 decade 3 years 8 months 1 week ago • 3,280 views • 6:23

Sixty Symbols celebrates 50 years of maned space exploration with a video about Yuri and Orbital mathematics.

posted by RFlagg 1 decade 3 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 1,388 views • 7:13

The Planck time (10^-43 seconds) is discussed in this answer to a viewer question.

posted by Skeeve 1 decade 3 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 3,283 views • 2:26

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 9 months ago • 1,383 views • 7:23

The guy who does the Sixty Symbols videos goes behind the scenes of the KMOS sensor array that will be added to the VLT (Very Large Telescope) array in Chile. The KMOS is being made in Scotland. Lots of... continue reading

posted by RFlagg 1 decade 3 years 9 months ago • 1,383 views • 6:57

From YT: With the term "millisieverts" being used in relation to the Japanese nuclear crisis, we explain how radiation is measured and show you some radiation in action.

posted by RFlagg 1 decade 3 years 9 months 1 week ago • 1,260 views • 9:55

A longer version of the sixtysymbols film about an atomic toggle switch, found here: http://videosift.com/video/Sixty-Symbols-Atomic-Switch-moving-individual-atoms

posted by Skeeve 1 decade 3 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 1,907 views • 15:07