Powers of Ten™ (1977)
Eames Office9.48M viewsCharles and Ray Eames's classic short film zooming out and in by powers of ten, from a picnic to the edge of the known universe and down to a proton.
Lectures & Documentaries · Science & math
63,459 videos · Full university lectures and long-form documentaries.
Terence Tao: The Cosmic Distance Ladder, UCLA
UCLA203K viewsTerence Tao explains the cosmic distance ladder, the chain of methods from Earth's radius to distant galaxies.
Quantum Fields: The Real Building Blocks of the Universe - with David Tong
The Royal Institution6.93M viewsDavid Tong explains why quantum fields, not particles, are the fundamental ingredients of the universe and how the Standard Model is built on them.
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On the Nature of Time According to Modern Physics - Jim Al-Khalili
Gresham College215K viewsJim Al-Khalili explains what modern physics says about time: relativity, the block universe, entropy and the arrow of time.
The Neuroscience of Consciousness – with Anil Seth
The Royal Institution1.92M viewsAnil Seth on consciousness as controlled hallucination: perception as prediction and what neuroscience can measure.
Episode 1: Introduction - The Mechanical Universe
caltech503K viewsEpisode 1 of Caltech's The Mechanical Universe: David Goodstein introduces the series and the ideas from Copernicus to Newton.
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Juan Maldacena Public Lecture: The Meaning of Spacetime
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics220K viewsJuan Maldacena on what spacetime is, from general relativity to the idea that it emerges from quantum entanglement.
Introduction: The Chemical History of a Candle by Michael Faraday (1/6)
engineerguy207K viewsBill Hammack introduces his performance of Faraday's 1848 Christmas lectures on the chemistry of a candle.
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Decoding the Universe: Quantum | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS
NOVA PBS Official8.96M viewsNOVA's documentary on quantum mechanics: superposition, entanglement and the experiments that established them, with working physicists.
Great Earthquakes of the Pacific Northwest
Central Washington University1.73M viewsGeologist Nick Zentner explains the evidence for great Cascadia megathrust earthquakes, from ghost forests to Japanese tsunami records.
1:07:41Come With Me Inside a Black Hole | Carlo Rovelli Public Lecture
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics1.4M viewsCarlo Rovelli takes the audience inside a black hole: horizons, what general relativity predicts and what loop quantum gravity suggests at the centre.
54:10When the Earth Swallows You Whole | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS
NOVA PBS Official604K viewsHow sinkholes form: karst geology, groundwater and the human activities that trigger collapses.
Lec 1 | MIT 6.042J Mathematics for Computer Science, Fall 2010
MIT OpenCourseWare2.78M viewsLecture 1 of MIT 6.042J Mathematics for Computer Science: what a proof is, propositions, and proof by contradiction and induction.
53:32Cat Tales | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS
NOVA PBS Official6.19M viewsHow cats were domesticated and how their senses and behaviour work, from genetics and archaeology.
Particles, Fields and The Future of Physics - A Lecture by Sean Carroll
Fermilab1.76M viewsSean Carroll's public lecture on quantum field theory, the Higgs and where fundamental physics may go next.
53:50Evolution: Brain Power | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS
NOVA PBS Official175K viewsHow the human brain evolved: fossil and genetic evidence for the growth of our brains.
54:02The Bizarre Mutations That Allow Us to Eat | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS
NOVA PBS Official143K viewsHow genetic mutations such as lactase persistence let human populations digest new foods.
Regreening the desert with John D. Liu | VPRO Documentary | 2012
vpro documentary5.46M viewsVPRO follows John D. Liu documenting the restoration of China's Loess Plateau and other desert-regreening projects.
Plagues & Pleasures on the Salton Sea | KQED Truly CA
KQED Arts1.31M viewsKQED's documentary on California's Salton Sea: how an accidental lake formed, boomed as a resort and collapsed into an ecological crisis.
Robert Sapolsky: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst
Stanford Iranian Studies Program1.46M viewsRobert Sapolsky on the biology behind human behavior at its best and worst.
44:23How Hard is too Hard? An Introduction to Complexity - Colva Roney-Dougal
Gresham College8.82K viewsColva Roney-Dougal introduces computational complexity: what makes problems hard, P vs NP and why it matters.
50:48Cosmology’s Mad Idea: Inflation & the Creation of Our Universe - Chris Lintott
Gresham College78.1K viewsChris Lintott explains cosmic inflation: what problems it solves, the evidence for it and what remains uncertain.
53:19Einstein's Quantum Riddle | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS
NOVA PBS Official6.61M viewsThe story of entanglement from the Einstein–Bohr debate to Bell's theorem and a cosmic Bell test using distant quasars.
Lecture by Douglas Hofstadter: Albert Einstein on Light; Light on Albert Einstein
Uppsala universitet23.1K viewsDouglas Hofstadter on how analogical leaps led Einstein to light quanta.
59:03Katie Mack on How the Universe Ends | Perimeter Institute Public Lecture
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics23.5K viewsKatie Mack walks through the possible ends of the universe: big crunch, heat death, big rip and vacuum decay, and what the data say.
59:09Elephants can't dance, but hamsters can - Mark Miodownik 2010 Christmas Lectures 1/3
The Royal Institution2.3K viewsMark Miodownik's 2010 Christmas Lecture on why size matters in materials: scaling laws, strength and structure.
55:03Can Information Escape a Black Hole? The Puzzle That Changed Physics – Netta Engelhardt
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics50.8K viewsNetta Engelhardt explains the black-hole information paradox and the recent 'island' results suggesting information escapes.
1:13:26Gabriela González Public Lecture: Music of the Universe
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics16.2K viewsGabriela González explains how LIGO detected gravitational waves and what they reveal.
57:22Sunflowers and Snowflakes - Ian Stewart's 1997 Christmas Lectures 1/5
The Royal Institution3.09K viewsIan Stewart's 1997 Christmas Lecture on the mathematics of pattern in nature: sunflowers, snowflakes and symmetry.
53:33When Whales Could Walk | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS
NOVA PBS Official2.31M viewsThe fossil evidence for how whales evolved from land mammals, from Pakicetus to modern whales.
1:00:44Carbon: Our Flexible Friend that Built the Natural World - Helen Czerski
Gresham College30.5K viewsHelen Czerski on carbon: its chemistry, the carbon cycle and how it built the living world.
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Introduction to University Mathematics (2026), Lecture 1. First Year Student Lecture
Oxford Mathematics34.8K viewsThe first lecture of Oxford's Introduction to University Mathematics: sets, logic and the language of proof that first-year students need.
Lecture 1 | The Theoretical Minimum
Stanford971K viewsLeonard Susskind opens The Theoretical Minimum with the foundations of quantum mechanics for learners who want real physics, with calculus and linear algebra.
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01. Introduction to Atmospheres
YaleCourses156K viewsRon Smith introduces atmospheres: composition, pressure, the hydrostatic law and how Earth's atmosphere compares with other planets'.
What if Current Foundations of Mathematics are Inconsistent? | Vladimir Voevodsky
Institute for Advanced Study57.1K viewsVladimir Voevodsky asks whether first-order arithmetic could be inconsistent and motivates univalent foundations and computer-checked proofs.
Why is Time a One-Way Street?
Santa Fe Institute1.71M viewsLeonard Susskind on the arrow of time: entropy, cosmology and why the past differs from the future.
Recommended books
- The Feynman Lectures on Physics (boxed set)The classic set of physics lectures, in print
- Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, Abelson & SussmanSICP, the classic MIT text on programming
- Cosmos, Carl SaganThe classic tour of the universe and our place in it
- The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Thomas KuhnThe book that coined "paradigm shift"
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