From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. A bisected grape in the microwave makes plasma. But how does it work? A grape is the right size and refractive index to trap microwaves inside it. When you place two (or two halves) close together the fields interact with each other creating a maximum of electromagnetic energy where they…

From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. This is it, an unedited hour of my life, in the dark anechoic chamber at BYU.

From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. Do negative air ions improve mood, anxiety, depression, alertness? Part of this video was sponsored by LastPass, click here to find out more: http://bit.ly/2RZZTZk Special thanks to Prof. Jack Beauchamp and Dr. Nathan Dalleska from Caltech for all their help running these experiments and discussing the research. For more, check…

From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. Droplets levitate on a bath of liquid nitrogen and are spontaneously self-propelled. Thanks Audible! Start a 30-day trial and your first audiobook is free. Go to https://audible.com/VERITASIUM or text VERITASIUM to 500500. Special thanks to Dr. Anaïs Gauthier Physics of Fluids: https://pof.tnw.utwente.nl/ Self-propulsion of inverse Leidenfrost drops on a cryogenic…

From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. Researchers spend much of their time writing grant applications, which adds up to a lot of wasted resources. Is there a better way to fund science? Special thanks to Profs. Kevin Gross and Carl T. Bergstrom. Their paper “Contest models highlight inherent inefficiencies of scientific funding competitions” https://arxiv.org/abs/1804.03732

From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. A study just published reveals the moon experienced a dramatic increase in cratering rates about 300 million years ago. This corroborates evidence of a similar increase in Earth impacts. The paper is: The Earth and Moon impact flux increased at the end of the Paleozoic Sara Mazrouei, Rebecca R. Ghent,…

From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. A pulsing black hole in the centre of a distant galaxy sheds light on black hole and galaxy formation. How fast are black holes rotating and how does that rotation change over its life-span? Huge thanks to Prof. Geraint Lewis and study author Dr. Dheeraj Pasham. A loud quasi-periodic oscillation…

From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. The main reason I don’t like social media. What do you think? Do you agree with me or not? I noticed a few years ago that on Facebook I was doing complicated calculations like: Do I actually like this post? Yes/No Do I want the person to know I like…

From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. A launch mishap led to the best experimental confirmation of gravitational redshift. Get a free audiobook with a 30-day trial of Audible: http://audible.com/VERITASIUM or text VERITASIUM to 500500 Huge thanks to Dr. Pacome Delva: https://ve42.co/pacome Dr. Sven Herrmann: https://ve42.co/sven Gravitational Redshift Test Using Eccentric Galileo Satellites: https://ve42.co/GRtest Disclaimer: It is…

From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. Scientists have combined ultrasound, viruses and synthetic drugs to control regions of the brain. Check out Skillshare: https://skl.sh/veritasium (first 500 get 2 months free) Special thanks to Prof. Mikhail Shapiro and Dr. Jerzy Szablowski: http://shapirolab.caltech.edu Human brains are complicated – the most complicated thing in the known universe, many people…

From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. Mars InSight will be the first to detect seismic activity on Mars’ surface, first to measure rate of heat transmitted from interior, first to dig nearly 5m down, first to measure magnetic fields on Mars’ surface, and first to use a robotic arm to place instruments on the surface of…

From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. The kilogram, mole, kelvin, and ampere will be redefined by physical constants. For a limited time, get 3 months of Audible for just $6.95 a month: http://audible.com/VERITASIUM or text VERITASIUM to 500500 Will this be the last video I make about SI units? Quite possibly. There’s something about being so…

From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. A trip to #Mars involves radiation, muscle and bone loss, intermediate axis theorem and liquids. Check out Mars on National Geographic, Monday Nov 12 at 9/8c #sponsored When I got offered the chance to fly in another #zeroG plane, I jumped at the chance. Do you know how hard it…

From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. This fungus lives on your scalp and may affect the genes you express. Check out Head & Shoulders research on getting rid of dandruff: https://ve42.co/HS Animation by Pindex: https://ve42.co/pindex When I started this project, I wasn’t sure what caused dandruff and I also didn’t think much science would go into…

From 1veritasium, 2veritasium, or sciencium. Boredom makes you more creative, altruistic, introspective, and helps with autobiographical planning. This video was sponsored by LastPass: http://bit.ly/2wAsdUu I feel like this video might come across as condescending but the person I’m really talking to is myself. Despite the fact that I know how useful it can be to…