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51. Arvin Ash (2018– )
Episode: Why Does the Sun Shine? The Quantum Explanation for How the Sun Works (2021)

17 min | Documentary

The sun derives it's energy form the fusion of hydrogen into helium but, as Arvin explains, it doesn't occur in just one step. Fusion is only successful because the helium nucleus is more ... See full summary »

Star: Arvin Ash

52. Arvin Ash (2018– )
Episode: What Is a Particle? A Visual Explanation of Quantum Field Theory (2021)

14 min | Documentary

The philosopher Democritus originated the idea of a fundamental particle or atom. We now know that atoms are comprised of yet smaller particles. And we know a lot about how they behave. But... See full summary »

Star: Arvin Ash

53. Through the Wormhole (2010–2017)
Episode: The Riddle of Black Holes (2010)

TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary

After reviewing theories about how black holes form and how they were detected this program looks at their counterintuitive behavior that makes them seem so bizarre.

Stars: Morgan Freeman, Julie Comerford, Reinhard Genzel, Stefan Gillessen

Votes: 287

54. Seeker (2012– )
Episode: This Is the End of the Silicon Chip, Here's What's Next (2018)

4 min

Silicon microchips have nearly reach the minuscule size where quantum tunneling will be come a problem. There are a number of option for dealing with this challenge. Julian provides a quick... See full summary »

Star: Julian Huguet

55. PBS Space Time (2015– )
Episode: Are Black Holes Actually Fuzzballs? (2021)

16 min | Documentary, Talk-Show

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Star: Matthew O'Dowd

56. Arvin Ash (2018– )
Episode: How do Superconductors work at the Quantum level? (2021)

14 min | Documentary

In a superconductor electrons are thought to pair up into "Cooper Pairs" that behave like bosons whereas single electrons are fermions. These boson-like pairs are in their lowest energy ... See full summary »

Star: Arvin Ash

57. ScienceClic (2018– )
Episode: Quantum Field Theory Visualized (2020)

16 min | Documentary, Animation

Quantum Field Theory merges Quantum Mechanics with Special Relativity. Here, a visual representation of model universe, analogous to ours, is built piece by piece by adding one by one the ... See full summary »

Star: Octave Masson

58. Through the Wormhole (2010–2017)
Episode: Is There a Sixth Sense? (2011)

TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary

Several scientists have conducted experiments, although with somewhat questionable controls, that suggest humans may have a rudimentary capabilities for telepathy and precognition. This ... See full summary »

Stars: Morgan Freeman, Daryl Bem, Christie Campagna, David Chalmers

Votes: 156

59. Physics Explained (2018– )
Episode: Quantum Field Theory: What is a particle? (2021)

37 min | Documentary

Andrew derives the mass of a particle from the energy of a wave in a field.

Star: Andrew Low

60. Sabine Hossenfelder (2011– )
Episode: How we know that Einstein's General Relativity can't be quite right (2019)

5 min | Documentary, News

Sabine argues that Einstein's Theory of General Relativity isn't quite right because it cannot handle singularities and can't answer the questions handled by quantum mechanics. So it must ... See full summary »

Star: Sabine Hossenfelder

61. Nova (1974– )
Episode: The Fabric of the Cosmos: Quantum Leap (2011)

TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary

This program explains some of the weirdest aspects of quantum mechanics: uncertainty and entanglement. Despite the absurdity of these behaviors they have been confirmed time and again and ... See full summary »

Directors: Julia Cort, Josh Rosen | Stars: Allan Adams, Christopher Mark Chan, John Clauser, Frank Cuervo

Votes: 218

62. Nova (1974– )
Episode: The Fabric of the Cosmos: Universe or Multiverse? (2011)

TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary

Hard as it is to swallow, cutting-edge theories are suggesting that our universe may not be the only universe. Instead, it may be just one of an infinite number of worlds that make up the ... See full summary »

Director: Rushmore DeNooyer | Stars: Andy Albrecht, Raphael Bousso, Brian Greene, David Gross

Votes: 167

63. Arvin Ash (2018– )
Episode: Nobody Knows What Time Really Is. But it might be this... (2021)

14 min | Documentary

In examining the nature of time Arvin explores why time always moves forward when quantum processes seem to be ambivalent to time and can go in either direction. He offers the observation ... See full summary »

Star: Arvin Ash

64. Weird or What? (2010–2012)
Episode: Parallel Worlds (2011)

TV-PG | 51 min | Documentary

Weird or What examines the possibility of parallel worlds. First, it talks to a woman who claims to have encountered shadow people and considers whether such beings come from another ... See full summary »

Directors: Stephen Scott, Sean Turrell, Adrian Callender | Stars: William Shatner, Rosemary Ellen Guiley, Chris French, Philip Imbrogno

Votes: 17

65. Physics Videos by Eugene Khutoryansky (2011– )
Episode: Black Holes as you've never seen them. (2021)

8 min | Documentary, Animation

Basic principles of black holes are presented graphically with explanation.

Star: Kira Vincent

66. Kathy Loves Physics & History (2017– )
Episode: How the 3rd Law of Thermodynamics Made Einstein Famous (2019)

18 min | Documentary, History

In 1927 Walther Nernst convinced respected physics enthusiast Ernest Solvay to convene the world's first international physics conference. Solvey invited the nineteen most brilliant ... See full summary »

Star: Kathy Joseph Balistreri

67. PBS Space Time (2015– )
Episode: Is Action the Most Fundamental Property in Physics? (2021)

20 min | Documentary, Talk-Show

Minimizing principles simplify the complexity and mathematics of physical principles. For example LeGrange's focus on energy simplifies Newton's, Einstein's and even the equations of ... See full summary »

Star: Matthew O'Dowd

68. Physics Videos by Eugene Khutoryansky (2011– )
Episode: Quantum Physics - list of Philosophical Interpretations (2020)

23 min | Documentary, Animation

The reality of quantum mechanics is that it is a jumble of mathematical. If you find that unsatisfying, so do physicists. So they put great effort into coming up with an everyday ... See full summary »

Star: Kira Vincent

69. Looking Glass Universe (2013– )
Episode: What is Spin? Quantum Mechanics (2015)

10 min | Documentary

Quantum spin is an analogical term. Charged fundamental particles behave in a way that makes sense for a spinning ball, as demonstrated by the The Stern Gerlach Device, but not quite.

Star: Mithuna Yoganathan

70. Arvin Ash (2018– )
Episode: Why do atoms form molecules? The quantum physics of chemical bonds explained (2020)

13 min | Documentary

Molecules form because they have lower energy than individual atoms.

Star: Arvin Ash

71. Tom Rocks Maths (2017– )
Episode: MegaFavNumbers: Planck Length (aka the Smallest Distance in the Universe) (2020)

11 min | Documentary

The Planck Length is thought to be the smallest distance where the known laws of physics apply. It is derived from the physical constants: speed of light, universal constant of gravitation and Plank's Constant

Star: Tom Crawford

72. Sixty Symbols (2009– )
Episode: The Sixth Dimension - Sixty Symbols (2011)

6 min | Documentary

Model of six dimensional space time were devised to explain the accelerating expansion of the universe. The concept has yet to be confirmed or refuted as of 2011.

Stars: Edmund J. Copeland, Brady Haran

73. The Science Asylum (2013– )
Episode: Here are 3 Ways a Multiverse could Exist. (2023)

19 min | Documentary

Philosophers have been discussing multiple universes for thousands of years like it was a simple inevitability. About a hundred years ago physicists realized they are not so simple.

Star: Nick Lucid

74. Sixty Symbols (2009– )
Episode: Wave Function - Sixty Symbols (2009)

10 min | Documentary

The counter intuitive nature of the quantum wave function.

Director: Brady Haran | Stars: Seamus Garvey, Brady Haran, Mike Merrifield, Philip Moriarty

75. Three Twentysix (2021– )
Episode: What ARE electronic orbitals? (2023)

22 min | Documentary

A few analogies to help understand electric orbitals of atoms.

Star: Andrew Robertson

76. SciShow (2012– )
Episode: The Weight of "Nothing" Could Mean Everything (to Physics) (2023)

15 min | Documentary, Talk-Show

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Star: Hank Green

77. Arvin Ash (2018– )
Episode: Why is All Life Carbon Based, Not Silicon? Three Startling Reasons! (2023)

14 min | Documentary

Carbon is the best suited element to serve has the backbone of organic molecules required for life on Earth. Here's why.

Star: Arvin Ash

78. Fermilab (2009– )
Episode: Are neutrinos their own antiparticle? | Even Bananas (2024)

9 min | Documentary

So far none of the particles that are their own antiparticle, like the photon, have mass. But that assumption has not been tested for the neutrino because it's really hard to determine. The... See full summary »

Stars: Steve Biller, Kristy Duffy

79. 3Blue1Brown (2015– )
Episode: How (and why) to raise e to the power of a matrix | DE6 (2021)

27 min | Documentary, Animation

Mathematical constant e raised to a matrix is a convenient notation for the sum of a Taylor series. Take a look at how it work.

Star: Grant Sanderson

80. WatchMojo (2006– )
Episode: Top 10 Superhero Geniuses (2015)

TV-14 | 10 min | Comedy, Talk-Show

WatchMojo.com counts down Top 10 genius characters from the superhero genre.

Star: Dan Paradis

81. La Casa (2015– )
Episode: Célula (2015)

TV-MA | 48 min | Drama

Three soldiers who have participated in a military uprising must flee the country. They wander lost in the forest. On the verge of exhaustion and wounded, they stop an abandoned house, they will be visited by an enigmatic character.

Directors: Diego Lerman, Fernando Zuber | Stars: Alberto Ajaka, Marcelo Savignone, Diego Starosta, Julián Larquier Tellarini

Votes: 6

82. The Mythicist Milwaukee Show (2015– )
Episode: An Atheist Reads Online w/ Steve Shives (2015)

Talk-Show

Steve Shives talks about faulty arguments for the existence of God, such as that found in "The Magic Man in the Sky: Effectively Defending the Christian Faith" by Carl Gallups.

Stars: Brian Edward, Rob Moore, Steve Shives

83. Veritasium (2010– )
Episode: Is This What Quantum Mechanics Looks Like? (2016)

8 min | Talk-Show

Let's jump into the Quantum Mechnics debate between Pilot Wave Theory and Copenhagen Interpretation with a visual analogy.

Director: Derek Muller | Star: Derek Muller

84. Coffee with Scott Adams (2018– )
Scott Talks with Naval Ravikant, No Politics (2018 Podcast Episode)

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Stars: Scott Adams, Naval Ravikant

85. Nova (1974– )
Episode: Einstein's Quantum Riddle (2019)

TV-G | 54 min | Documentary

In an effort to disprove quantum mechanics, Albert Einstein proposes one of its strangest features: quantum entanglement.

Director: Jamie E. Lochhead | Stars: Eric Meyers, Jason Gallicchio, Kevin Quantum

Votes: 143