Formal & Physical Sciences Engineering & TechnologyENHow Do Night Vision Goggles Work?VeritasiumNovember 4, 2023 27 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5Night VisionImage IntensificationThermal Imaging
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Science — General & HistoryENThe Problem With Science CommunicationDerek Muller (Veritasium)October 31, 2023 16 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5Science CommunicationMedia HypeScientific Integrity
Formal & Physical Sciences Science — General & HistoryENHow One Line in the Oldest Math Text Hinted at Hidden UniversesVeritasiumOctober 21, 2023 31 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5EuclidNon-Euclidean GeometryGeneral Relativity
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Science — General & HistoryENThe Man Who Killed Millions and Saved Billions (Clean Version)VeritasiumOctober 7, 2023 20 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5Fritz HaberHaber-Bosch ProcessChemical Warfare
Life & Natural Systems Science — General & HistoryENPushing The Limits Of Extreme Breath-HoldingVeritasiumSeptember 30, 2023 18 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5Breath-HoldingPhysiologyDiving Reflex
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Science — General & HistoryENHow Humanity Almost Destroyed ItselfVeritasiumSeptember 11, 2023 16 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5Nuclear WeaponsCold WarBroken Arrow
Formal & Physical Sciences MathematicsENThe Insane Math Of Knot TheoryVeritasiumSeptember 3, 2023 35 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5Knot TheoryMathematicsTopology
Applied Sciences & Engineering Space ExplorationENWhy Airships Might Make A ComebackVeritasiumAugust 31, 2023 21 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5AirshipsCargo TransportEngineering
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought PsychologyENI took an IQ test to explain what's wrong with themVeritasiumAugust 3, 2023 34 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5IQIntelligencePsychometrics
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Literature & WritingENThe Man Who Gave us the Power To Destroy Ourselves (Oppenheimer)Derek Muller (Veritasium)July 18, 2023 32 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5OppenheimerManhattan ProjectAtomic Bomb
Formal & Physical Sciences Science — General & HistoryENThe Hidden Science of FireworksVeritasiumJuly 7, 2023 31 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5FireworksChemistryPyrotechnics
Formal & Physical Sciences PhysicsENThe Most Misunderstood Concept in PhysicsVeritasiumJuly 1, 2023 27 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5EntropyThermodynamicsSecond Law
Formal & Physical Sciences MathematicsENWhat happens if you just keep squaring?Veritasium (Derek Muller, with Alex Kontorovich)June 6, 2023 33 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5P-Adic NumbersNumber TheoryFermat's Last Theorem
Applied Sciences & Engineering Engineering & TechnologyENThe Fastest Maze-Solving Competition On EarthVeritasiumMay 24, 2023 25 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5MicromouseRoboticsAlgorithms
Formal & Physical Sciences Computing & CybersecurityENWhy The First Computers Were Made Out Of Light BulbsVeritasiumMay 13, 2023 18 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5History of ComputingVacuum TubesThermionic Emission
Applied Sciences & Engineering Space ExplorationENHow NASA Made The Indestructible WheelVeritasiumApril 29, 2023 25 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5NitinolShape Memory AlloyNASA
Applied Sciences & Engineering Engineering & TechnologyENI got buried in concrete to explain how it worksDerek MullerApril 14, 2023 24 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5ConcreteCementConstruction Materials
Formal & Physical Sciences PhysicsENWhat makes quantum computers SO powerful?Veritasium (Derek Muller)March 20, 2023 24 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5Quantum ComputingCryptographyShor's Algorithm
Formal & Physical Sciences Science — General & HistoryENWorld's Strongest Magnet!VeritasiumMarch 14, 2023 23 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5MagnetismPhysicsSuperconductors
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Philosophy & EthicsENThe Most Controversial Problem in PhilosophyVeritasiumFebruary 11, 2023 10 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Sleeping Beauty ProblemProbabilityPhilosophy
Applied Sciences & Engineering ChemistryENThe Stickiest *Non-Sticky* SubstanceVeritasiumJanuary 23, 2023 13 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5Gecko AdhesionBiomimeticsVan Der Waals Forces
Applied Sciences & Engineering BiologyENThe Science Behind Dogs' Incredible Sense Of SmellVeritasium (Derek Muller)December 24, 2022 21 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5Flow VisualizationForensic ScienceDog Olfaction
Applied Sciences & Engineering Engineering & TechnologyENThe US Military's Worst IdeaVeritasiumDecember 21, 2022 24 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Kinetic WeaponsSpace WeaponsMilitary Technology
Formal & Physical Sciences Astronomy & CosmologyENHow To Measure The Tiniest Forces In The UniverseVeritasium (Derek Muller)December 12, 2022 15 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5MetrologyNISTForce Measurement
Applied Sciences & Engineering Engineering & TechnologyENInside The Navy's Indoor OceanVeritasiumDecember 1, 2022 20 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5Naval EngineeringWave PhysicsOceanography
Applied Sciences & Engineering Astronomy & CosmologyENThe world depends on a collection of strange items. They're not cheapVeritasiumNovember 19, 2022 18 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5NISTStandard Reference MaterialsMetrology
Formal & Physical Sciences Astronomy & CosmologyENWhat if a star explodes near Earth?Veritasium (Derek Muller)November 15, 2022 19 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5SupernovaGamma-Ray BurstAstrophysics
Formal & Physical Sciences AI — News & ApplicationsENThe Most Underrated AlgorithmVeritasium (Derek Muller)November 3, 2022 26 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5Fast Fourier TransformNuclear Test BanSeismology
Formal & Physical Sciences Science — General & HistoryENHow Dangerous is a Penny Dropped From a Skyscraper?Veritasium (Derek Muller)October 1, 2022 22 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5Terminal VelocityAir ResistancePhysics Experiment
Applied Sciences & Engineering Engineering & TechnologyENWorld's Highest Jumping RobotVeritasiumAugust 31, 2022 13 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5Jumping RobotEngineeringPhysics
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Science — General & HistoryENThe Expert MythVeritasiumAugust 2, 2022 17 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5ExpertisePsychologyDeliberate Practice
Formal & Physical Sciences Science — General & HistoryENThe Riddle That Seems Impossible Even If You Know The AnswerVeritasiumJune 30, 2022 17 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5100 Prisoners ProblemProbabilityPermutations
Formal & Physical Sciences Astronomy & CosmologyENThe Absurd Search For Dark MatterVeritasiumJune 2, 2022 16 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5Dark MatterDAMA/LIBRAWIMPs
Formal & Physical Sciences Astronomy & CosmologyENHow did they actually take this picture? (Very Long Baseline Interferometry)Veritasium (Derek Muller)May 12, 2022 19 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5Black HoleVLBIEvent Horizon Telescope
Formal & Physical Sciences PhysicsENHow Electricity Actually WorksVeritasiumApril 29, 2022 24 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5ElectricityPhysicsCircuits
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought HistoryENThe Man Who Accidentally Killed The Most People In HistoryVeritasiumApril 22, 2022 24 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5Thomas MidgleyClair PattersonLeaded Gasoline
Life & Natural Systems Hobbies & PracticalENHow Horses Save Humans From SnakebitesVeritasiumMarch 22, 2022 16 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5AntivenomSnake VenomHorses
Formal & Physical Sciences Computing & CybersecurityENFuture Computers Will Be Radically Different (Analog Computing)VeritasiumMarch 1, 2022 21 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5Analog ComputingNeural NetworksArtificial Intelligence
Formal & Physical Sciences Computing & CybersecurityENThe Most Powerful Computers You've Never Heard OfVeritasium (Derek Muller)December 21, 2021 20 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5Analog ComputerHistory of ComputingAntikythera Mechanism
Formal & Physical Sciences Science — General & HistoryENThe Snowflake MythVeritasiumDecember 1, 2021 18 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5SnowflakesCrystal GrowthPhysics