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Season 2009

  • S2009E01 Speed of Light - Sixty Symbols

    • April 9, 2009

    The little "c" representing the speed of light is perhaps the most famous symbol in physics and astronomy. More at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2009E02 Mass to Light Ratio

    • April 9, 2009

  • S2009E03 Imaginary Number - Sixty Symbols

    • April 9, 2009

    Whether you call it "i" or "j", this is one symbol which is hard to fathom. More at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2009E04 How Big is the Hubble Constant? - Sixty Symbols

    • April 9, 2009

    Its exact value has been the subject of debate, but the Hubble Constant is an important figure in modern astronomy. Featuring Mike Merrifield from the University of Nottingham. The Hubble constant tells us how quickly the universe is expanding and is usually quoted in really odd units. It also isn't actually a constant, and took many years to work out a reliable value for, and involved many arguments. Some groups thought it was around 100, others thought it was nearer to 50, and today we think it is about 67. So everyone wins! Also discussing dark energy and gravity. More videos with Mike: http://bit.ly/Merrifield_Playlist Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2009E05 Frequency - Sixty Symbols

    • April 14, 2009

    You've heard of kilohertz and megahertz, but when things get down to the size of atoms, wave frequency gets to some seriously high values. More at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2009E06 Eigenvalues - Sixty Symbols

    • April 14, 2009

    From designing Google to building a bridge, eignevalues are important numbers... so important that Seamus Garvey has a fleet of computers devoted to them. More symbols at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2009E07 Fine Structure Constant - Sixty Symbols

    • April 14, 2009

    Why is 137 a magic number, both for thieves and alien hunters? More symbols at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2009E08 Propulsion Efficiency - Sixty Symbols

    • April 20, 2009

    Jet engines and water-powered rockets feature in this fun video from Sixty Symbols. More films at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2009E09 Gravity - Sixty Symbols

    • April 22, 2009

    What is the difference between big "G" and little "g"... And what is gravitational lensing? More physics and astronomy at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2009E10 Entropy - Sixty Symbols

    • April 23, 2009

    Broken vases, cups of tea and a scientist's tombstone - welcome to the world of entropy. More phsyics at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2009E11 Speed of Rotation - Sixty Symbols

    • April 24, 2009

    We take a Segway out for a spin in this film about speed of rotation, also known as angular velocity. Visit the Sixty Symbols website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2009E12 Planck's Constant

    • April 24, 2009

  • S2009E13 Transistors - Sixty Symbols

    • May 6, 2009

    The invention of the transistor helped John Bardeen to one of his two Nobel Prizes for physics. More films at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2009E14 Degrees of Angle - Sixty Symbols

    • May 6, 2009

    We look at astronomy and nanotechnology in this film about angles, focusing especially on the tilt of the Earth's axis and the pole star (aka polaris). More at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2009E15 Magnetic Field

    • May 8, 2009

  • S2009E16 Big Numbers - Sixty Symbols

    • May 12, 2009

    Some seriously big numbers. We start with a trillion and then move to Avogadros Number - but they are small compared with what comes next. More at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2009E17 Density

    • May 12, 2009

  • S2009E18 Mass - Sixty Symbols

    • May 12, 2009

    What is mass and where does it come from? More videos and stuff about us at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2009E19 Photons - Sixty Symbols

    • May 13, 2009

    Why is a photon like a cricket ball? Find out in this video about "light particles". More at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2009E20 Brazil Nut Effect - Sixty Symbols

    • May 17, 2009

    Ever notice how larger objects (like Brazil nuts) end up at the top of your cereal packet!? Physics can explain this. More at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2009E21 Charge - Sixty Symbols

    • May 19, 2009

    Professor Roger Bowley puts on bit of a magic show in this light-hearted look at electrical charges. More at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2009E22 Beer Levitation - Sixty Symbols

    • May 20, 2009

    A bit of fun as we look at the serious science of magnetic susceptibility. More science symbols explained at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2009E23 The Sun - Sixty Symbols

    • May 21, 2009

    It's a pretty ordinary star, but everyone's heard of it! More symbols at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2009E24 Fourier Analysis (and guitar jammin') - Sixty Symbols

    • May 24, 2009

    A physics professor uses an electric guitar (and wah pedal!) to explain the workings of waves. More at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2009E25 Atom Bombs and Dimensional Analysis

    • May 26, 2009

  • S2009E26 Inductor - Sixty Symbols

    • May 27, 2009

    Professor Roger Bowley on inductors, transformers and other electrical stuff. More at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2009E27 Schrödinger's Cat

    • May 27, 2009

  • S2009E28 Pluto - Sixty Symbols

    • May 29, 2009

    Demoted as a planet, Pluto is still a fascinating object surrounded in mystery. And it was NOT named after the dog! More films at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2009E29 A Magic Number

    • May 30, 2009

  • S2009E30 The Professor's Brain - Sixty Symbols

    • June 2, 2009

    As promised, we have imaged the brain of YouTube's favourite professor in this video about how MRI works. More physics at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ Music by Rob Webster

  • S2009E31 Vectors

    • June 2, 2009

  • S2009E32 Chladni's Plate - Sixty Symbols

    • June 11, 2009

    We haven't used the traditional violin bow, but this must be one of the prettiest physics demonstrations. More physics at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2009E33 The coffee-powered engine - Sixty Symbols

    • June 11, 2009

    In this video about work, we show a small Stirling engine which can run on hot coffee or water ice. More at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2009E34 Venus - Sixty Symbols

    • June 15, 2009

    Earth's sister planet has a symbol derived from a hand mirror. More physics and astronomy at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2009E35 Dust Bunnies and Fractal Dimensions - Sixty Symbols

    • June 15, 2009

    From fern leaves to lightning bolts, fractal dimensions are all around us... They're even under our beds. More at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ Featuring Roger Bowley

  • S2009E36 Electrons - Sixty Symbols

    • June 16, 2009

    Most people know what an electron is - or do they? More physics at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2009E37 Magnetic Moment - Sixty Symbols

    • June 16, 2009

    Check out Professor Bowtell's dodgy compass in this film explaining magnetic moments. More physics and astronomy at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2009E38 Energy - Sixty Symbols

    • June 16, 2009

    It's one of the most important concepts in physics - but defining energy is not the easiest task. More videos at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2009E39 Jupiter

    • June 22, 2009

  • S2009E40 Bouncing Balls - Sixty Symbols

    • June 23, 2009

    Collisions between tiny balls creates a curious effect in this film about the so-called "coefficient of restitution". More physics at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2009E41 Bigger and Bigger Telescopes

    • June 23, 2009

  • S2009E42 Uncertainty

    • June 24, 2009

  • S2009E43 Drinking Bird - Sixty Symbols

    • June 26, 2009

    Find out why this toy is a "wonderful piece of physics". More at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ Featuring Professor Philip Moriarty.

  • S2009E44 Black Holes - Sixty Symbols

    • June 26, 2009

    Crushing the Earth into a Black Hole and looking into the core of the Milky Way. Featuring Omar Almaini from the University of Nottingham. More Black Hole videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcUY9vudNKBNnhsKqjZ_pO2Hum73dbJBT Black holes are a favourite of both science fiction and science fact. What are they though, and should we be afraid of them? How big would the Earth be if we wanted to make it into a black hole, and how big can they get? Is their terrible reputation really warranted? Discussing the Schwarzschild radius. Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2009E45 Reynolds Number - Sixty Symbols

    • June 26, 2009

    Wind blowing over volcanoes, planes flying through air and Jupiter's Great Red Spot. A Reynolds Number plays a role in all of them. More at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2009E46 Antenna - Sixty Symbols

    • June 30, 2009

    Bet you never knew antennas (or aerials) could be so interesting! More physics at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2009E47 Mercury - Sixty Symbols

    • July 1, 2009

    It's the smallest planet and closest to the Sun - and Mercury also helped establish the General Theory of Relativity. More at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2009E48 Redshift - Sixty Symbols

    • July 18, 2009

    You've heard of redshift, but what about the "blue shifting galaxy" on a collision course with the Milky Way!? Featuring Michael Merrifield and Omar Almaini Redshift is a measure of how fast objects in the distant universe are moving away from you. It is often used in astronomy as a measure of distance, because of Hubble's law which relates the redward shift in wavelength of the spectra of very distant objects to their distance and their epoch in the history of the universe. Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2009E49 Solar Eclipse - Sixty Symbols

    • July 25, 2009

    In a very special video, we travel all the way to China to film a total solar eclipse. More at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ And some extra raw footage from making this film at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtN-fE5NGz0

  • S2009E50 Angular Momentum - Sixty Symbols

    • July 29, 2009

    A rather dizzy Professor Bowley sacrifices his well-being in the name of science. More physics at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2009E51 Entropy - Professor's Response

    • August 4, 2009

    Professor Moriarty responds to comments made about his original entropy video. The original video is here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lav6R7PpmgI Check out all our phsyics and astronomy videos at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2009E52 Mysterious new spots on Jupiter and Venus

    • August 4, 2009

    We discuss two new discoveries in the solar system and the role of amateur astronomers. More astronomy and physics at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2009E53 Magic Square - Sixty Symbols

    • August 7, 2009

    Bit of Da Vinci Code moment here as Professor Eaves fuses his love of mathematical games and a famous piece of art. More videos at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2009E54 Wave Function - Sixty Symbols

    • August 8, 2009

    If you think you understand this video, you probably don't. Another adventure into the world of quantum mechanics with three professors of physics and astronomy. Another explanation from Professor Moriarty can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afgc3SeZnV8 More videos at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2009E55 Plus or Minus - Sixty Symbols

    • August 9, 2009

    Margins of error, the psychology of science and the centre of our galaxy. More videos at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2009E56 Hanny's Voorwerp - Sixty Symbols

    • August 11, 2009

    A mysterious object (with an equally mysterious name) may have been revealed by a strange "light echo" in deepest space. More videos at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2009E57 Theremin - Sixty Symbols

    • August 11, 2009

    If ever a musical instrument was designed for physicists, it was this one. More at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2009E58 Infinity - Sixty Symbols

    • August 12, 2009

    It's a concept which intrigues mathematicians, but scientists aren't so keen on it. More at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2009E59 Nano - Sixty Symbols

    • August 13, 2009

    The world's most powerful microscopes are similar to old-fashioned record players. More at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2009E60 Pi - Sixty Symbols

    • August 13, 2009

    It's more of a maths symbol, but crucial to physics too... So by popular demand, we've had a look at pi (but in Professor Eaves' unique way). More at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2009E61 Polarisation - Sixty Symbols

    • August 13, 2009

    The strange world of electromagnetic waves! More videos at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2009E62 The 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics

    • October 6, 2009

  • S2009E63 Temperature & Ultra-Cold Atoms - Sixty Symbols

    • October 13, 2009

    We look at what makes things hot and cold - and look at some of the coldest atoms in the Universe! More physics at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2009E64 Saturn - Sixty Symbols

    • October 20, 2009

    We take a look at Saturn and news that it has another ring. More astronomy and planets at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2009E65 Kelvin - Sixty Symbols

    • October 27, 2009

    The Kelvin temperature scale is linked to the concept of absolute zero. More physics at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2009E66 Total Internal Reflection - Sixty Symbols

    • November 4, 2009

    Professor Bowley demonstrates a few tricks involving waves and prisms - on various scales. More physics and astronomy at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2009E67 Creating the Elements - Sixty Symbols

    • November 16, 2009

    How do stars and supernovae create the elements. Featuring Omar Almaini Where do all the elements we know and love come from? The universe started with mostly just hydrogen and helium, so where is oxygen, iron, nitrogen, gold, silver and particularly carbon come from? Here we discuss some of the ways elements are made. Supernovas explode into the story. Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2009E68 Large Hadron Collider (and Small Hotrod Collider) - Sixty Symbols

    • November 24, 2009

    What is the Large Hadron Collider and what is it looking for? This video also features sixtysymbols' very own "Small Hotrod Collider". Extra interview footage from this video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT2Q4kBhmXk

  • S2009E69 Extra Dimensions - Sixty Symbols

    • December 1, 2009

    We take a look at the mysterious world of extra dimensions. More at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ Featuring Ed Copeland.

  • S2009E70 Christmas Star - Sixty Symbols

    • December 18, 2009

    The Star of Bethlehem is a famous symbol of Christmas, but do astronomers have an explanation? Also featured in this video are theologians from our Bibledex channel. More stories behind the Bible from them at http://www.youtube.com/bibledex

Season 2010

  • S2010E01 Mirages - Sixty Symbols

    • January 4, 2010

    What causes mirages? More physics explained at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2010E02 Earth's Radius (and exoplanets) - Sixty Symbols

    • January 6, 2010

    The Earth's radius is often quoted when describing the size of exoplanets, such as those recently discovered by the Kepler telescope. Why? More astronomy and physics at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2010E03 Uranus - Sixty Symbols

    • January 13, 2010

    Yes, it has a funny name. But its name is not the only odd thing about Uranus. All our physics and astronomy videos at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2010E04 Isaac Newton - Sixty Symbols

    • February 4, 2010

    Sir Isaac Newton is one of history's greatest scientists. But what was he like as a man? More from Sixty Symbols at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2010E05 Hearts in Space - Sixty Symbols

    • February 10, 2010

    Heart-shaped astronomical objects to mark Valentine's Day. We also look at Carl Sagan's pale blue dot. More at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ Take a closer look at some of these images at http://www.flickr.com/photos/sixtysymbols

  • S2010E06 Random Force & Brownian Motion - Sixty Symbols

    • February 17, 2010

    Professor Bowley discusses Albert Einstein, Brownian motion and whether pollen is alive. More videos at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2010E07 Touch Screens & Quantum Tunnelling - Sixty Symbols

    • February 24, 2010

    We look at the latest touch screen technology and how it uses the strange phenomenon of quantum tunnelling. More videos from us http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2010E08 Pressure - Sixty Symbols

    • February 26, 2010

    We take a look at pressure (symbol P) inside a cylinder and syringe. This is also our first try with our new high-speed camera! More at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ Extra slow motion footage from this video on our "extras" channel at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3oSlamxbJQ

  • S2010E09 Neptune - Sixty Symbols

    • March 20, 2010

    We take a look at the distant planet Neptune, and its mysterious moon of Triton. More astronomy at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2010E10 Work - Sixty Symbols

    • March 24, 2010

    A rubber band and hair dryer are used to explain the concept of work. More at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2010E11 Observing in Hawaii - Sixty Symbols

    • March 29, 2010

    One of our scientists shares his trip to the summit of Mauna Kea, Hawaii, where he worked in the UKIRT telescope. More at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2010E12 Dark Matter - Sixty Symbols

    • April 6, 2010

    We take a look at mysterious dark matter - and a chocolate pie. Featuring Meghan Gray, Ed Copeland and Mike Merrifield. More videos with Dr Gray: http://bit.ly/Meghan_Playlist It's an embarrassing fact that only relatively recently, we discovered that 95% of the universe is missing. Dark Energy makes up about 70% of the universe, but here we are concerned with Dark Matter which makes up about 27% of the universe. Put another way there is about 5 times as much dark matter as there is regular matter. Unfortunately we can't see it, although we are searching for it. So here we look at why we think it exists and what it might be? Featuring a chocolate pie! Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2010E13 Mars - Sixty Symbols

    • April 12, 2010

    The red planet Mars has two moons (Phobos and Deimos) and some of the most interesting features in the Solar System, including the towering volcano Olympus Mons. More physics and astronomy at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2010E14 Volcanic Ash and Jet Engines - Sixty Symbols

    • April 16, 2010

    With UK airspace closed due to a plume of volcanic ash, we ask an aerospace expert what the problem is all about? More science videos at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2010E15 Gigayear - Sixty Symbols

    • April 19, 2010

    Astronomers have a symbol for 1,000,000,000 years - that's a billion years. More symbols at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2010E16 The Electric Cannon - Sixty Symbols

    • April 27, 2010

    We use an unusual cannon to demonstrate electrical conductivity at different temperatures. More videos at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2010E17 Earth - Sixty Symbols

    • May 6, 2010

    Why does a professor of astronomy find Earth the hardest planet to talk about? More videos at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2010E18 Foam Physics - Sixty Symbols

    • May 18, 2010

    What is the link between giraffes, wine corks and the map of the Universe? More videos at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2010E19 Quarks - Sixty Symbols

    • May 28, 2010

    They are fundamental building blocks of the universe - but quarks were nearly called "aces" or "partons". More physics at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2010E20 Foucault's Pendulum - Sixty Symbols

    • June 1, 2010

    Foucault's Pendulum is a clever way of demonstrating the Earth's rotation - but it won't work at the equator! More physics at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2010E21 Feynman Diagrams - Sixty Symbols

    • June 7, 2010

    Feynman Diagrams help physicists understand what happens when particles collide. More videos at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2010E22 Neutrinos - Sixty Symbols

    • June 15, 2010

    Billions of these mysterious particles are blasted down from the sun and pass through our bodies undetected. More videos at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2010E23 Parsec - Sixty Symbols

    • June 25, 2010

    Why do astronomers use parsecs instead of light-years? And what is parallax? More physics at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2010E24 Jabulani Football Physics - Sixty Symbols

    • June 30, 2010

    We discuss the Jabulani (official World Cup football) which has caused so much debate - and a few of our scientists take it for some field testing! More videos at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2010E25 Scientist Shoot-Out (Jabulani) - Sixty Symbols

    • June 30, 2010

    Out scientists field test the official World Cup football with an impromptu penalty shoot-out. See our main video about the Jabulani at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55M1cq62m2c

  • S2010E26 How can you filter out the vuvuzela?

    • June 30, 2010

    Sixty Symbols takes a look at the dreaded vuvuzela and how it can be filtered out of World Cup football broadcasts. More physics at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2010E27 Planck Length - Sixty Symbols

    • July 12, 2010

    The planck length is unimaginably small. More physics videos at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2010E28 Vacuum Cannon - Sixty Symbols

    • July 19, 2010

    We discuss vacuums, pascals and show you a special vacuum cannon, which fires ping pong balls at 400 miles per hour. More physics at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2010E29 More on Vacuums - Sixty Symbols

    • July 21, 2010

    We let the particle physics people give their version of what a vacuum is like. More physics at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ Tony Padilla and Ed Copeland.

  • S2010E30 The Shrinking Proton - Sixty Symbols

    • August 5, 2010

    The proton may be smaller than we thought. Our experts explain why this could be a really big deal for physics. More videos at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/periodicvideos Or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sixty-Symbols-Fan-Page/10150109085555564

  • S2010E31 Laser Cooling - Sixty Symbols

    • August 23, 2010

    Learn how lasers can be used to cool atoms to temperatures approaching absolute zero. More physics at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2010E32 Physics and Astronomy questions - Sixty Symbols

    • August 26, 2010

    We'd like to answer some of your questions in our upcoming "100th symbol" video. Please leave a question on this video page or email us via the Sixty Symbols website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/periodicvideos Or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sixty-Symbols-Fan-Page/10150109085555564

  • S2010E33 Asteroids - Sixty Symbols

    • August 30, 2010

    Find out why astronomers no longer use symbols for asteroids. More astronomy and physics at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/periodicvideos Or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sixty-Symbols-Fan-Page/10150109085555564

  • S2010E34 Answers (Part One) - Sixty Symbols

    • September 8, 2010

    We answer viewer questions about string theory, gravity, magnetism and the speed of light - and more. See more videos at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/periodicvideos Or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sixty-Symbols-Fan-Page/10150109085555564

  • S2010E35 Putting your hand in the Large Hadron Collider...

    • September 16, 2010

    More answers to questions from Sixty Symbols viewers, covering the LHC, exploding stars and galaxies made of anti-matter. Part One is at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6ZPpC_lyYw More LHC videos: http://bit.ly/LHCvideos

  • S2010E36 Do physicists believe in God?

    • September 28, 2010

    Our scientists respond to more questions from viewers - this time it's questions about God and astronomical features. More from us at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2010E37 Graphene and the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics - Sixty Symbols

    • October 5, 2010

    We discuss Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov's winning of the 2010 Nobel Prize in physics from work on graphene. More physics at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2010E38 Star Classification - Sixty Symbols

    • October 12, 2010

    The Sun is designated as a "G2V" star. What does that mean? Featuring Michael Merrifield, Amanda Bauer and Chris Conselise. Classifying stars - it's the first step we need to start our understanding of stars. Why do we give the star types such weird letters to classify them? Spectroscopic sequence helped analyse the different types in the late 1800's. Featuring the Harvard "computer", Annie Jump Cannon, one of the first woman astronomers, and who came up with the basic classification we use today after simplifying previous classifications. Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2010E39 What are special and general relativity?

    • October 19, 2010

    More viewer questions, this time dealing with relativity and constants. More videos at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2010E40 Hall Effect - Sixty Symbols

    • October 25, 2010

    Professor Bowley is back in the lab explaining the Hall Effect, which involves electric current and magnetic fields. More physics videos at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2010E41 Do electrons move at Absolute Zero?

    • November 4, 2010

    Electrons, the Big Bang and sporting pursuits are among the topics raised by our viewers. More physics at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2010E42 E=mc² is wrong? - Sixty Symbols

    • November 9, 2010

    It's the most famous science equation in history... but E=mc² is not technically correct. More physics at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2010E43 What happens if black holes collide?

    • November 16, 2010

    Black holes and sunsets are on the agenda in this latest batch of viewer questions. More questions and answers from Sixty Symbols at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2010E44 The Incredible Tycho Brahe - Sixty Symbols

    • November 19, 2010

    Astronomer Tycho Brahe is said to have died after failing to visit the toilet in a timely manner. But there is much more to this amazing scientist. Featuring Mike Merrifield and Meghan Gray. Tycho on Objectivity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5LA2IvR7iI Tycho Brahe was the last of the great night sky observers. Using only his eyes and a very precise measuring device, he pushed the art of visible observation without any telescope to its limits. He was clearly an eccentric character who owned a moose, had a notable lack of nose, and came to his end probably due to a lack of toilet access. These are only some of the idiosyncrasies of his life! Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2010E45 Green's Functions - Sixty Symbols

    • November 30, 2010

    We visit the windmill made famous by George Green - a maths and physics genius who died before his ability was fully recognised. More physics at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ Visit the mill... Details at http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1033

  • S2010E46 Writing on a snowflake

    • December 4, 2010

    We write "Merry Christmas" on a tiny fragment of snow. More physics at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ See an image at http://www.flickr.com/photos/sixtysymbols/5231885392/

  • S2010E47 Vacuum Tube - Sixty Symbols

    • December 14, 2010

    The vacuum tube, or thermionic valve, was a crucial breakthrough in electronics - one that is still used today. More physics at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2010E48 Early stages of Lunar Eclipse (21 December 2010)

    • December 21, 2010

    Early stages of lunar eclipse on day of winter solstice. No sound. With thanks to Sean Riley.

  • S2010E49 Antihydrogen - Sixty Symbols

    • December 22, 2010

    News about antihydrogen being "trapped" at CERN has prompted this video into the topic. More physics at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

Season 2011

  • S2011E01 Who's your favourite scientist?

    • January 3, 2011

    Responding to more viewer questions, the Sixty Symbols experts reveal their scientific heroes. See our other YouTube channel dedicated to favourite scientists at http://www.youtube.com/favscientist

  • S2011E02 Cosmological Constant - Sixty Symbols

    • January 8, 2011

    What is the cosmological constant? Ed Copeland and Mike Merrifield. More videos at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2011E03 Why is glass transparent?

    • February 1, 2011

    Sixty Symbols regular Professor Phil Moriarty discusses transparent glass and the so-called energy gap. PS MESSAGE FROM PROF MORIARTY: "I misspoke for the last sentence of the video. What I meant to say is that the photons don't have enough energy to excite electrons across the energy gap and therefore light is transmitted. What I said was precisely the opposite, contradicting everything else in the video. Apologies for any confusion caused." More physics at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2011E04 Right Ascension and Declination - Sixty Symbols

    • February 9, 2011

    In this discussion about right ascension and declination, astronomer Professor Merrifield also discusses a possible flaw in astrology. About the book on his shelf... http://periodicvideos.blogspot.com/2011/02/atlas-of-creation.html More symbols at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2011E05 Four Forces - Sixty Symbols for Valentine's Day

    • February 13, 2011

    We discuss the four fundamental forces - gravity, electromagnetic, weak and strong. Extra footage from this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq9FCfZOJLk More physics at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2011E06 What confuses a physicist?

    • February 21, 2011

    A viewer asks our team of physicists and astronomers what part of science they find most confusing? More viewer questions at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/questions/index.html

  • S2011E07 Time Dilation - Sixty Symbols

    • March 7, 2011

    The twins paradox, muons and special relativity are among the issues in this video about the symbol gamma, which can represent the Lorentz factor. More symbols discussed at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2011E08 Atomic Switch (moving individual atoms) - Sixty Symbols

    • March 12, 2011

    How scientists can create toggle switches made from just two atoms. Extended version of this video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHLyrc-uoIk

  • S2011E09 Millisieverts and Radiation - Sixty Symbols

    • March 17, 2011

    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. More physics at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2011E10 The Alpha Beta Gamma Paper - Sixty Symbols

    • March 24, 2011

    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 science in this video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_yNwUXIY0c Alpher Bethe Gamow

  • S2011E11 What is the shortest possible time?

    • April 1, 2011

    The planck time is discussed in this answer to a viewer question. More physics at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2011E12 Yuri Gagarin and Orbits - Sixty Symbols

    • April 8, 2011

    As the world celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first man in space, we look at some of the science behind an orbit. More physics and astronomy at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2011E13 Gold Nanoparticle - Sixty Symbols

    • April 15, 2011

    We take a very close look at a very small speck of gold. More physics at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2011E14 Crash Test Creme Eggs

    • April 19, 2011

    We're uploading a series of "eggsperiments" to mark Easter, starting with these crash tests from the Biomechancal lab. Facts and figures about this video at http://periodicvideos.blogspot.com/2011/04/egg-crash-test-stats.html More physics and engineering at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2011E15 Coupled Pendulums - Sixty Symbols

    • April 20, 2011

    Coupled Oscillators, or pendulums, are demonstrated by Professor Roger Bowley as part of little Easter series. He's using creme eggs, of course. More eggsperiemnts at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/eggs/

  • S2011E16 The Sixth Dimension - Sixty Symbols

    • April 20, 2011

    Continuing a week of egg-themed physics (for Easter 2011), Professor Egg Copeland discusses a theory which relates to the cosmological constant. More egg physics at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/eggs/

  • S2011E17 Eggs MRI - Sixty Symbols

    • April 21, 2011

    Cadbury Creme Eggs and real eggs are MRI scanned for this special Easter video. Sir Peter Mansfield developed a lot of MRI technology at The University of Nottingham, where Sixty Symbols is filmed. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for his work. Professor Richard Bowtell explains the technology in this video. More Easter Egg science at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/eggs/

  • S2011E18 Wormholes & Portal 2 - Sixty Symbols

    • April 28, 2011

    We discuss wormholes and the new computer game called Portal 2. More physics at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2011E19 de Broglie Waves - Sixty Symbols

    • May 17, 2011

    The strange world of de Broglie waves and particles. More physics at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2011E20 Confessions of a Tetris Addict (short version)

    • May 23, 2011

    A shorter version of a film with 1999 Tetris World Champion James Clewett. Full-length version is at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jA53IkHZJg

  • S2011E21 Watching paint dry - Sixty Symbols

    • June 2, 2011

    Watching paint dry isn't boring when you do it with a microscope. More physics and astronomy at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2011E22 Tides - Sixty Symbols

    • June 7, 2011

    Tidal forces don't just affect the ocean... They can affect entire galaxies. More physics and astronomy at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ Thanks for Dave Hockey for Fundy Bay tide footage... http://fundytides.ca/

  • S2011E23 Spherical Electron - Sixty Symbols

    • June 13, 2011

    Electrons are the most spherical objects in the universe, according to recent reports. Professor Ed Copeland discusses what this all means. Extra footage from this interview can be found on our nottinghamscience channel at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5DFRr6UaXA Sixty Symbols videos at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ And we're on Twiiter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos and Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols

  • S2011E24 Solstice and Equinox - Sixty Symbols

    • June 16, 2011

    Summer solstice, equinox, Stonehenge and strange movements of the sun. Sixty Symbols tracks the sun's passage through the sky. More physics and astronomy at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos And Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols

  • S2011E25 Milky Way's Twin - Sixty Symbols

    • June 27, 2011

    A galaxy dubbed NGC 6744 is being hailed at the Milky Way's galactic twin... Find out why? More physics and astronomy at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ In anticipation of people asking, more about Professor Merrifield's "sculptures" can be found at http://www.crystalnebulae.co.uk/ --- And I'm at pains to point out The Professor did not ask me to mention the site... I asked him about the sculptures because it was a case of an astronomer's hobby (which I knew about) giving a personal perspective to this "news" about NGC 6744.

  • S2011E26 The Cavendish Experiment - Sixty Symbols

    • July 6, 2011

    Henry Cavendish was an unusual man but also one of the first great scientists. Many of his discoveries remained hidden in his notebooks, but his name is still attached to the the extraordinary Cavendish Experiment. More physics at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

  • S2011E27 Spiral Galaxies - Sixty Symbols

    • July 15, 2011

    What makes spiral arms in some galaxies - and what is "pattern speed'? Professor Mike Merrifield explains. Extra footage at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rsj0uODPW9I Our thanks on this video to R. Jay GaBany from http://www.cosmotography.com/ Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos

  • S2011E28 Chaos and Butterfly Effect - Sixty Symbols

    • July 25, 2011

    The butterfly effect is associated with the unpredictable world of chaos... Two of our physicists have a chat about it. They are Laurence Eaves and Mark Fromhold. Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos

  • S2011E29 Guinness Science - Sixty Symbols

    • August 1, 2011

    Strange bubbles and foam are part of the allure of Guinness - at least when you discuss it with an Irish physicist. Sixty Symbols is in Dublin discussing the nation's much-loved beverage. Link to the waves paper: http://www.chem.ed.ac.uk/guinness/waves.pdf

  • S2011E30 Water in Space - Sixty Symbols

    • August 9, 2011

    Water on Mars and oxygen in the Orion Nebula - two recent news stories are discussed by Sixty Symbols astronomer Professor Mike Merrifield. Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos

  • S2011E31 Wobbly Earth - Sixty Symbols

    • August 16, 2011

    Axial precession is the reason the Earth's axis has a long-term but quite dramatic "wobble", as explained here by Roger Bowley and Mike Merrifield. Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos

  • S2011E32 Schrödinger's Theatre - Sixty Symbols

    • August 22, 2011

    A lecture theatre at Trinity College, Dublin, is named in honour of Erwin Schrödinger. It was in Dublin that the physicist gave his famous lectures: "What is Life?" Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos

  • S2011E33 Granular Dynamics - Sixty Symbols

    • August 30, 2011

    Shaking grains and interesting physics. Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos

  • S2011E34 Far Side of the Moon - Sixty Symbols

    • September 13, 2011

    A dramatic collision of two moons may explain why our Moon is very much two-sided. Professor Mike Merrifield briefly discusses a recent paper in Nature. Check it out at http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v476/n7358/full/nature10289.html Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos

  • S2011E35 Neutrinos faster than light - Sixty Symbols

    • September 28, 2011

    Discussing recent results suggesting neutrinos may be traveling "faster than light". Read the paper at http://arxiv.org/abs/1109.4897 Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos

  • S2011E36 Supernovae and the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics - Sixty Symbols

    • October 4, 2011

    Studying supernovae and the accelerating universe - and a bet over a bottle of whisky. It's our take on the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics, won by Saul Perlmutter, Brian P Schmidt and Adam G Riess. Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos

  • S2011E37 Capturing Saturn - Sixty Symbols

    • October 7, 2011

    We meet Australian astronomy photographer Paul Haese at Clayton Bay, near Adelaide. See Paul's work at http://paulhaese.net/ He was recently named runner-up in the solar system category of Astronomy Photographer of the Year for an image he captured of Saturn. You can also see the winner at http://www.nmm.ac.uk/visit/exhibitions/astronomy-photographer-of-the-year/winners-2011/our-solar-system/ Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos

  • S2011E38 Fab Four and Vacuum Energy - Sixty Symbols

    • October 10, 2011

    The Beatles and cosmology - what is this all about? Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos Here's a link to the paper: http://arxiv.org/abs/1106.2000

  • S2011E39 Ghost Particles (for Halloween) - Sixty Symbols

    • October 26, 2011

    More mind-mending particle physics from the guys at the University of Nottingham. Happy Halloween? Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos

  • S2011E40 Witches in Space - Sixty Symbols

    • October 26, 2011

    Image credits below... For Halloween we look at a couple of "witch" objects in space. Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos Images used with permission and our thanks Philip Perkins http://www.astrocruise.com/milky_way/ic2118.htm Rogelio Bernal Andreo http://blog.deepskycolors.com/archive/2009/11/16/witch-Head-Nebula-and-Rigel.html Joaquin Ferreiros http://www.telefonica.net/web2/joaquinferreiros/NGC6960.jpg Radek Kyml http://astrofoto.kyml.cz/ngc6960.htm Michael Siniscalchi http://helixgate.net/ngc6960-2.html Michael Fulbright http://msfastro.net/gallery2/v/msfastro/2010_pssg/NGC6960_20101004_PSSG.jpg.html Bob and Janice Fera http://www.feraphotography.com/ASA/Ngc6960ccd.html

  • S2011E41 Hammer and Spark - Sixty Symbols

    • November 9, 2011

    We're in Dublin discussing Ireland's only science Nobel Prize winner, Ernest Walton, known as ETS to his colleagues. One of those colleagues, Iggy McGovern, penned a poem about Walton called Hammer and Spark. Video also features Sixty Symbols regular (and Irishman) Professor Phil Moriarty. Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran

  • S2011E42 Southern Skies and Southern Cross - Sixty Symbols

    • November 19, 2011

    We're in Australia discussing the view of the night sky from down south. Talking with amateur astronomer Paul Haese, based in South Australia, and former Sixty Symbols regular Dr Amanda Bauer, who is now working in Sydney. Extra interview footage at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPnRHGJx60M Our thanks to the following astrophotographers who allowed us to use their images: Paul Haese http://paulhaese.net/ Phil Hart http://www.philhart.com/ Fred Espenak http://www.mreclipse.com/ We discuss the southern cross (crux) and Magellanic Clouds, among other features. Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran

  • S2011E43 Spy Satellites (from Deep Sky Videos)

    • November 21, 2011

    The new channel will be http://www.youtube.com/DeepSkyVideos On Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Deep-Sky-Videos/128564940579262 On Twitter at https://twitter.com/#!/deepskyvideos With thanks to Nik Szymanek... His images at ccdland.info

  • S2011E44 Vortex Nitron - Sixty Symbols

    • December 19, 2011

    Just a bit of fun for Christmas - we "physics review" one of this year's hot Christmas gifts. No product endorsement (in fact it looks a bit "naff" we reckon)... Just talking a bit of festive physics. Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran

  • S2011E45 Higgs Boson - Sixty Symbols

    • December 21, 2011

    Our slightly belated video about the Higgs Boson. A (very much) extended version of these interviews has been posted at our nottinghamscience channel - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9pj3fiZGNE This video features Ed Copeland, Roger Bowley and Tony Padilla from the University of Nottingham. Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran

Season 2012

  • S2012E01 How do 3D glasses work - Sixty Symbols

    • January 23, 2012

    A visit to the toilet is included in Professor Phil Moriarty's explanation of 3D glasses. How do 3D films give us that three dimensional effect? Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran Brady's other channels include: http://www.youtube.com/periodicvideos (Chemistry stuff) http://www.youtube.com/numberphile (Numbers and maths) http://www.youtube.com/DeepSkyVideos (Space stuff) http://www.youtube.com/nottinghamscience (Science and behind the scenes) http://www.youtube.com/foodskey (Food science) http://www.youtube.com/BackstageScience (Big science facilities) http://www.youtube.com/favscientist (Favourite scientists)

  • S2012E02 Five Sigma - Sixty Symbols

    • February 10, 2012

    With all this talk about "sigma" and certainty at the Large Hadron Collider, we attempt to explain what it's all about. Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran

  • S2012E03 World's Smallest Magnetic Byte - Sixty Symbols

    • February 18, 2012

    Professor Moriarty enthuses over a recently published paper. Our thanks to the authors, especially Sebastian Loth, for permission to reproduce their images. Enthusiastic explanation by Professor Philip Moriarty from the University of Nottingham. Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran Brady's other channels include: http://www.youtube.com/periodicvideos (Chemistry stuff) http://www.youtube.com/numberphile (Numbers and maths) http://www.youtube.com/DeepSkyVideos (Space stuff) http://www.youtube.com/nottinghamscience (Science and behind the scenes) http://www.youtube.com/foodskey (Food science) http://www.youtube.com/BackstageScience (Big science facilities) http://www.youtube.com/favscientist (Favourite scientists) http://www.youtube.com/bibledex (Academic look at the Bible) http://www.youtube.com/wordsoftheworld (Modern language and culture)

  • S2012E04 Neutrinos slower than light - Sixty Symbols

    • February 29, 2012

    A slightly less exciting sequel to our video "Neutrinos faster than light". We happened to be at Cern, in Geneva, when the story broke. Here's our original video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ0m13iJw0k And another one we did on neutrinos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=md1CKUQp04Q Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran

  • S2012E05 Was Brian Cox wrong? - Sixty Symbols

    • March 7, 2012

    Brian Cox ruffled a few feathers with a TV lecture which touched upon the Pauli Exclusion Principle. Two of our Sixty Symbols regulars - Ed Copeland and Tony Padilla - try to explain what it was all about. Here's the section in question: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mn4I-f34cTI Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran

  • S2012E06 High above the LHC - Sixty Symbols

    • March 16, 2012

    Before going inside, here is a visual and conversational "overview" of the Large Hadron Collider with Professor Ed Copeland. More from the LHC: http://bit.ly/LHCvideos Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran

  • S2012E07 Inside the Large Hadron Collider (CMS) - Sixty Symbols

    • March 23, 2012

    Professor Ed Copeland shows us inside the CMS Experiment at the Large Hadron Collider - will it find the elusive Higgs Boson? More from the LHC, including ATLAS: http://bit.ly/LHCvideos CMS stands for Compact Muon Solenoid and is one of the experiments on the main ring at the Large Hadron Collider. The CMS website is: http://cms.web.cern.ch/ Professor Ed Copeland is particle physicist at the University of Nottingham. Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran

  • S2012E08 Type II Supernova - Sixty Symbols

    • March 29, 2012

    After last week's excitement (see our astronomy sister channel at http://www.youtube.com/DeepSkyVideos for more details), we turn our attention to types of supernova. Featuring Professor Mike Merrifield. Deep Sky Videos on last week's Type II can be found at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GEyAsaWB4k http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5zo5449wHU As usual, here is Mike explaining the Atlas of Creation on his shelf: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dylv1EiMejI Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran

  • S2012E09 Inside ATLAS at the Large Hadron Collider - Sixty Symbols

    • April 7, 2012

    The mighty ATLAS detector is searching for the Higgs Boson - one of a few experiments at the Large Hadron Collider. See our earlier video at the CMS Experiment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5r6vyZ2bykg And an overview of the LHC at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MADzbn_EDdo This video features Tony Padilla from the University of Nottingham. Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran

  • S2012E10 Hand back into the Large Hadron Collider - Sixty Symbols

    • May 2, 2012

    A while back we pondered what would happen if your hand was hit by the Large Hadron Collider's proton beam - this time we're asking the people who work there! Our original video is at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NMqPT6oKJ8 Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran

  • S2012E11 Will the LHC destroy the world? - Sixty Symbols

    • May 9, 2012

    CERN's Large Hadron Collider will NOT destroy our planet. But many of you asked about it - and the "scenarios" are a good excuse to discuss some cool physics. Dr Tony Padilla discusses a few doomsday theories from the very centre of the famed accelerator ring. Stand back and keep an eye out for black holes and strangelets!!! Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran

  • S2012E12 Petabytes of data at Large Hadron Collider - Sixty Symbols

    • May 16, 2012

    This question is posed on behalf of many Sixty Symbols viewers who asked about it. With thanks to David Barney and Steven Goldfarb, from CMS and ATLAS respectively. See more of our videos from the LHC at http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7DEC46BD7058D7BB Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project for the The University of Nottingham is by video journalist Brady Haran

  • S2012E13 Momentum, Magnets & Metal Balls - Sixty Symbols

    • May 26, 2012

    Looking at momentum with the aid of steel balls and a neodymium magnet. Featuring Professor Roger Bowley. Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran

  • S2012E14 Venus Transit - Sixty Symbols

    • June 1, 2012

    With a rare Venus transit imminent, Professor Mike Merrifield discusses a few items of interest. More spacey stuff from Mike at our new astronomy channel: http://www.youtube.com/DeepSkyVideos Great transit info at: http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/OH/transit12.html Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran Brady's other channels include: http://www.youtube.com/periodicvideos (Chemistry stuff) http://www.youtube.com/numberphile (Numberphile) http://www.youtube.com/DeepSkyVideos (Space stuff) http://www.youtube.com/nottinghamscience (Science and behind the scenes) http://www.youtube.com/foodskey (Food science) http://www.youtube.com/BackstageScience (Big science facilities) http://www.youtube.com/favscientist (Favourite scientists) http://www.youtube.com/bibledex (Academic look at the Bible) http://www.youtube.com/wordsoftheworld (Modern language and culture) http://www.youtube.com/PhilosophyFile (Philosophy stuff)

  • S2012E15 What is CERN? - Sixty Symbols

    • June 23, 2012

    Professor Ed Copeland gives his own explanation and brief history of CERN - a Mecca for physicists and home of the Large Hadron Collider. CERN website: http://public.web.cern.ch/public/ Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran Brady's other channels include: http://www.youtube.com/periodicvideos (Chemistry stuff) http://www.youtube.com/numberphile (Numbers and maths) http://www.youtube.com/DeepSkyVideos (Space stuff) http://www.youtube.com/nottinghamscience (Science and behind the scenes) http://www.youtube.com/foodskey (Food science) http://www.youtube.com/BackstageScience (Big science facilities) http://www.youtube.com/favscientist (Favourite scientists) http://www.youtube.com/bibledex (Academic look at the Bible) http://www.youtube.com/wordsoftheworld (Modern language and culture) http://www.youtube.com/PhilosophyFile (Philosophy stuff)

  • S2012E16 Making Minute Physics - Sixty Symbols

    • June 28, 2012

    We meet Henry Reich, the guy behind the amazing Minute Physics videos - http://www.youtube.com/user/minutephysics Henry is based at the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo, Canada. We met him at the brainSTEM unconference hosted there.

  • S2012E17 Is it the Higgs Boson? - Sixty Symbols

    • July 4, 2012

    Professor Ed Copeland and Brady tune in live to watch "the big announcement" from CERN - but what has been discovered? More videos from our visit to the Large Hadron Collider at http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7DEC46BD7058D7BB Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran

  • S2012E18 Falling into Black Holes - Sixty Symbols

    • July 18, 2012

    Two new scientific papers look like changing the way we think about event horizons and what happens when you cross one - as Dr Tony Padilla explains. The papers are at http://arxiv.org/pdf/1207.3123.pdf and http://arxiv.org/pdf/1207.4090.pdf Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran

  • S2012E19 Science YouTubers - Sixty Symbols

    • August 1, 2012

    Brady meets some of the people who make science videos for YouTube - and in true Sixty Symbols fashion asks them about their symbols. Featuring ViHart, Smarter Every Day, CGPGrey, Veritasium and Minute Physics. Extra footage from Destin at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olIBVZX7n8E Extra footage from Henry Reich at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoQcg39Krvk Extra footage from Derek Muller at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6RFcs2-Jv4 Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran Brady's other channels include: http://www.youtube.com/periodicvideos (Chemistry stuff) http://www.youtube.com/numberphile (Numbers and maths) http://www.youtube.com/DeepSkyVideos (Space stuff) http://www.youtube.com/nottinghamscience (Science and behind the scenes) http://www.youtube.com/foodskey (Food science) http://www.youtube.com/BackstageScience (Big science facilities) http://www.youtube.com/favscientist (Favourite scientists) http://www.youtube.com/bibledex (Academic look at the Bible) http://www.youtube.com/wordsoftheworld (Modern language and culture) http://www.youtube.com/PhilosophyFile (Philosophy stuff)

  • S2012E20 Gargamelle and Neutral Currents - Sixty Symbols

    • August 8, 2012

    Gathering dust (and beer cans) under a tree at CERN - it's Gargamelle. This experiment played a key role in Nobel Prize-winning research into the weak force. It's now on public display. Visit CERN at http://public.web.cern.ch/public/ Featuring Dr Tony Padilla. http://twitter.com/DrTonyPadilla Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran

  • S2012E21 Current and Magnets - Sixty Symbols

    • August 22, 2012

    Professor Roger Bowley uses fuse wire, magnets and electrical current for a quick demonstration. Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/index.aspx Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran

  • S2012E22 Double Vision - Sixty Symbols

    • August 31, 2012

    A huge crystal of calcite is used to demonstrate birefringence, a side-effect of light's refraction through certain materials. Featuring Professor Mike Merrifield. Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/index.aspx Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran

  • S2012E23 Spinning Magnet - Sixty Symbols

    • September 24, 2012

    We've let Professor Bowley loose with the magnets again! More of our magnet-themed videos: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcUY9vudNKBNwSaBpVEWXk774OzczwW-v Thanks to Dave for helping out the with Inception homage sound effect: http://www.youtube.com/user/wwwboyinabandcom Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/index.aspx Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://periodicvideos.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/here-are-my-channels.html

  • S2012E24 The 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics - Sixty Symbols

    • October 9, 2012

    More Physics Nobel videos: http://bit.ly/SSNobel Nobel Prize days always create a great buzz in university science departments - I hope this video shows some of that. The 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics was won by Serge Haroche and David Wineland. Eventually I found Peter Kruger to tell me about it. Here's the official Nobel website stuff: http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/2012/ Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/index.aspx Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://periodicvideos.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/here-are-my-channels.html

  • S2012E25 Rainbows and Double Rainbows - Sixty Symbols

    • October 26, 2012

    The physics of rainbows with Professor Mike Merrifield. Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/index.aspx Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://periodicvideos.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/here-are-my-channels.html

  • S2012E26 More Magnets - Sixty Symbols

    • November 6, 2012

    SUB to Brady's NEW psychology channel - http://bit.ly/WuBYhG See Veritasium's video on the same topic: http://bit.ly/QkEyUF Professor Bowley is talking magnets again - this time with a copper pipe, coil and small pieces of metal. Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/index.aspx Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://periodicvideos.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/here-are-my-channels.html

  • S2012E27 Problems with High School Physics - Sixty Symbols

    • November 11, 2012

    Minute Physics video at: http://youtu.be/BGL22PTIOAM More from Ed, Phil and Tony's interviews at: http://bit.ly/SO4Hrh Sixty Symbols regulars Ed Copeland, Tony Padilla and Phil Moriarty discuss their personal views on high school physics education in the UK. Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/index.aspx Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://periodicvideos.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/here-are-my-channels.html

  • S2012E28 Northern Lights Flight - Sixty Symbols

    • November 27, 2012

    For something a bit different, we jump in plane from Nottingham in search of the Northern Lights. With thanks to Aurora Flights/Omega Holidays who let us tag along - you can book flights from various UK airports (£199.95 per person) here if it looks like your thing: http://bit.ly/Y0BdO4 (just sharing the link for those who are curious - we have no affiliations and get nothing whether you book or not!) Astronomy writer and broadcaster Pete Lawrence features in this video. He tweets at https://twitter.com/Avertedvision SIXTY SYMBOLS STUFF Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/index.aspx Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://periodicvideos.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/here-are-my-channels.html

  • S2012E29 Weird Surface Tension - Sixty Symbols

    • December 2, 2012

    Sixty Symbols regulars Roger and James are part of a team investigating surface tension in granular systems. Their new paper is published at http://prl.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v109/i22/e228002 Featuring Roger Bowley and James Clewett. Special thanks also to Mike Swift. Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/index.aspx Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://periodicvideos.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/here-are-my-channels.html

  • S2012E30 Why is Stephen Hawking a big deal? - Sixty Symbols

    • December 11, 2012

    Stephen Hawking just scooped a $3 million Fundamental Physics Prize. Our very own Dr Tony Padilla (who missed out on a prize this year) discusses three of Professor Hawking's most famous pieces of work. FFP: http://www.fundamentalphysicsprize.org/ Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/index.aspx (not Stephen Hawking - the people talking are from Nottingham!) Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://periodicvideos.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/here-are-my-channels.html

Season 2013

  • S2013E01 The Biggest Spiral Galaxy - Sixty Symbols

    • January 11, 2013

    NGC 6872 has recently been named the largest spiral galaxy observed - or "little bit of a fraud"? Professor Mike Merrifield is an expert on galaxies at the University of Nottingham. Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/index.aspx Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://periodicvideos.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/here-are-my-channels.html About the book on Mike's shelf: http://periodicvideos.blogspot.co.uk/2011/02/atlas-of-creation.html

  • S2013E02 Quantum Mechanics (an embarrassment) - Sixty Symbols

    • January 21, 2013

    Even the professional understanding of quantum mechanics is "embarrassing", says cosmologist Sean Carroll. Read Sean's blog on this subject at http://bit.ly/V1SUpV and the full paper at http://arxiv.org/abs/1301.1069 We filmed with Sean during his visit to the University of Nottingham and will have more videos with him coming soon. Check out Sean's website (and his excellent books) at: http://preposterousuniverse.com/ Read his Higgs Boson book: http://amzn.to/Nvdn8P Visit the SIxty Symbols website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/index.aspx Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://periodicvideos.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/here-are-my-channels.html

  • S2013E03 Working at CERN - Sixty Symbols

    • February 5, 2013

    What's it like working at CERN and the Large Hadron Collider - and how do you get a job there? Questions many of you wanted asked during our LHC visit! More from our LHC visit: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7DEC46BD7058D7BB This video features David Barney and Steven Goldfarb, from CMS and ATLAS respectively. CERN: http://public.web.cern.ch/public/ Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project for The University of Nottingham http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/index.aspx Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://periodicvideos.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/here-are-my-channels.html

  • S2013E04 Biggest Thing in the Universe - Sixty Symbols

    • February 9, 2013

    A paper describing the largest structure in the Universe (a collection of quasars) may cast new light on homogeneity. Largely unedited interviews at http://youtu.be/YIK8luKW3mk (apprx 22 mins). The paper is at: http://arxiv.org/abs/1211.6256 Discussing it here are Mike Merrifield and Ed Copeland. Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/index.aspx Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://periodicvideos.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/here-are-my-channels.html

  • S2013E05 Cosmic Rays Mystery Solved - Sixty Symbols

    • February 19, 2013

    New observations seem to settle the question of where cosmic rays come from. Dr Tony Padilla discusses the research. See the paper at: http://arxiv.org/pdf/1302.3307v1.pdf COMMENT FROM TONY: "My comments at 1.30 were a bit hasty. Cosmic rays do not pass through the earth. Most collide in the upper atmosphere. I was actually thinking of the LHC safety debate. If they exist, mini blackholes produced by cosmic ray collisions on earth would slip straight through because the earth isn't dense enough. But not the protons themselves." Tony tweets at https://twitter.com/DrTonyPadilla (lots of good science news, links and jokes mixed with some over emotional football commentary) Nasa write-up at: http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2013/feb/HQ_13-052_FERMI_Supernova.html Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/index.aspx Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://periodicvideos.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/here-are-my-channels.html

  • S2013E06 Meet Vsauce - Sixty Symbols

    • March 2, 2013

    Chatting with Michael Stevens, the man behind (and in front of) the successful science explanation channel Vsauce - http://www.youtube.com/vsauce The Shining clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmkVWuP_sO0 The Ferris clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLq2oh82pY8 The paint clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW5wB8rJ8Zc Michael on periodicvideos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsiPt3l6H3U Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/index.aspx Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://periodicvideos.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/here-are-my-channels.html

  • S2013E07 Relativity Paradox - Sixty Symbols

    • March 4, 2013

    Trains, tunnels, muons and giant guillotines - strange things happen when you travel close to the speed of light. Discussing relativity, time dilation and Lorentz contraction. Watch our first Gamma video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlJNsRZ4WxI This video features Professor Mike Merrifield from the University of Nottingham - Mike tweets at https://twitter.com/ProfMike_M Animation by Drew Mokris - http://www.spinnerdisc.com Sounds effects from Freesound.org with thanks to: Dymewiz ad yottasounds Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/index.aspx Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://periodicvideos.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/here-are-my-channels.html Atlas of Creation on shelf explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dylv1EiMejI

  • S2013E08 Negative Temperatures are HOT - Sixty Symbols

    • March 11, 2013

    Temperatures below absolute zero are HOTTER than those above, explains Professor Philip Moriarty. More Daisy pics: http://periodicvideos.tumblr.com/post/45179614982/professor-moriartys-dog-daisy-stars-in-the Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/index.aspx Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://periodicvideos.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/here-are-my-channels.html

  • S2013E09 Talking about the Higgs Boson - Sixty Symbols

    • March 21, 2013

    Sean's book on this: http://amzn.to/Nvdn8P More from our recent chat with cosmologist Sean Carroll. His book about the Higgs Boson is called The Particle at the End of Universe. Check his website for more: http://preposterousuniverse.com/ See loads of videos from our visit to the LHC and other CERN sites: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7DEC46BD7058D7BB Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/index.aspx Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://periodicvideos.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/here-are-my-channels.html

  • S2013E10 Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation - Sixty Symbols

    • March 26, 2013

    Professor Ed Copeland on the latest news to come from the Planck project - talking about the Big Bang and the resulting microwave radiation. More from Planck at: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Planck Ed is on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/ProfEdCopeland Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/index.aspx Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://periodicvideos.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/here-are-my-channels.html

  • S2013E11 Momentum and Portal - Sixty Symbols

    • April 8, 2013

    Professor Moriarty requested that we re-visit one aspect of physics in the game Portal 2 - humour him! Previous videos at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw6JIB3pM2o and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKAQ1PtcgVA Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/index.aspx Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://periodicvideos.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/here-are-my-channels.html

  • S2013E12 Arrow of Time - Sixty Symbols

    • May 20, 2013

    Sean Carroll on the arrow of time. See all our videos with Sean: http://bit.ly/115AVqa Sean's book about the arrow of time: http://amzn.to/1hCYrPr Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/index.aspx Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://periodicvideos.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/here-are-my-channels.html

  • S2013E13 Lagrange Points - Sixty Symbols

    • June 6, 2013

    Discussing Lagrangian (Lagrange) points, orbits and gravity. Speaking is Professor Mike Merrifield. Animations by Pete McPartlan. Pete's website is: http://www.petemcpartlan.co.uk/ Professor Merrifield tweets at https://twitter.com/ProfMike_M Deep Sky Videos is our astronomy channel - http://www.youtube.com/DeepSkyVideos Visit our the Sixty Symbols website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran

  • S2013E14 Physics of Moshing - Sixty Symbols

    • June 18, 2013

    New research on the physics of mosh pits. Discussed by Professor Phil Moriarty. More from the researchers at: http://bit.ly/moshers See Professor Moriarty in metal action at: http://youtu.be/nBgQPSUTWVM Seen our new channel "computerphile" yet? http://www.youtube.com/computerphile Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://periodicvideos.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/here-are-my-channels.html Thanks Dave for some moshing footage: http://www.youtube.com/boyinaband

  • S2013E15 Why is light slower in glass? - Sixty Symbols

    • July 10, 2013

    Professor Merrifield largely "uncut" discussing refraction... Professor Moriarty on the same subject: http://youtu.be/YW8KuMtVpug Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/index.aspx Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://bit.ly/bradychannels Mike Merrifield tweets at https://twitter.com/ProfMike_M

  • S2013E16 Scale of the Universe

    • July 29, 2013

    Filmed at CERN and the LHC. Behind the scenes at: http://youtu.be/5vZ6cwDXVF0 Sub to sixtysymbols: http://bit.ly/sixtysymbols ... Song by Dave Lens (http://bit.ly/boychannel) featuring ViHart (http://bit.ly/vihartchannel) iTunes: http://bit.ly/16qNETg Another "spoken" version by Dave: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqODDLlMNJ0 Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/index.aspx Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://periodicvideos.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/here-are-my-channels.html LYRICS If you were to / Zoom in / phase-out, move in / focus on this Human / whose cells magnify as you fly through them, and see Atoms, looming / but you keep shooting past protons, bosons, quarks 'til even a part of a particle's too big / Then boom / an end to the intrusion / As you hit the resolution of the universe / the strands of its fabric the tiniest fragment / the planck length, past that, Gravity becomes fallacy, try contrasting that with the galaxies / try to grasp the huge magnitude of the universe it's unimaginable. But let's try anyway. If that insane length was one dollar bill / Then to reach the wavelength of the smallest particles Quarks, that are so fundamental they don't have an inherent size would be the current price you'd gain if you sold Mount Everest made out of gold. That is insane. if you applied the Midas touch to my mind it'd be quite enough to buy a car to drive And the gluons and 3 quarks combined make a large hadron those guys collide; a proton / and to magnify to that size would turn that Midas mountain into a diamond / my mind made of that could buy you an island / and next we ramp up, from quarks and protons

  • S2013E17 Telescope Adventure - Sixty Symbols

    • August 9, 2013

    Leave your comments and questions!!! Video footage here courtesy of http://www.eso.org/ Deep Sky Videos: http://www.youtube.com/DeepSkyVideos Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/index.aspx Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://bit.ly/bradychannels Professor T-Shirts: http://dftba.com/product/14y/The-Professor-Shirt

  • S2013E18 Green Flash - Sixty Symbols

    • August 21, 2013

    Extended version - http://youtu.be/LWw8z75AXwU Capturing the elusive Green Flash during a sunset at Paranal, Chile. Featuring Pete Lawrence - https://twitter.com/Avertedvision With thanks to ESO - http://www.eso.org/public/ Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/index.aspx Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://bit.ly/bradychannels Music in this video by Alan Stewart - http://www.youtube.com/user/AlanKey86

  • S2013E19 Dimensions - Sixty Symbols

    • August 22, 2013

    What would life be like with just two (or four) dimensions? More on extra dimensions with Ed Copeland... http://youtu.be/75p6_pQ3jBo Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin Abbott. The Planiverse by A. K. Dewdney Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/index.aspx Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://bit.ly/bradychannels

  • S2013E20 How to Melt Cars and BBQ Pigeons - Sixty Symbols

    • September 4, 2013

    Geometric Optics - discussing the Walkie Talkie skyscraper and the Nottingham Sky Mirror. We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols The Walkie Talkie, or Walkie Scorchie (?), is a new building in London which has been reflecting light in a rather hazardous way! The Sky Mirror is a sculpture at the Nottingham Playhouse. This video features Professor Mike Merrifield from the University of Nottingham. Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/index.aspx Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://bit.ly/bradychannels

  • S2013E21 Granular Jets (slow motion) - Sixty Symbols

    • September 12, 2013

    We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols Dropping metal balls into granular glass beads. Featuring Professor Roger Bowley. Destin's video: http://youtu.be/-XNDM4eAn1U Slow Mo Chem: http://bit.ly/chemslomo First comment: http://youtu.be/CmRh9tFYC68 Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/index.aspx Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://bit.ly/bradychannels

  • S2013E22 Science of Water Balloons from @sixtysymbols

    • September 23, 2013

    What do physicists do with a high-speed camera, water balloons and a spare half hour!? Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/index.aspx This video features Dr Richard Hill and Professor Laurence Eaves. See their spinning droplet research at http://bit.ly/spinningdroplets Here's some slow mo footage we did not use much: http://youtu.be/GNArcBP8CCE http://youtu.be/bUsrephUBb4 Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://bit.ly/bradychannels Music by: http://www.youtube.com/user/AlanKey86

  • S2013E23 What is the maximum Bandwidth? - Sixty Symbols

    • October 3, 2013

    Just how much data can we transfer using fibre optic cables? Featuring Professor Mike Merrifield from the University of Nottingham... https://twitter.com/ProfMike_M Check our Computerphile: http://www.youtube.com/Computerphile Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/index.aspx Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://periodicvideos.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/here-are-my-channels.html

  • S2013E24 Higgs Boson and the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics - Sixty Symbols

    • November 5, 2013

    Previous physics Nobel Prizes: http://bit.ly/SSNobel The 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics goes to François Englert and Peter Higgs - but who missed out and what will happen with future prizes? Discussed by Professor Ed Copeland and Professor Mike Merrifield from the University of Nottingham. Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/index.aspx Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://periodicvideos.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/here-are-my-channels.html

  • S2013E25 Comet ISON - Sixty Symbols

    • November 18, 2013

    Discussing Comet ISON and just comets in general. Featuring Meghan Gray - https://twitter.com/emeegray - and images from various people, including Pete Lawrence - https://twitter.com/Avertedvision Extra footage from this video: http://youtu.be/APRXAq3Qp8o This is awesome: http://www.solarsystemscope.com/ison/ See our dedicated astronomy channel: http://www.youtube.com/DeepSkyVideos Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/index.aspx Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://bit.ly/bradychannels

  • S2013E26 Cosmic Superstrings - Sixty Symbols

    • November 29, 2013

    Professor Ed Copeland on strings - and superstrings. Part II now live at: http://youtu.be/m7C9TjdziPE Part III: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJYDcXZMe9c Brady's Movember: http://bit.ly/BradyMo Blog on text: http://periodicvideos.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/text.html Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/index.aspx Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://periodicvideos.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/here-are-my-channels.html

  • S2013E27 Quantum Physics Woo - Sixty Symbols

    • December 4, 2013

    The Mail Online article: http://bit.ly/quantumwoo --- Obviously Dr Lanza did not write the article. Read Dr Lanza's own words on Biocentrism here: http://theamericanscholar.org/a-new-theory-of-the-universe/ This video features Professor Phil Moriarty, a physicist at the University of Nottingham. Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos

  • S2013E28 Inflation & the Universe in a Grapefruit - Sixty Symbols

    • December 17, 2013

    In the second "extended interview" with Professor Ed Copeland, he discusses inflation, the Big Bang and when the observable Universe fit inside a grapefruit. Part One (cosmic strings): http://youtu.be/03vIkZR2hNY Part Three (Big Rip): https://youtu.be/IJYDcXZMe9c About text on screen: http://periodicvideos.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/text.html Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/index.aspx Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://periodicvideos.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/here-are-my-channels.html

  • S2013E29 Why is time slower in rockets?

    • December 22, 2013

    The third in our gamma trilogy - this time Professor Mike Merrifield goes into the mathematics! Gamma: http://youtu.be/jlJNsRZ4WxI Gamma Reloaded: http://youtu.be/kGsbBw1I0Rg Animations by Drew Mokris. Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/index.aspx Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://periodicvideos.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/here-are-my-channels.html

  • SPECIAL 0x5 ANNOUNCEMENT: Sixty Symbols Ogden Fellowship

    • July 8, 2014

Season 2014

  • S2014E01 Event Horizons and Black Holes - Sixty Symbols

    • January 31, 2014

    Stephen Hawking enters the recent debate around black holes and firewalls - by suggesting event horizons may not exist! Dr Tony Padilla and Professor Ed Copeland discuss Hawking's recent paper. Read it yourself at: http://arxiv.org/pdf/1401.5761.pdf Firewall paper: http://arxiv.org/pdf/1207.3123.pdf Our previous firewall video: http://youtu.be/XE5PNbsUERE And some more papers suggested by Dr Padilla: http://arxiv.org/pdf/1306.0533.pdf http://arxiv.org/pdf/1310.6334.pdf http://arxiv.org/pdf/1310.6335.pdf http://arxiv.org/pdf/1301.4504.pdf Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/index.aspx Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://bit.ly/bradychannels

  • S2014E02 Ferrofluid in Slow Motion - Sixty Symbols

    • February 4, 2014

    Professor Phil Moriarty discussing ferrofluid. All the slow mo footage from this shoot: http://youtu.be/yU3nXtn2ld4 We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/index.aspx Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ Video by James Hennessy with Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://bit.ly/bradychannels

  • S2014E03 The Sound of Atoms Bonding - Sixty Symbols

    • February 7, 2014

    Featuring Professor Philip Moriarty See links and notes below for more details: Nottingham Nanoscience group's papers as PDFs: http://bit.ly/NottinghamNano Selected key papers in the field: https://www.sciencemag.org/content/325/5944/1110 [IBM Zurich] http://www.sciencemag.org/content/336/6080/444.full [Franz Giessibl] http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2013/05/30/atom-by-atom/ The smallest magnetic byte Sixty Symbols video about IBM Almaden's work: http://youtu.be/M0PY-vgLHCQ Atomic switch video mentioned by Phil: http://youtu.be/UBmBMmuUBMk Some notes from discussion with Prof Moriarty 1. At 5:45, that Silicon cantilevers can be used to see atoms as long as the oscillation amplitude is high. See Sugimoto et al. Nature 446 64 (2007) 2. Terrible guitar playing chose by Brady against Phil's wishes - see our gold ratio song at http://youtu.be/nBgQPSUTWVM featuring Phil's work! EXTRA FOOTAGE FROM THIS VIDEO: http://youtu.be/yXKYVw74RTM Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/index.aspx Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://bit.ly/bradychannels

  • S2014E04 Unlocking a car with your Brain - Sixty Symbols

    • March 13, 2014

    Professor Roger Bowley unlocks his car from various distances, using waves from his key, brain and a big bottle of water. Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham Video by James Hennessy Run-down of our other channels: http://bit.ly/bradychannels

  • S2014E05 Casimir Effect & Black Holes - Sixty Symbols

    • March 19, 2014

    Casimir Effect, Black Holes and Hawking Radiation. Featuring Professor Mike Merrifield from the University of Nottingham - https://twitter.com/ProfMike_M Gamma Trilogy: http://bit.ly/Gamma3 Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/index.aspx Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran Animation by Drew Mokris A run-down of Brady's channels: http://bit.ly/bradychannels

  • S2014E06 Dark Energy & The Big Rip - Sixty Symbols

    • March 20, 2014

    Third in our "trilogy" of extended interviews with Professor Ed Copeland. See them all at: http://bit.ly/CopelandGoesLong Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/index.aspx Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://bit.ly/bradychannels

  • S2014E07 Primordial Gravitational Waves - Sixty Symbols

    • March 31, 2014

    See more information and the papers at: http://bicepkeck.org/#papers Video features Professor Ed Copeland and Professor Mike Merrifield from the University of Nottingham. More on inflation: http://youtu.be/m7C9TjdziPE LHC videos: http://bit.ly/LHCvideos Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/index.aspx Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://bit.ly/bradychannels

  • S2014E08 Winter is Coming (unpredictable seasons) - Sixty Symbols

    • April 14, 2014

    Some scientific explanations for unpredictable winters in Games of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire). Longer version of this interview: http://youtu.be/JKrn4P4c5ps Deep Sky Videos: https://www.youtube.com/DeepSkyVideos This video features Professor Michael Merrifield from the University of Nottingham. A paper on this: http://bit.ly/it_is_known Get series one (it is great): http://amzn.to/1gSffQD Axial tilt: http://youtu.be/-D-OBZaInt4 Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/index.aspx Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://bit.ly/bradychannels Game of Tones music by Alan Stewart... By his album at http://bit.ly/1sdwTHF

  • S2014E09 Heisenberg's Microscope - Sixty Symbols

    • May 22, 2014

    The tricky (and uncertain!) business of measuring particles. Professor Michael Merrifield from the University of Nottingham. Part Two: http://youtu.be/aKR0ADUhjNE Uncertainty: http://youtu.be/D1yb1adU2vI Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/index.aspx Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://bit.ly/bradychannels

  • S2014E10 Weak Measurement (cont. from Heisenberg's Microscope) - Sixty Symbols

    • May 22, 2014

    This continues from our Heisenberg's Microscope video: http://youtu.be/dgoA_jmGIcA Professor Michael Merrifield from the University of Nottingham. Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/index.aspx Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://bit.ly/bradychannels

  • S2014E11 Every picture is made of waves - Sixty Symbols

    • June 4, 2014

    Randomness, Fourier analysis and pictures of Jesus from the Daily Mail. See lost of links below in full description. This video features Professor Phil Moriarty from the University of Nottingham. Stephen Jay Gould's mentioned book: http://bit.ly/brontobook A good blog on this topic: http://bit.ly/1rLoddL Fourier analysis and the uncertainty principle: http://youtu.be/dgoA_jmGIcA Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/index.aspx Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://bit.ly/bradychannels

  • S2014E12 How Swings Work - Sixty Symbols

    • June 16, 2014

    Swings, pendulums, parametric resonance and all that. More at: http://youtu.be/eY-SWHMCakY And slow motion at: http://youtu.be/tZKVrK-3efY Featuring Professor Roger Bowley. Want to dig even deeper - Professor Bowley recommends reading Classical Mechanics by Leonard Susskind and George Hrabovsky - http://bit.ly/classicalmechanicsbook Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/index.aspx Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://bit.ly/bradychannels

  • S2014E13 Peer Review and Golden Chopsticks - Sixty Symbols

    • July 8, 2014

    Some opinion from Professor Phil Moriarty. What happened after the phone rang - http://youtu.be/fcIUhHWsqlE For more on the chopsticks story, it was well covered last year by blogs including http://www.chemistry-blog.com/ & http://blog.chembark.com/

  • S2014E14 Mass and Weight are (sort of) the SAME

    • July 30, 2014

    The Equivalence Principle, starring Professor Mike Merrifield from the University of Nottingham (plus Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton). Feather in vacuum: http://youtu.be/cjSvxWpbP_o Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://bit.ly/bradychannels

  • S2014E15 Do Atoms Ever Touch?

    • August 4, 2014

    Professor Philip Moriarty expresses his displeasure with oft-repeated belief that atoms do not physically touch each other. Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://bit.ly/bradychannels ---- From Brady on this video... In anticipation of questions and comments, I thought I'd write this in the description (where no-one will ever see it!!!) Prof Moriarty and I have discussed the issue of "atoms touching" many times off camera. We've shared different views on the best definitions and tools used by various online "explainers" over the years. Clearly it is an issue close to Professor Moriarty's heart because it involves his main area of research. And I am mindful he is a professional on the topic. I am not. We jointly decided to make a Sixty Symbols video that reflected our previous discussions, so included more than my usual fill of provocative questions. And regardless, I see it as my role to be a "devil's advocate" and ensure we challenge our scientists and get the best possible explanations. I can assure everyone it was done in good spirit and we had a laugh afterwards. Oh and by the way, Prof Moriarty is now on Twitter... https://twitter.com/Moriarty2112

  • S2014E16 Rosetta arrives at a comet - Sixty Symbols

    • August 7, 2014

    The Rosetta spacecraft has arrived at Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. More from ESA at http://bit.ly/ESA_Rosetta Sixty Symbols solar system: http://www.sixtysymbols.com/planets Brief discussion here with Professor Ed Copeland. Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://bit.ly/bradychannels

  • S2014E17 Should scientists trust 'Gut Feelings'?

    • August 17, 2014

    The role of intuition in science. Some views from philosophy scholar Dr Jonathan Tallant, who is interested in philosophy and science. More of this interview at: http://youtu.be/HcxI280yNbE PhilosophyFile - sister channel: https://www.youtube.com/PhilosophyFile Intuitions in Physics paper: http://bit.ly/1t6mm1L Every Thing Must Go: UK: http://amzn.to/1mVR0Fd US: http://amzn.to/1Anacnu The Nature Paper from 2005: http://bit.ly/1v2DWD7 Dr Tallant is based at the University of Nottingham. Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://bit.ly/bradychannels

  • S2014E18 Demise of the Kilogram - Sixty Symbols

    • August 27, 2014

    The days of a "fixed" kilogram seem to be numbered, with moves afoot to set our SI unites based on fundamental constants. Reddit discussion: http://redd.it/2etf3o Extra from this video: http://youtu.be/XvZGpKQCzzo Standard weights: http://youtu.be/yGfCp7CPx-M Replica of the Parisian kilogram: http://youtu.be/h4XIOpKWc1Y Derek holds a kilo-ball: http://youtu.be/ZMByI4s-D-Y This video features Professor Michael Merrifield: https://twitter.com/ProfMike_M Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://bit.ly/bradychannels

  • S2014E19 Cosmological Constant & The End of the Universe - Sixty Symbols

    • September 15, 2014

    Dr Tony Padilla on some recent work he has been doing. See the papers (not the faint-hearted) here: http://arxiv.org/abs/arXiv:1309.6562 AND http://arxiv.org/abs/arXiv:1406.0711 The first was published at: http://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.091304 Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://bit.ly/bradychannels

  • S2014E20 Finding Neutrinos - Sixty Symbols

    • September 25, 2014

    Reddit discussion: http://redd.it/2hizmb Scientists detect the abundant (yet elusive) "pp neutrinos" created in the sun. Discussed by Professor Michael Merrifield from the University of Nottingham. Borexino Experiment: http://borex.lngs.infn.it --- Nature paper: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature13702 More on Neutrinos: http://bit.ly/60Neutrinos EDITING OF THIS VIDEO: http://youtu.be/EeyItyqKe24 Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://bit.ly/bradychannels

  • S2014E21 Blue LEDs and the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics - Sixty Symbols

    • October 8, 2014

    The 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics goes to Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura for work on blue light emitting diodes (LEDs). More physics Nobel Prize videos: http://bit.ly/SSNobel Discussed by Tom Foxon and Laurence Eaves. Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://bit.ly/bradychannels

  • S2014E22 Entropy Confusion - Sixty Symbols

    • November 3, 2014

    Professor Phil Moriarty talks about Entropy (again). Reddit discussion: http://redd.it/2l6ekd A little extra bit from this interview: http://youtu.be/maWvwuYR4VA An article Phil wrote after this video: http://physicsfocus.org/moriarty-confused-good-learn/ LINKS TO MENTIONED VIDEOS & RESEARCH The first entropy videos --- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lav6R7PpmgI and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av8aDFFtSs0 Daan Frenkel: http://www.ch.cam.ac.uk/person/df246 Sharon Glotzer’s group: http://sitemaker.umich.edu/glotzergroup/home TEDx talk from Glotzer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chS8dpGB0E0 Disorder: A Cracked Crutch (not free to read): http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ed079p187 Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://bit.ly/bradychannels

  • S2014E23 Quantum Cheshire Cat - Sixty Symbols

    • November 20, 2014

    Quantum Cheshire Cat discussed by Professor Mike Merrifield from the University of Nottingham. Nature paper on this: http://bit.ly/1z2j00m Experiment pics courtesy of Tobias Denkmayr Cat drawn by Knut Johannes Håland Music by Alan Stewart Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://bit.ly/bradychannels

  • S2014E24 World's Smallest Christmas Tree (made from 42 atoms)

    • December 23, 2014

    Professor Moriarty - using nano lithography - shows off a Christmas Tree created by precisely removing 42 hydrogen atoms atoms from a silicon surface. More from Prof Moriarty and this technology: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcUY9vudNKBMluNZrpoiFc-5buqD74JNs More Christmas videos: http://bit.ly/XmasBrady Tiny Periodic Table: http://youtu.be/cQU2IAsQak8 Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady's channels: http://bit.ly/bradychannels

Season 2015

  • S2015E01 Can a Multiverse ever be "real"? - Sixty Symbols

    • January 14, 2015

    A short discussion with Professor Mike Merrifield about the "science" of Multiverses. A longer discussion on Multiverses at: http://youtu.be/TapxuW7k_Us New Objectivity channel: http://bit.ly/Objectivity Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran

  • S2015E02 Multiverses and Constants - Sixty Symbols

    • January 14, 2015

    A lengthy chat with Professor Laurence Eaves. See our simultaneously reeled shorter video about Multiverses at: http://youtu.be/rXN9n1eLZes Sean Carroll videos: http://bit.ly/115AVqa Cosmic and Super Strings: http://youtu.be/03vIkZR2hNY Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran

  • S2015E03 Four Types of Multiverse - Sixty Symbols

    • February 5, 2015

    See all our multiverse videos: http://bit.ly/MultiverseVids Dr Tony Padilla here discusses Max Tegmark's four classes of Multiverse. Coin randomness (Numberphile): http://youtu.be/AYnJv68T3MM Ed playing with snow at CERN: http://youtu.be/MADzbn_EDdo Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran

  • S2015E04 Shining Light Through Walls - Sixty Symbols

    • February 12, 2015

    Dr Clare Burrage discusses Axions. Extra footage: http://youtu.be/uEp43TmhVfw Objectivity: http://bit.ly/Objectivity See also the ALPS experiment: http://bit.ly/ALPS_exp Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran

  • S2015E05 UV Light - Sixty Symbols

    • March 12, 2015

    Discussing UV Light with Dr Meghan Gray. Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran

  • S2015E06 Using Economics to explain Physics - Sixty Symbols

    • March 24, 2015

    Dr Tony Padilla from the University of Nottingham. The paper he is discussing is here: http://bit.ly/1ENhymD Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran

  • S2015E07 The Amazing Eta Carinae - Sixty Symbols

    • April 7, 2015

    Professor Mike Merrifield holds a Titanium Eta Carinae in his fingertips. Deep Sky Videos: https://www.youtube.com/DeepSkyVideos See more links in the rest of this video description. Additive Manufacturing at Nottingham: http://bit.ly/1N2utIS The 3D structure paper by Steffen, et al: http://bit.ly/3D_ETA History of Eta Carinae: http://bit.ly/1CtOxbi 3D hydrodynamic simulations of binary colliding winds: http://arxiv.org/pdf/1310.0487.pdf Mike Merrifield on Twitter: https://twitter.com/profmike_m Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran

  • S2015E08 Chameleon Particles and Dark Energy - Sixty Symbols

    • May 1, 2015

    Dr Clare Burrage is among those searching for the elusive (and thus far hypothetical) Chameleon Particle. Try out Objectivity - videos about science treasures: https://youtu.be/QE0DCaw7EDY Reddit thread: http://redd.it/34icmg Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran

  • S2015E09 Loki the Space Volcano - Sixty Symbols

    • May 20, 2015

    Imaging a volcano on Jupiter's moon Io - from the surface of the Earth. Telescope Video Tours: http://bit.ly/telescopetours Extras from this video: http://youtu.be/3zUNds6RY3E Large Binocular Telescope: http://bit.ly/Bino_Telescope More info on the research discussed in this video: http://bit.ly/LookAtLoki Solar System videos: http://bit.ly/SS_SolarSystem This video features Professor Mike Merrifield from the University of Nottingham. Twitter: https://twitter.com/profmike_m Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran

  • S2015E10 What's left to do at the Large Hadron Collider?

    • June 3, 2015

    The second run, or second season, begins at CERN's Large Hadron Collider. Can it top season one's discovery of the Higgs Boson!? See our videos from inside the LHC: http://bit.ly/LHCvideos This video features Professor Ed Copeland. See Ed's trilogy of extended interviews: http://bit.ly/CopelandGoesLong * Ed was discussing the reduced planck mass commonly used by cosmologists like him, hence he used 10^18 --- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planck_mass Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran

  • S2015E11 Right-Hand Rule - Sixty Symbols

    • June 19, 2015

    Currents, compasses and magnetic fields with Professor Roger Bowley. Editing and animation by Pete McPartlan. Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran

  • S2015E12 Coded Mask - Sixty Symbols

    • June 26, 2015

    Professor Merrifield with a space prop... Thanks Professor AJ Bird of the University of Southampton of the "loaner". HST: https://youtu.be/U-VtdUqK4Eg Space Wood: https://youtu.be/Z58ULnlRjXE Brady's Telescope Tours: http://bit.ly/telescopetours Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran

  • S2015E13 Pluto the Boring Non-Planet - Sixty Symbols

    • July 16, 2015

    A mix of views on Pluto and its non-planet status. Astronomers Mike Merrifield and Meghan Gray, and office mate Tony Padilla who is a particle physicist and bit of a stirrer! Pluto and Plutonium: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=498pOIm8Qbc Our first Pluto video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqI261zNsCc Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran

  • S2015E14 Pentaquark - Sixty Symbols

    • July 17, 2015

    Dr Tony Padilla on the pentaquark discovery. More videos from the LHC: http://bit.ly/LHCvideos Our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran

  • S2015E15 The Unflown Astronaut - Sixty Symbols

    • July 13, 2015

    As Tim Peake prepares for his mission on the International Space Station, what's it like being an astronaut who has not yet been in space? Part Two soon. With thanks to Nasa and ESA. This was filmed at the Johnson Space Centre in Houston. Thanks also to Destin from Smarter Every Day for additional shots and always helping his mates. Destin's interview with Scott Kelly: https://youtu.be/qFjw6Lc6J2g Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2015E16 Coffee Mechanics - Sixty Symbols

    • July 31, 2015

    Professor Philip Moriarty talks about his favourite drink and his favourite scientific image... The similarities between coffee and quantum mechanics. More on the quantum corral by Crommie, Lutz and Eigler: http://www.sciencemag.org/content/262/5131/218.abstract Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran

  • S2015E17 The Astronaut's Prayer - Sixty Symbols

    • August 19, 2015

    Second part of our interview with Tim Peake, the British astronaut soon heading up to the International Space Station. Part One: https://youtu.be/et44NAT5l4U Race for Space: https://youtu.be/bZnzmmAod3w With thanks to Nasa and ESA. This was filmed at the Johnson Space Centre in Houston. Also thanks to Gordo and Destin. Smarter Every Day interview with Scott Kelly: https://youtu.be/qFjw6Lc6J2g Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2015E18 Hydrogen Alpha - Sixty Symbols

    • September 2, 2015

    If astronomers had a favourite wavelength, 656.28 nm would be high on the list! Featuring Dr Meghan Gray. More from this interview: http://youtu.be/4AZae91Qwd8 Pete Lawrence, sun watcher: https://youtu.be/FSSdDonnYm8 GranTeCan with Brady: https://youtu.be/9YgACusQaTE ALMA:https://youtu.be/eAQZp6yTR2Q Where did the Sun come from: https://youtu.be/ZW1NP_Cb0Go Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2015E19 Neutrinos and the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics - Sixty Symbols

    • October 6, 2015

    The 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics goes to Takaaki Kajita and Arthur B. McDonald for showing that Neutrinos have mass. More Nobel winners: http://bit.ly/SSNobel This video features Ed Copeland, Michael Merrifield and Meghan Gray. More Neutrino videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcUY9vudNKBNudDBhIGM3veg4KaQiq56H Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2015E20 Ada Lovelace's Tomb - Sixty Symbols

    • October 12, 2015

    The final resting place of Ada Lovelace, alongside her father (Lord Byron) at St Mary Magdalene church, in Hucknall. Both died at the age of 36. Video features Michael Merrifield and Meghan Gray. Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2015E21 The Science of Drumming - Sixty Symbols

    • October 15, 2015

    Professor Philip Moriarty indulges his passions... See part two at: https://youtu.be/vGH6-BcKCME Phil's new project: http://bit.ly/DrumSci The paper discussed: http://bit.ly/DrumPaper Thanks to Sean Riley for helping at late notice!!! Watch his work on Computerphile at: https://www.youtube.com/user/Computerphile Also thanks to the university's Band Society (BandSoc) for hosting us! Research was based on I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near) by Michael McDonald Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9 Sean is also doing some work on a start-up music channel called The Racket. It's unrelated to these projects but you can check it out at: http://bit.ly/TheRacket

  • S2015E22 A Drumming Experiment - Sixty Symbols

    • October 16, 2015

    Part One of this video: https://youtu.be/GyLeBMdI_HU Professor Phil Moriarty explains an experiment and wants drummers of all skill levels to take part. NO LONGER SEEKING CONTRIBUTIONS! Tom Sawyer by Rush: https://youtu.be/auLBLk4ibAk The paper which inspired this research (and discussed in the first video): http://bit.ly/DrumPaper Thanks to Sean Riley for helping at late notice!!! Watch his work on Computerphile at: https://www.youtube.com/user/Computerphile Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2015E23 Left-handed Electrons - Sixty Symbols

    • November 3, 2015

    A new paper on the chirality of electrons in graphene. Discussed by Professor Laurence Eaves, one of the co-authors. Extra footage: https://youtu.be/e7H8q0886H8 Spherical electrons: https://youtu.be/yYZhNBYYmLk Paper: http://bit.ly/Chiralty_Paper (fee for full paper) Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9 Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2015E24 Einstein's Famous Blunder - Sixty Symbols

    • November 18, 2015

    Albert Einstein did amazing things with General Relativity - but he famously got it wrong when it came to the expansion of the Universe. Einstein's Blackboard: https://youtu.be/KIwpGEvmgvs More relativity videos (with Mike Merrifield): http://bit.ly/Gamma3 More long interviews with Ed: http://bit.ly/CopelandGoesLong Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2015E25 The Force - Sixty Symbols

    • December 16, 2015

    Professor Phil Moriarty has a ramble about The Force. Might it be explained by Quantum Entanglement... Just for fun! Video by Brady Haran and animation by Pete McPartlan. A bit of extra footage from this interview: https://youtu.be/Fd6gjKA5ank More Phil Moriarty videos: http://bit.ly/Prof_Moriarty Death Star: https://youtu.be/HDL0KAm9Cbs And Phil asked me to link to this blog, so here you go: http://bit.ly/1JcA3BA Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2015E26 Little Swimmers - Sixty Symbols

    • December 22, 2015

    New research into so-called two-sphere swimmers. Featuring Roger Bowley, Richard Hill and Kyle Baldwin. Research also by Michael Swift and Daphne Klosta. The paper at http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.248102 (full paper will require subscription) More videos with Professor Roger Bowley: http://bit.ly/RogerBowley Objectivity: http://bit.ly/Objectivity Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

Season 2016

  • S2016E01 What causes stripey clouds?

    • January 6, 2016

    Discussing Brunt–Väisälä frequency with Professor Mike Merrifield at the University of Nottingham. Follow Mike on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProfMike_M Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2016E02 Hairy Black Holes and Super Selfies - Sixty Symbols

    • January 8, 2016

    Stephen Hawking and colleagues have a new paper about how information may be preserved by black holes. EXTRAS CUT FROM THIS INTERVIEW: https://youtu.be/ML5zJ0gCE70 The Hawking paper: http://arxiv.org/abs/1601.00921 See also: http://arxiv.org/pdf/1509.01147.pdf Discussed by Tony Padilla from the University of Nottingham. Some notes: We filmed this well before Hawking's paper came out but decided it was still interesting to watch. Gary Neville is a former Manchester United footballer. Tony (like many Liverpool football fans) does not have much affection for Mr Neville, hence using him in the black hole analogy! Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2016E03 Yellow Street Lights - Sixty Symbols

    • February 2, 2016

    A look at sodium street lights. Featuring Dr Meghan Gray. UV Light: https://youtu.be/u8xx-cfzAeA Hydrogen Alpha: https://youtu.be/CH880_VrxxU Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2016E04 The New Ninth Planet - Sixty Symbols

    • February 6, 2016

    Evidence suggests that a ninth large planet might be lurking well beyond Pluto. Discussed here by Professor Mike Merrifield, an astronomer at the University of Nottingham. Read the paper about it: http://bit.ly/planet_nine Deep Sky Videos: https://www.youtube.com/DeepSkyVideos Objectivity: https://www.youtube.com/c/objectivityvideos Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2016E05 What are Black Holes? - Sixty Symbols

    • March 29, 2016

    First of several videos from our Black Hole interviews. Featuring Omar Almaini, Ed Copeland, Tony Padilla, Meghan Gray and Mike Merrifield from the University of Nottingham. Playlist (more to be added soon): http://bit.ly/Black_Hole_Videos Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2016E06 Supermassive Black Holes - Sixty Symbols

    • April 9, 2016

    Second of our Black Hole specials - this time it is supermassive black holes at the centres of galaxies. Featuring Michael Merrifield, Meghan Gray and Omar Almaini from the University of Nottingham. Playlist (and more to be added soon): http://bit.ly/Black_Hole_Videos Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2016E07 Moving the South Pole - Sixty Symbols

    • April 14, 2016

    Each year the geographic south pole marker is moved (and replaced) as the Antarctic ice slides across the continent. This year we had a man on the scene - astrophysicist Denis Barkats. More videos from Denis at the pole are coming soon. Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2016E08 Gravitational Waves Discovery - Sixty Symbols

    • April 20, 2016

    Discussed by Ed Copeland and Mike Merrifield. Extra footage from these interviews: https://youtu.be/2uYEayOBj1k More on Black Holes from Sixty Symbols: http://bit.ly/Black_Hole_Videos LIGO: https://www.ligo.caltech.edu Cool Black Hole simulations and info: http://www.black-holes.org LHC visit: http://bit.ly/LHCvideos Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2016E09 Teaching Physics in Ethiopia - Sixty Symbols

    • May 3, 2016

    Professor Phil Moriarty and his colleagues travel to Ethiopia to work with local physics teachers. This video was filmed and edited by Sean Riley Music by Alan Stewart Thanks to the Institute of Physics More from the Periodic Videos trip to Ethiopia: http://bit.ly/Ethiopia_PV Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2016E10 The Problem with Black Holes - Sixty Symbols

    • May 12, 2016

    Singularities, General Relativity and Quantum Theory - can't they all just get along? This is the third part in a little series we're doing on Black Holes... Featuring Tony Padilla and Ed Copeland from the University of Nottingham. Playlist (more to be added soon): http://bit.ly/Black_Hole_Videos Black Holes on Objectivity: https://youtu.be/MvxVlcsWuHE Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9 Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2016E11 Footwear Forensics - Sixty Symbols

    • May 30, 2016

    Dr James Sharp on some work he is doing on a shoe print scanner. It is in collaboration with East Midlands Special Operations Unit - Forensic Services. Read more about Cinderella at: http://www.nature.com/articles/srep21290 Objectivity: http://bit.ly/Objectivity Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2016E12 Getting to Antarctica - Sixty Symbols

    • June 2, 2016

    Astrophysicist Denis Barkats prepares for Antarctica, where he will setting up an instrument at the South Pole. Many more videos on the way - follow the playlist here: http://bit.ly/Antarctica_SS Moving the South Pole: https://youtu.be/nbEOGtf4hv8 Filmed by Denis Barkats Editing and production: James Hennessy & Brady Haran Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2016E13 The Summit of Observation Hill - Sixty Symbols

    • June 14, 2016

    Observation Hill overlooks McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Photos, maps and Captain Scott on Objectivity: https://youtu.be/eIzY-LO-h8w More Antarctica videos: http://bit.ly/Antarctica_SS Filmed by Denis Barkats Editing and production: James Hennessy & Brady Haran Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2016E14 Don't Write in Yellow (Tom Kibble) - Sixty Symbols

    • June 24, 2016

    Professor Ed Copeland speaks about his friend and collaborator Sir Tom Kibble - a man who could have won multiple Nobel Prizes (?) but received none. Sir Tom died on June 2, 2016. 2013 Nobel Prize video: https://youtu.be/uNTativ_vDU More Ed Copeland: http://bit.ly/CopelandGoesLong LHC Videos: http://bit.ly/LHCvideos Thanks to various sources for pictures, including CERN and Imperial College London. Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2016E15 View Under the Antarctic Ice - Sixty Symbols

    • July 27, 2016

    Before heading to the south pole for some serious science, Denis Barkats shows us the view under the sea ice at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Our series from Antarctica: http://bit.ly/Antarctica_SS Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2016E16 The Black Hole Machine - Sixty Symbols

    • August 7, 2016

    More Black Hole videos from Sixty Symbols: http://bit.ly/Black_Hole_Videos The Black Hole Laboratory at the University of Nottingham uses a special water tank and cameras to simulate and measure some conditions near a black hole. Interview with Dr Silke Weinfurtner. The Black Hole Lab: http://bit.ly/BH_Lab Electric Slide Rule from Numberphile: https://youtu.be/MEyIppEOQTw Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9 Sixty Symbols Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols

  • S2016E17 South Pole Arrival and Dark Sector - Sixty Symbols

    • August 18, 2016

    Great Courses Plus free trial (sponsor): http://ow.ly/GwCt302OFQp Astrophysicist Denis Barkats arrives at the South Pole and heads to the Dark Sector, where he will do most of his work. This was filmed in December and January when Denis was there and we're uploading the videos in an occasional series. More to come. More from Denis' Antarctica trip: http://bit.ly/Antarctica_SS Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2016E18 How many thoughts are contained in a Mars Bar? - Sixty Symbols

    • August 21, 2016

    Discussing entropy, energy, information - and Maxwell''s Demon. Featuring Professor Phil Moriarty. His blog for more discussion of this: https://muircheart.wordpress.com/2016/08/22/the-power-of-thought/ Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2016E19 Golden Cubes and Gravitational Waves - Sixty Symbols

    • September 19, 2016

    Discussing the (recently successful) LISA Pathfinder and the planned eLISA mission. Lagrange Points video: https://youtu.be/mxpVbU5FH0s LIGO video: https://youtu.be/hIgZG7A1fqc LISA Pathfinder: http://sci.esa.int/lisa-pathfinder/ Reddit discussion for this video: https://redd.it/53h1az Black Hole videos: http://bit.ly/Black_Hole_Videos Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2016E20 MOON TREES - Sixty Symbols

    • September 30, 2016

    Brady and Destin go in search of Moon Trees. Space Wood via Objectivity: https://youtu.be/Z58ULnlRjXE Destin's channel: https://www.youtube.com/smartereveryday More tree videos by Brady: http://bit.ly/TreesPlants More on Moon Trees from Nasa: http://bit.ly/Moon_Trees (includes locations) Cheers Mike Merrifield for suggesting the topic. Thanks to Destin Sandlin and his road crew! Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2016E21 The s-Process - Sixty Symbols

    • October 24, 2016

    Stars can forge elements using two important methods - the slow and rapid processes of adding neutrons to an atomic nucleus. Featuring Professor Mike Merrifield. Extra footage: https://youtu.be/iYguNPf1Jp8 Periodic Videos: https://www.youtube.com/periodicvideos Deep Sky Videos: https://www.youtube.com/DeepSkyVideos Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2016E22 Dipping Bird Experiments (THERMAL IMAGING) - Sixty Symbols

    • December 2, 2016

    Taking a closer look at dipping birds with a thermal imaging camera. Our thanks to the Google Making & Science team. More #ScienceGoals videos at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIsr6chyjBJutgMPQ18jHPyejaOxklf9A Thanks to Professor Philip Moriarty... See his video from 2009 at: https://youtu.be/KUvHzFm29cg Music by Alan Stewart. Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9 The default temperature scales are based on surface emissivity of 0.95... Temperatures we've added to images are also approximate but adjusted for varying emissivity.

Season 2017

  • S2017E01 Second Law of Thermodynamics - Sixty Symbols

    • January 14, 2017

    Professor Mike Merrifield discusses aspects of the Second Law of Thermodynamics. Referencing the work of Kelvin and Clausius, among others! Professor Merrifield is the Head of the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Nottingham. Gamma Trilogy: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcUY9vudNKBNwkTA_1VWz8JeqO8HU15qo Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2017E02 The Case for String Theory - Sixty Symbols

    • January 29, 2017

    Dr Tony Padilla on why he thinks there's a compelling case for String Theory... This is one of our occasional longer-form interviews. Longer interviews with Ed Copeland: http://bit.ly/CopelandGoesLong Our visit to CERN: http://bit.ly/LHCvideos Objectivity: http://bit.ly/Objectivity Dr Padilla is a cosmologist at the University of Nottingham - https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/people/antonio.padilla Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9 Extra videos and images via CERN and ESO. Music via Harri at freesound.org

  • S2017E03 Making a Mark - Sixty Symbols

    • February 16, 2017

    Astronomer Dr Becky Smethurst is our new "Sixty Symbols Ogden Fellow". Leave a comment on any topics you'd like her to cover in future videos. Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Dr Smethurst's fellowship is also supported by The Ogden Trust. Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2017E04 Primordial Black Holes - Sixty Symbols

    • March 21, 2017

    Primordial Black Holes, featuring Professor Ed Copeland from the University of Nottingham. More black hole videos: http://bit.ly/Black_Hole_Videos More Ed Copeland videos: http://bit.ly/CopelandGoesLong Post script... Ed points out "the Planck era is usually associated with the Quantum Gravity scale associated with the beginning of the universe and is thought to be before the Inflation epoch." Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Additional editing and the artwork in this video: Pete McPartlan Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2017E05 Dropper Popper - Sixty Symbols

    • March 30, 2017

    Professor Roger Bowley has some fun with a Dropper Popper. More videos with Roger from over the years: http://bit.ly/RogerBowley Discuss on Brady's subreddit: https://redd.it/63gtqg Tadashi's Toys (series on Numberphile): http://bit.ly/tadashi_vids Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2017E06 Superluminal Speeds (faster than light) - Sixty Symbols

    • May 2, 2017

    Help us make better videos by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols More links and info below ↓↓↓ This video features Professor Mike Merrifield from the University of Nottingham. Additional animation and editing in this video by Pete McPartlan. Gamma Trilogy: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcUY9vudNKBNwkTA_1VWz8JeqO8HU15qo Moon Trees: https://youtu.be/6qGbkFhxYhs Discuss this video on Brady's subreddit: https://redd.it/68spjn V838 Monocerotis: https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_784.html Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Additional editing & animation by Pete McPartlan Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9 Apologies for a few minor sound glitches part way through this recording.

  • S2017E07 Mach's Principle - Sixty Symbols

    • May 10, 2017

    Mach's Principle and Centripetal vs Centrifugal Force. More links and info below ↓ ↓ ↓ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Some extra clips from this interview: https://youtu.be/Y4_NBjZthyE This video features Professor Mike Merrifield from the University of Nottingham... https://twitter.com/ProfMike_M Additional editing and animation by Pete McPartlan Gamma Trilogy of videos: http://bit.ly/Gamma3 Prof Merrifield on Objectivity: https://youtu.be/PccGklgNlHs Discuss this video on Brady's subreddit: https://redd.it/6ajxjt Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2017E08 James Webb Space Telescope - Sixty Symbols

    • May 18, 2017

    Dr Becky Smethurst discusses the James Webb Space Telescope, often described as the successor to Hubble. More links and info below ↓ ↓ ↓ Main images, file videos and animation courtesy of NASA/ESA/Arianespace Learn more about JWST at https://jwst.nasa.gov Brady's Telescope Tours: http://bit.ly/telescopetours Space Camera: https://youtu.be/sg8i7_46kQY More about Hubble: https://youtu.be/U-VtdUqK4Eg Lagrange Points: https://youtu.be/mxpVbU5FH0s Additional editing in this video by Luke Mazurek Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Dr Smethurst's fellowship is supported by The Ogden Trust. More about Becky: https://youtu.be/xMNbDLHdZnY Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2017E09 Anatomy of a Physics Experiment - Sixty Symbols

    • June 10, 2017

    Extra footage: https://youtu.be/Mfy-7Jpql7c And discussion 10 weeks later: https://youtu.be/FVe3Ga0D4N4 More links and info below ↓ ↓ ↓ This video features Professor Phil Moriarty. Thanks to the whole team involved with this research. Filmed at the Diamond Light Source. More videos by Brady filmed at Diamond: http://bit.ly/DiamondVideos Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9 I09 beamline: http://www.diamond.ac.uk/Beamlines/Surfaces-and-Interfaces/I09.html   Southampton collaborators: http://www.southampton.ac.uk/chemistry/about/staff/rjw1.page http://www.southampton.ac.uk/chemistry/research/staff/mhl.page

  • S2017E10 How to point a Space Telescope - Sixty Symbols

    • June 19, 2017

    Dr Meghan Gray - extra footage from this video at: https://youtu.be/M_TC_kKN0hA More links and info below ↓ ↓ ↓ JWST: https://youtu.be/pCrntRaolIA Hubble: https://youtu.be/U-VtdUqK4Eg Telescope Tours: http://bit.ly/telescopetours Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2017E11 Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability - Sixty Symbols

    • July 13, 2017

    Additional video on how the experiment works at: https://youtu.be/mf_143gkKSQ More links and info below ↓ ↓ ↓ This video features Professor Mike Merrifield from the University of Nottingham. Stripey Clouds: https://youtu.be/rOdRbUQzajo Cloud video on Objectivity: https://youtu.be/C6Fws5kiOI0 A nice pic here: https://cloudappreciationsociety.org/the-kelvin-helmholtz-wave-cloud/ Pic in video courtesy of James Rowley-Hill: https://twitter.com/chunder10 To look at our slow motion videos in detail: https://youtu.be/8foMwq2yJPo Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Animation in this video by Pete McPartlan Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2017E12 More Kelvin-Helmholtz (The Experiment) - Sixty Symbols

    • July 13, 2017

    See the main video at: https://youtu.be/qgamfo86FQo More links and info below ↓ ↓ ↓ Demonstration conducted by Dr Barbara Turnbull from the University of Nottingham's Faculty of Engineering. Raw slow motion from the day: https://youtu.be/8foMwq2yJPo Stripey Clouds: https://youtu.be/rOdRbUQzajo Cloud video on Objectivity: https://youtu.be/C6Fws5kiOI0 Music by Alan Stewart and Henrik (Appe) http://bit.ly/AlanAlbum Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2017E13 Gauge Blocks (Van der Waals forces) - Sixty Symbols

    • July 26, 2017

    Professor Phil Moriarty struggles with gauge blocks. More links and info below ↓ ↓ ↓ Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Additional editing and animation: Pete McPartlan http://www.petemcpartlan.co.uk Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2017E14 Galaxy Radiation (A "Ridiculously Huge" Amount of Energy) - Sixty Symbols

    • August 9, 2017

    Synchrotron radiation from galaxies can contain mind-boggling amounts of energy. Extra footage from this interview: https://youtu.be/ez8_zIhS1cI More links and info below ↓ ↓ ↓ Extra footage from this interview: https://youtu.be/ez8_zIhS1cI This video features Professor Mike Merrifield from the University of Nottingham. Catch more of Mike on Deep Sky Videos: https://www.youtube.com/DeepSkyVideos More on Synchrotrons: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcUY9vudNKBOUgxtax8MVRGN_YZ1SyYlL Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2017E15 Lift and Wings - Sixty Symbols

    • September 8, 2017

    Featuring Professor Mike Merrifield. Animation by Pete McPartlan. More links and info below ↓ ↓ ↓ Discuss on Brady's subreddit: https://redd.it/6zenc6 Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2017E16 Stranger Things - Sixty Symbols

    • October 12, 2017

    Quantum entanglement and the Upside Down. With Becky Smethurst. More links and info below ↓ ↓ ↓ Dr Smethurst is the "Sixty Symbols Ogden Fellow", supported by The Ogden Trust. Sixty Symbols T-Shirts: https://teespring.com/stores/sixty-symbols Animation by Pete McPartlan More Becky videos: http://bit.ly/Becky_Playlist Discuss this video on Brady's subreddit: https://redd.it/76psnl Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2017E17 Measuring Error Bars with Aero Bars - Sixty Symbols

    • October 28, 2017

    Discussing error bars - and measuring the speed of light with chocolate. Extra footage: https://youtu.be/9NIvKzAgDGg More links and info below ↓ ↓ ↓ Featuring Professor Phil Moriarty from the University of Nottingham Note from Phil: A crude and basic introduction to the idea of error bars is covered in the video. No mention is made of, for example, the effect of repeated measurements on reducing the standard error, adding in quadrature, or of confidence limits. For a slightly more detailed discussion of experimental uncertainty, see https://youtu.be/ThP51oPttS0 Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2017E18 Why you can't go faster than light (with equations) - Sixty Symbols

    • November 20, 2017

    Featuring Professor Mike Merrifield from the University of Nottingham. Gamma Trilogy: http://bit.ly/Gamma3 More links and info below ↓ ↓ ↓ Discuss on Brady's subreddit: https://redd.it/7eh36t Prof Merrifield on Objectivity exploring a map of the galaxy: https://youtu.be/PccGklgNlHs Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9 Minute Physics: https://www.youtube.com/user/minutephysics

  • S2017E19 The Halifax Explosion - Sixty Symbols

    • November 27, 2017

    Sixty Symbols regular Dr Meghan Gray on an infamous event that occurred in her home town - the Halifax Explosion of December 6, 1917. More links and info below ↓ ↓ ↓ Will add some additional interview footage soon to https://www.youtube.com/nottinghamscience Chemistry videos: https://www.youtube.com/periodicvideos MORE DETAILS Maritime Museum of the Atlantic: https://maritimemuseum.novascotia.ca/what-see-do/halifax-explosion/explosion-faq Nova Scotia archives stuff: https://novascotia.ca/news/smr/2009-12-04-archives.asp CBC: http://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/halifaxexplosion/ While not a typical video for us, Dr Gray is a Sixty Symbols stalwart and really wanted to share the story of this explosion which is an event of great interest to her home town of Halifax --- and an event with a pretty significant science component. Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

Season 2018

  • S2018E01 Ice Core at the South Pole - Sixty Symbols

    • January 3, 2018

    Continues a series of occasional science videos from the South Pole. See more at: http://bit.ly/Antarctica_SS More links and info below ↓ ↓ ↓ Help us make more videos via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Denis Barkats filmed these for us during his stay at the South Pole in the summer 2015/16. Edit by James Hennessy. South Pole ice core: http://spicecore.org/ Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2018E02 The Age of the Universe - Sixty Symbols

    • February 2, 2018

    How do we know the age of the Universe? Featuring Dr Becky Smethurst and Professor Ed Copeland. Deep Sky Videos: https://youtube.com/deepskyvideos More links and info below ↓ ↓ ↓ Dr Smethurst is the "Sixty Symbols Ogden Fellow", supported by The Ogden Trust. More Becky videos: http://bit.ly/Becky_Playlist More Ed Copeland: http://bit.ly/CopelandGoesLong MORE READING: A gravitational-wave standard siren measurement of the Hubble constant - https://arxiv.org/abs/1710.05835 Planck 2015 results. XIII. Cosmological parameters - https://arxiv.org/abs/1502.01589 Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Music courtesy of Alan Stewart: http://bit.ly/AlanAlbum Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2018E03 The Colour of Noise - Sixty Symbols

    • February 22, 2018

    Featuring Professor Philip Moriarty. More videos with Phil: http://bit.ly/Prof_Moriarty More links and info below ↓ ↓ ↓ Back us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Paper '1/f noise' in Music and Speech http://123.physics.ucdavis.edu/week_3_files/voss-clarke.pdf Objectivity: http://bit.ly/Objectivity Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2018E04 A Beer with Stephen Hawking - Sixty Symbols

    • March 14, 2018

    Stephen Hawking died on March 14, 2018. More Hawking videos: http://bit.ly/HawkingVideos This video features Professors Ed Copeland and Mike Merrifield being interviewed by Sean Riley. Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2018E05 Lightning is Complicated - Sixty Symbols

    • April 6, 2018

    Professor Mike Merrifield returns to the topic of weather - this time to discuss lightning. More links and info below ↓ ↓ ↓ Previous weather videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcUY9vudNKBNpsv8AWUvJxbOl6S2pw8so Feynman Lectures online: http://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu Professor Merrifield on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AstroMikeMerri Antarctica Timelapse: https://youtu.be/o71TFQBTCG0 Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Artwork by Pete McPartlan Lightning shots courtesy of AP Archive: https://www.youtube.com/c/aparchive Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2018E06 Falsifiability and Messy Science - Sixty Symbols

    • May 1, 2018

    A chat with Professor Phil Moriarty on The Scientific Method, inspired by a Sean Carroll paper. More links and info below ↓ ↓ ↓ Sean Carroll on Sixty Symbols: http://bit.ly/seancarrollvideos Sean Carroll's paper: http://bit.ly/falsifiability_paper Social Physics by Alex Pentland Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/2KwaYcS Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2JKhtaO More Phil Moriarty videos: http://bit.ly/Prof_Moriarty Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9 File footage courtesy of AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/aparchive

  • S2018E07 Forging Weapons from Neutron Stars - Sixty Symbols

    • May 28, 2018

    Dr Becky Smethurst explores a scene from the film Avengers: Infinity War - and Stefan-Boltzmann constant. More links and info below ↓ ↓ ↓ Stranger Things science: https://youtu.be/kYjN0BODpGw The Force: https://youtu.be/aJM5Bkdzspk More Becky: http://bit.ly/Becky_Playlist Dr Smethurst is the "Sixty Symbols Ogden Fellow", supported by The Ogden Trust. Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2018E08 How loud was the Big Bang? - Sixty Symbols

    • July 29, 2018

    Featuring Professor Phil Moriarty. Animation by Pete McPartlan. More links (including book stuff) are below ↓ ↓ ↓ When the Uncertainty Principle Goes to 11 by Philip Moriarty Buy at your local store... or try these affiliate links... Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2AkB5CV Amazon EU: https://amzn.to/2LJvVES Mark Whittle Big Bang Acoustics: http://people.virginia.edu/~dmw8f/BBA_web/index_frames.html See also: https://telescoper.wordpress.com/2012/03/12/big-bang-acoustics/ More videos with Phil: http://bit.ly/Prof_Moriarty Ed Copeland discusses inflation: https://youtu.be/m7C9TjdziPE And discusses the CMBR: https://youtu.be/1loJTy6bOu8 Age of the Universe: https://youtu.be/R30ratQanWw Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2018E09 The Greenhouse Effect Explained - Sixty Symbols

    • August 20, 2018

    The Greenhouse Effect (which is not how greenhouses work). More links and info below ↓ ↓ ↓ Featuring Professor Michael Merrifield. More weather videos with Mike: http://bit.ly/Weather_Videos Professor Merrifield on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AstroMikeMerri The Unmade Podcast: https://www.unmade.fm Hello Internet Podcast: http://www.hellointernet.fm Objectivity: http://bit.ly/Objectivity Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Discuss this video on Brady's subreddit: https://redd.it/98uxco Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran Additional animation in this video by Alison Williams. http://www.bradyharanblog.com Some footage courtesy of AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/ Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2018E10 The Uncertainty Principle and Waves - Sixty Symbols

    • October 5, 2018

    Professor Philip Moriarty on uncertainty. Phil on Unmade Podcast: https://youtu.be/_cevGdtPyuk Phil's book: https://amzn.to/2OaeXSb More links and info below ↓ ↓ ↓ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Previous uncertainty videos on Sixty Symbols: https://youtu.be/w3Nu1pSg1So https://youtu.be/D1yb1adU2vI https://youtu.be/dgoA_jmGIcA More Philip Moriarty on Sixty Symbols: http://bit.ly/Prof_Moriarty Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Additional editing and animation by Pete McPartlan Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9 Wrong Fourier is depicted - sorry Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier for showing François Marie Charles Fourier instead!

  • S2018E11 Bizarre Units used by Scientists - Sixty Symbols

    • October 30, 2018

    From nanomaggies to SNUBS... Featuring Dr Becky Smethurst. More links and info below ↓ ↓ ↓ More Becky: http://bit.ly/Becky_Playlist Full screen of the recipe animation: https://youtu.be/yqCc2iavDNE Dr Smethurst was the "Sixty Symbols Ogden Fellow", supported by The Ogden Trust. Discuss this episode on Brady's subreddit: https://redd.it/9snb5o Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran Editing and animation by Pete McPartlan Recipe animation by Alison Williams Mary Berry: http://www.maryberry.co.uk http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9 Postscript: Becky got so excited by this idea of a physics cake recipe that she went full steam ahead and managed to ignore her own advice about being careful with units. For those wishing to convert the values back to normal metric values in order to bake the cake, know that it should be 126 giga-yotta eV/c2 of both sugar & flour and only 0.02 Hubble Barns of butter. Otherwise you’ll end up with a cake that is ~74% butter and Mary Berry won’t enjoy that soggy bottom.

  • S2018E12 Cake Recipe in strange science units - Sixty Symbols

    • October 30, 2018

    This animation accompanies this video --- https://youtu.be/hsEB65Q4kHI Dr Becky Smethurst adapts a classic Mary Berry cake recipe, using a combination of strange science units. More links and info below ↓ ↓ ↓ Mary Berry: http://www.maryberry.co.uk Mathematical way to cut cake: https://youtu.be/wBU9N35ZHIw And another math cake video: https://youtu.be/kaMKInkV7Vs And another: https://youtu.be/ezdeBrPnzyc Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Animation in this video by Alison Williams Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9 Postscript: Becky got so excited by this idea of a physics cake recipe that she went full steam ahead and managed to ignore her own advice about being careful with units. For those wishing to convert the values back to normal metric values in order to bake the cake, know that it should be 126 giga-yotta eV/c2 of both sugar & flour and only 0.02 Hubble Barns of butter. Otherwise you’ll end up with a cake that is ~74% butter and Mary Berry won’t enjoy that soggy bottom.

  • S2018E13 Optical Tweezers and the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics - Sixty Symbols

    • November 2, 2018

    More physics Nobel Prize videos: http://bit.ly/SSNobel The 2018 Nobel Prize in chemistry: https://youtu.be/fMKtFKphuds More links and info below ↓ ↓ ↓ This video features Professor Mike Merrifield from the University of Nottingham. Animation by Pete McPartlan. The winners of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics were half to Arthur Ashkin “for the optical tweezers and their application to biological systems” and the other half jointly to Gérard Mourou and Donna Strickland “for their method of generating high-intensity, ultra-short optical pulses”. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2018/press-release/ Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

Season 2019

  • S2019E01 Where is the edge of space?

    • January 15, 2019

    A recent paper redefines where space begins... Featuring Dr Meghan Gray from the University of Nottingham. More links and info below ↓ ↓ ↓ PAPER The edge of space: Revisiting the Karman Line https://arxiv.org/abs/1807.07894 More videos with Dr Gray: http://bit.ly/Meghan_Playlist Discuss this video on Brady's subreddit: https://redd.it/agknpa Archive footage of Grissom and Shepard receiving pins via AP Archive - http://www.aparchive.com Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran Editing and animation in this video by Pete McPartlan http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2019E02 What causes rare rainbow arcs? - Sixty Symbols

    • March 19, 2019

    Professor Mike Merrifield discusses semi-rare circumzenithal arcs and even rarer supralateral arcs. More links and info below ↓ ↓ ↓ More videos with Professor Merrifield: http://bit.ly/Merrifield_Playlist More weather-type videos like this one: http://bit.ly/Weather_Videos HaloSim: https://www.atoptics.co.uk/halo/halfeat.htm Astronomy Picture of the Day featuring arcs by Magnus Edback: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap181221.html Mike on Twitter: https://twitter.com/astromikemerri Brady on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BradyHaran Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran Editing and animation in this video by Pete McPartlan http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2019E03 Should we build a bigger particle collider? - Sixty Symbols

    • March 24, 2019

    Professor Ed Copeland chats about the so-called Future Circular Collider proposed by CERN. More links and info below ↓ ↓ ↓ See our videos about the LHC: http://bit.ly/LHCvideos More videos with Ed Copeland: http://bit.ly/EdCopeland Long interviews with Ed: http://bit.ly/CopelandGoesLong The Future Circular Collider (CERN): https://fcc.web.cern.ch/Pages/default.aspx The article by Sabine Hossenfelder ($$$): https://www.newscientist.com/article/2191144-why-cerns-plans-for-a-e20-billion-supersized-collider-are-a-bad-idea/ Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2019E04 THAT Black Hole picture ⚫ - Sixty Symbols

    • April 10, 2019

    Mike Merrifield, Omar Almaini and Meghan Gray react to the much-anticipated black hole photo from the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration. More links and info below ↓ ↓ ↓ The EHT Collaboration: https://eventhorizontelescope.org Our black hole videos: http://bit.ly/Black_Hole_Videos M87 on Deep Sky Videos: https://youtu.be/ppIk7h0XHBE Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran James Hennessy filmed these interviews at the University of Nottingham. Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2019E05 Planetary Poles and Magnetic Fields - Sixty Symbols

    • May 13, 2019

    Dr Meghan Gray chats about magnetic fields and the Earth's changeable poles. More links and info below ↓ ↓ ↓ More Dr Gray videos: http://bit.ly/Meghan_Playlist Deep Sky Videos astronomy videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/DeepSkyVideos Dr Gray at the University of Nottingham: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~ppzmeg/ Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Editing and animation by Pete McPartlan Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2019E06 Syzygy (plus orbits and interplanetary travel) - Sixty Symbols

    • July 21, 2019

    WARNING: Don't challenge Dr Meghan Gray to a game of Scrabble - this video is about interplanetary travel and orbits. More links and info below ↓ ↓ ↓ Hohmann Transfer Orbits, Voyager Probes, and of course THAT Tesla. More videos with Dr Gray: http://bit.ly/Meghan_Playlist See our moon rocks and soil videos on Objectivity: http://bit.ly/Objectivity Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran Animation by Pete McPartlan http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9 (*) the Earth version of Scrabble has only 2 Ys - but we were playing the Martian Edition.

  • S2019E07 The Size and Shape of Raindrops - Sixty Symbols

    • September 1, 2019

    All about how raindrops form and fall. Featuring Professor Mike Merrifield. More links and info below ↓ ↓ ↓ More with Professor Merrifield: http://bit.ly/Merrifield_Playlist Our weather-themed playlist: http://bit.ly/Weather_Videos Professor Merrifield on Twitter: https://twitter.com/astromikemerri Deep Sky Videos astronomy videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/DeepSkyVideos Papers from this video... STUDIES OF RAINDROPS AND RAINDROP PHENOMENA ftp://ftp.library.noaa.gov/docs.lib/htdocs/rescue/mwr/032/mwr-032-10-0450.pdf THE DISTRIBUTION OF RAINDROPS WITH SIZE https://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1175/1520-0469%281948%29005%3C0165%3ATDORWS%3E2.0.CO%3B2 Single-drop fragmentation determines size distribution of raindrops 10.1038/nphys1340 Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2019E08 Exoplanets and Cosmology - Nobel Prize in Physics 2019

    • October 12, 2019

    Exoplanets and cosmology - the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics goes to Jim Peebles, Michel Mayor, and Didier Queloz. More links and info below ↓ ↓ ↓ Discussed by Mike Merrifield and Ed Copeland from the University of Nottingham. See our other physics Nobel videos at: http://bit.ly/SSNobel Some extra interview footage with Ed about Jim Peebles: https://youtu.be/ro_K6-8ABqQ More on the CMBR: https://youtu.be/1loJTy6bOu8 More on Exoplanets: https://youtu.be/SnoCAWCZC7A 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry: https://youtu.be/zy1BhVhpGN0 Just some of the papers discussed in this video... A Jupiter-mass companion to a solar-type star https://www.nature.com/articles/378355a0 A planetary system around the millisecond pulsar PSR1257 + 12 https://www.nature.com/articles/355145a0 A Measurement of Excess Antenna Temperature at 4080 Mc/s http://adsabs.harvard.edu/doi/10.1086/148307 Cosmic Black-Body Radiation http://adsabs.harvard.edu/doi/10.1086/148306 Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9 CORRECTION Apologies for typo of Quelor in the video - it is Queloz. Good thing I am not in charge of engraving the medal!

  • S2019E09 The Joy of Radio - Sixty Symbols

    • November 14, 2019

    Featuring Professor Philip Moriarty... See part 2 on resonant frequency: https://youtu.be/waKx4RVl_u0 More links and info below ↓ ↓ ↓ Phil's blog on this: https://muircheartblog.wordpress.com/2019/11/14/the-spirit-of-radio/ More videos with Phil: http://bit.ly/Prof_Moriarty Peebles shares the 2019 Nobel Prize: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq-atYZFKPQ The Ladybird book: https://amzn.to/2Klyb3c Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Editing by James Hennessy Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2019E10 Resonant Frequency - Sixty Symbols

    • November 14, 2019

    Featuring Philip Moriarty - see the preceding video at: https://youtu.be/bUMXc6fi7yk More links and info below ↓ ↓ ↓ Phil's blog on this: https://muircheartblog.wordpress.com/2019/11/14/the-spirit-of-radio/ More videos with Phil: http://bit.ly/Prof_Moriarty Peebles shares the 2019 Nobel Prize: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq-atYZFKPQ Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Editing by James Hennessy Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

  • S2019E11 Biggest and Smallest Stars - Sixty Symbols

    • December 26, 2019

    Featuring Professor Mike Merrifield from the University of Nottingham. More links and info below ↓ ↓ ↓ More videos with Mike: http://bit.ly/Merrifield_Playlist Deep Sky Videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/DeepSkyVideos Paul Crowther on DSV: https://youtu.be/WWbdcr1-hA0 Pi Million: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__UlMppZZgs Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

Season 2020

  • S2020E01 X17 - A new particle?

    • January 26, 2020
    • YouTube

    Professor Ed Copeland discusses research into the so-called X17 particle.

  • S2020E02 Physics Professor watches "the goop lab"

    • February 11, 2020
    • YouTube

    Professor Philip Moriarty watched episode 5 of the goop lab, which focuses on energy.

  • S2020E03 The Pope's Astronomer

    • February 26, 2020
    • YouTube

    Speaking with Brother Guy Consolmagno - director of The Vatican Observatory.

  • S2020E04 Betelgeuse might explode (in the next 150,000 years)

    • March 5, 2020
    • YouTube

    Professor Mike Merrifield pours some cold water on Betelgeuse - but also explains what will happen when it DOES explode.

  • S2020E05 Physics in a Lockdown

    • April 30, 2020
    • YouTube

    Professor Philip Moriarty talks about doing (and studying) physics during the pandemic lockdown.

  • S2020E06 The (Professional) Backyard Astronomer

    • May 6, 2020
    • YouTube

    Professional astronomer Michael Merrifield tries his hand at some backyard astronomy during the 2020 lockdown.

  • S2020E07 NEWS: The Corona Supernova

    • May 11, 2020
    • YouTube

    Professor Mike Merrifield on SN 2020jfo - a potential target for backyard astronomers during the pandemic lockdown!

  • S2020E08 Timeslicing Galaxies

    • June 7, 2020
    • YouTube

    Professor Mike Merrifield discusses a different way to look at galaxies.

  • S2020E09 Cracking a Black Hole Paradox

    • July 9, 2020
    • YouTube

    Researchers may have used wormholes to solve the so-called "Black Hole Information Paradox", as Tony Padilla explains.

  • S2020E10 NEWS: The Runaway Star

    • July 21, 2020
    • YouTube

    Professor Mike Merrifield discusses a unique white dwarf star.

  • S2020E11 Death of The Lecture

    • July 28, 2020
    • YouTube

    Is the traditional lecture dead? Professors Mike Merrifield and Phil Moriarty - both from the University of Nottingham - have differing views.

  • S2020E12 Nobel Prize for Black Holes

    • October 20, 2020
    • YouTube

    The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded for work on black holes - as Tony Padilla and Mike Merrifield explain.

  • S2020E13 How Smooth is a Neutron Star?

    • November 6, 2020
    • YouTube

    Featuring Professor Mike Merrifield from the University of Nottingham talking about neutron stars and pulsars.

  • S2020E14 Burping Black Holes

    • November 17, 2020
    • YouTube

  • S2020E15 Why Starlight is like Rain

    • December 20, 2020
    • YouTube

Season 2021

  • S2021E01 The G-Dwarf Problem

    • February 4, 2021
    • YouTube

    Professor Mike Merrifield from the University of Nottingham discusses some new research into star formation.

  • S2021E02 A New Image of THAT Black Hole

    • March 26, 2021
    • YouTube

    Professor Mike Merrifield discusses a new image revealing polarised light (and the magnetic field) around M87's supermassive black hole.

  • S2021E03 Donut-Shaped Planets

    • April 9, 2021
    • YouTube

    Professor Tony Padilla on life on a "donut planet" - leading to discussion about how the Earth and Moon formed.

  • S2021E04 NEWS: What's up with Muons?

    • April 12, 2021
    • YouTube

    Professors Ed Copeland and Tony Padilla discuss latest results in particle physics from Fermilab and the Large Hadron Collider.

  • S2021E05 Untangling the Cosmic Web

    • May 7, 2021
    • YouTube

    Discussing how we understand and study the architecture of the Universe... Featuring Dr Meghan Gray from the University of Nottingham.

  • S2021E06 Bent Jets from Black Holes

    • June 2, 2021
    • YouTube

    Professor Mike Merrifield discusses why the jets from some galaxies can be bent into so-called NATS and WATS.

  • S2021E07 The Incredible Steven Weinberg (1933-2021)

    • August 2, 2021
    • YouTube

    Legendary physicist Steven Weinberg is discussed by Ed Copeland and Tony Padilla, from the University of Nottingham.

  • S2021E08 NEWS: Seeing Behind a Black Hole

    • August 17, 2021
    • YouTube

    Discussing a new paper about seeing the back side of a supermassive black hole in the galaxy I Zwicky 1.

  • S2021E09 The Bullet Cluster (of Galaxies)

    • September 1, 2021
    • YouTube

    Dr Maggie Lieu discusses The Bullet Cluster (1E 0657-56), among other galaxy clusters.

  • S2021E10 The King Model

    • September 21, 2021
    • YouTube

    The recent passing of astronomer Ivan King leads to discussion of "The King Model" for exploring the motion of stars in so-called "globular clusters".

  • S2021E11 Fingers Crossed for the James Webb Space Telescope

    • December 16, 2021
    • YouTube

    Professor Mike Merrifield discusses the James Webb Telescope, which is due to launch soon.

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Additional Specials

  • SPECIAL 0x1 No Higgs Boson Today - Sixty Symbols

    • December 13, 2011

    Sorry, no video about the Higgs Boson just yet... but I have a good excuse. Brady's blogs from La Palma can be found at http://periodicvideos.blogspot.com/ Deep Sky Videos will be starting soon... Subscribe at http://www.youtube.com/deepskyvideos Roque de los Muchachos Observatory is run by The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias. Brady being hosted by the Isaac Newton Group of telescopes.

  • SPECIAL 0x2 Message from Geneva - Sixty Symbols

    • February 22, 2012

    A quick message ahead of our tour of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. Please leave any questions or messages below. Visit our website at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/periodicvideos Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran

  • SPECIAL 0x3 Message from Brady - Sixty Symbols

    • July 12, 2012

    Numberphile is: http://www.youtube.com/user/numberphile The song is at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBgQPSUTWVM The making of the song and detail of the maths is at:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqK63v2Jzks The song was a collaboration with this very talented guy: http://www.youtube.com/user/wwwboyinabandcom Professor Philip Moriarty is based at the University of Nottingham List of Brady's channels below...... http://www.youtube.com/periodicvideos (Chemistry stuff) http://www.youtube.com/sixtysymbols (Physics and astronomy) http://www.youtube.com/numberphile (Numbers and maths) http://www.youtube.com/DeepSkyVideos (Space stuff) http://www.youtube.com/nottinghamscience (Science and behind the scenes) http://www.youtube.com/foodskey (Food science) http://www.youtube.com/BackstageScience (Big science facilities) http://www.youtube.com/favscientist (Favourite scientists) http://www.youtube.com/bibledex (Academic look at the Bible) http://www.youtube.com/wordsoftheworld (Modern language and culture) http://www.youtube.com/PhilosophyFile (Philosophy stuff)

  • SPECIAL 0x4 Should scientists trust 'Gut Feelings'?

    • August 19, 2014