More Touching Sounds From Outer Space

A couple of days ago I wrote an article about the "Symphonies of the Planets" on Physics Database. It's a famous recording of the sounds from the outer solar system planets and since it turned out to be a popular article I decided to make a more complete collection of these amazing sound clips.

The original recording was made by using the signals recorded by Voyager 1 & 2 on their way out of the solar system. Various interactions, for instance, the interactions between the magnetosphere of the planets and the solar winds were caught and transformed into sounds. It was quite a hit in the 90s. as you can imagine, but it's hard to find new recordings these days. However, you can find some used ones for an affordable price here.

So today let's check out some more sounds from the giant planets of our solar system and some extra clips that do not belong to the Symphonies of the Planets Collection but are still unique and remarkable.

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Interview With Neil deGrasse Tyson

Everyone loves Neil deGrasse Tyson, after all, who can not love a charismatic astrophysicist? And for those who don't know who he is, he's one of the most popular astrophysicist these days and a popular author and TV personality as well.

So check out this great interview, where he expresses his views on a variety of subjects. Enjoy!

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Playing With Fire

So recently I found some great clips showing some awesome  experiments illustrating the basic principles of physics. Let's start with an amazing representation of sound waves. Oh and the best part is that it includes fire!

This is an experiment that is very popular in presentations as it's quite simple, yet really amazing. I remember seeing this in my physics lecture. Everyone was amazed, even though the lecturer did not use music.

Oh and if you want to try this at home be sure to check out this video of Mythbusters, which show the same kind of tube (it's called Ruben's Tube by the way) and it's construction, which is really simple.

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Michio Kaku - "The World in 2030"

It's time for a new video. This time it's a daily dose of Michio Kaku. It's a lecture about the world of the future. Kaku discuses the technology, science and daily life of the future. 

Dr. Michio Kaku is a theoretical physicist and the Henry Semat Professor at the City College of New York and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, where he has taught for more than 30 years. He is a graduate of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and earned his doctorate from the University of California at Berkeley.

Dr. Kaku is one of the founders of string field theory, a field of research within string theory. String theory seeks to provide a unified description for all matter and the fundamental forces of the universe. 

So long story short Michio Kaku is this charismatic guy who has the talent to make physics interesting for everyone. So enjoy!

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The Brave New World With Stephen Hawking

Remember those sci-fi movies back in the 80s and 90s where they showed futuristic stuff like modern mobile phones, wireless Internet accessible everywhere, huge LCD or holographic screens, flying cars and so on? Well I don't know how about you but I really do and I still laugh at those hilarious movies, where they show the "far future" of the year 2000 being super futuristic, even though it's only 20 or 10 years in the future. But the funny part is that we are really living in the future when it comes to many parts of our daily lives. I mean try to remember your first mobile phone or first computer. It seems like our lives didn't change that much in the last 20 years, with exception to technologies of communication. Today, wireless Internet is accessible mostly anywhere, whereas not having a mobile phone is just bizarre. We can download stuff with amazing speeds, video calls are a part of our everyday life and you can basically find any information you need on the world wide web. So it seems, we are really living in the future. Well, except the thing about flying cars, which is a shame... But you know it's funny how we all have these magic gadgets, but since they are a part of our routine, we forget how mind blowing our technology really is.

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Oh yeah, what I really wanted to show you is another great documentary with Stephen Hawking and a bunch of other great scientists from many different fields. In this newest work with Stephen Hawking they focus on the way science and technology affects our society. So yeah, it's nothing to fancy, but still a good watch when you get too lazy to watch something more technical.

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More on Faster than Light Neutrinos

So as the problem of the faster than light neutrinos at the OPERA experiment at CERN is still hot, let's check out this video about the physics behind detecting neutrinos and other strange but interesting stuff regarding the famous discovery at Gran Sasso.

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Full Interview with Richard Feynman

Here we have another amazing video from Horizon series. It's a full interview with the famous Nobel laureate Richard Feynman. Feynman talks about his youth, inspiration and how he really sees the world around us. Furthermore, it contains some amazing facts from his life. Enjoy!

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String Theory Explained...In Human Language

So here we have another another great documentary from the BBC Horizon team. It's about none other but the mysterious string theory. String theory, like quantum mechanics, is one of those fields of physics that are surrounded by mystery. Who are these strings? Are they real? What are branes? Are there more than 4 dimensions in our universe? These questions are usually asked by those interested in string theory. However, it can sometimes be hard to find a reliable answer.

This great documentary will try to tackle these questions and will answer them for you in a human language. Enjoy!

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God vs Science

Have you ever wondered where did the universe come form? It seems that for thousands of years only religion could try to tackle this question. As every religion was based on a belief of a god or group of gods who created everything including the universe and Earth. However, these days, the situation has changed radically.

These days science is closer than ever to answering many important questions about the universe. We even have a solid theory of the big bang, which explains the beginning of the universe (though it can't explain the cause of it).   The development of science has brought us many important answers about the universe and if his keeps up, we might find even more fascinating answers to the biggest questions about the universe in the near future.

Of course there are people who believe that science cannot answer anything related to the creation and the purpose of the universe. This is natural, as religion often conflicts with science. But is there no place for god in science? Or is belief in god compatible with science? This Horizon documentary tackles these questions. Enjoy!

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The Hawking Paradox aka Hawking vs Susskind

When it comes to modern cosmology not many physicists are more unique and popular than Stephen Hawking. Besides being a great scientists, Hawking has also become a world wide celebrity - he's often featured in science documentaries, radio shows and even science fiction. But what made Hawking so popular?

Perhaps Stephen Hawking became so popular due to his most controversial discovery of the so called black hole information paradox. Long story short, Hawking discovered that black possibly destroy the information of what fell into them. This great Horizon documentary tells the story of this great discovery. In addition it has some interesting biographical facts about Stephen Hawking plus all the cool stuff that usual comes with Horizon documentaries like cool visuals and great narration.

What is really great about this documentary is that it also features the famous theoretical physicist from Stanford - Leonard Susskind. Susskind, as many of the physicists of the time, did not believe that black holes might swallow the information, so he, for many years, tried to created a theory, which would resolve the information paradox. This gave rise to a very interesting professional competition between these two great scientists.

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Einstein's Unfinished Symphony

When it comes to physics, the first person that comes to our heads is Albert Einstein. The famous picture of this colossal figure of science taken in 1951 shows the charismatic and humorous side of the genius. In a sense, this picture captures the whole essence of Einstein as a scientists - a brave risk taker and a rebel among the genii of physics.

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Everybody these days knows about the successful theories of Einstein. However, not many people know about the most important and definitely the hardest theory that Einstein never finished - the theory of everything. This grand theory would be the greatest achievement of theoretical physics, as it would combine all the known laws of physics, explain all the forces and behaviour of particles and large objects such as planets, galaxies and the universe itself.

So let's check out this great documentary, that tells a story of Einstein's unfinished theory of everything. It contains great actors as well as interesting biographical facts. Enjoy.

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Watch Through the Wormhole Online

So as you might have already noticed I'm a fan of the Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman series. It's a really great TV show that focuses on various intriguing problems. But what if you like this show but don't have a TV or you can't watch Discovery or Science channels?

Well luckily these days almost every great show can be watched online. So I dug up some places where you can watch this great show online for free. Plus I added a preview of the first episode, which can be found on Youtube.

The links are bellow, but be sure to support the developers of the show and buy the DVD if you really enjoy the show ;]

Links to season 1 and 2 episodes:
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Wonders of Physics

"Never has there been a time when an understanding of science has been more important to the well-being of individuals and to the nation than the present. Yet many recent studies have documented a lack of interest in science and hence a decline in science literacy in the United States.

To address this problem, the University of Wisconsin - Madison in 1984 began a program called The Wonders of Physics aimed at generating interest in physics among people of all ages and backgrounds. The heart of the program is a fast-paced presentation of physics demonstrations carefully chosen to be entertaining as well as educational.

The show has been presented by Professor Clint Sprott on the Madison campus over 180 times to a total audience of about 60,000. In addition a travelling show has been developed and presented by physics graduate students and staff over a thousand times to audiences of all ages throughout Wisconsin and the nation. A variety of educational tools and materials have been developed including videos, software, a demo book and a lecture kit."

Sorry for the video quality in this one. You can download the video in a variety of formats HERE.

    

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Quantum Mechanics by Some Strange Guy

So what we have here is a video from a "Stand-Up Physicist" series where this strange guys tells you all about quantum mechanics. I don't know what I like more - the fact that this video is really informative, or the fact that this guy does some weird stuff.

Anyway, if you like a quick "For Dummies" course be sure to check this out. Oh and by the way, for those who would like to know who this strange guy is, his name is Doug Sweetser.

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So You Want to Study Physics?

What sorts of things get physicists (or wannabe physicists, like the teacher of this class) excited? Is it the dream of building grand intellectual edifices capable of describing the Universe with amazing accuracy and elegance? Or, perhaps, discovering something so unexpected that it totally blows your mind? Maybe it's simply the act of doing physics! Whatever the case, there are certainly many things in physics to get excited about, and this great video explores them.




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Time Travel: Journeys Into Time

So here we have another old but great documentary about time travel. It's a documentary featuring David Lewis Anderson about various subjects regarding time travel science. The documentary will take viewers on a fascinating journey through the history of science fiction and then to the great advances made by scientists that demonstrate today how time travel is possible within the laws of our mathematics and physics.

I really like these old documentaries. It's clear that they don't have as amazing visual and music effects as the newer documentaries, but they really cover the subject well.




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BBC - Everything And Nothing

Here we have another great documentary from the BBC team. This time is literaly about everything and nothing. It's great as all the other BBC documentaries. Enjoy!

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To Infinity and Beyond

Here's another great documentary from BBC Horizon. This time it's about infinity.

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Fermat's Last Theorem

I present you another BBC Horizon jewel called the "Fermat's Last theorem". All of you math lovers are gonna love it.

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