First Aired: February 23rd, 2012
Status: Continuing
Network: YouTube
Summary: Physics Girl is a resource for fun physics videos and other materials about physics and topics related to physics. Initially started as a post-baccalaureate "not sure what I'm supposed to do with my life" project, it has grown into a resource for teachers, a source of entertainment for physics nerds, and a way for me to share a passion for physics while advocating for women in the sciences. If you have an idea for a fun physics video, feel free to contact Physics Girl.
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Season 2015
Episode 4: Special Relativity and the Twin Paradox
Air Date: March 30th, 2015
Summary: How can just two rules of Einstein's 1905 theory of special relativity lead to seemingly paradoxical changes in the perception of time?
This video was inspired by a special relativity class in high school. Special relativity was one of the first subjects that made me go, “wow, that’s really how the world works?!” It stretched my imagination, as I hope the twin paradox will yours.
Episode 8: New Horizons first probe to reach pluto!
Air Date: July 14th, 2015
Summary: The New Horizons probe reached its closest approach to Pluto on July 14, 2015 at 7 -49 EST. We have received more and more detailed images and data about the dwarf planet and its largest moon, Charon. Very exciting times!
Episode 10: How to Make a Cloud in Your Mouth
Air Date: August 25th, 2015
Summary: Learn how to make a wispy cloud come out of your mouth, even when it’s not cold out. Like any awesome trick, physics is to thank for the mouth cloud. This simple and fun demonstration can be used to explain the cloud in a bottle experiment, and real clouds in the sky.
Episode 11: Is this really 3D?
Air Date: September 8th, 2015
Summary: 3D movies and TV are is increasing in popularity, but is any of it truly 3D? How true is the 3D in movie theaters? How do glassess-less 3D TVs work? Try catching a ball with one eye closed. If you find it easy, try having the ball thrown a couple of feet in front of you, or from further away. It becomes increasingly difficult when the throw is off.
Episode 12: How 3D holograms work
Air Date: September 15th, 2015
Summary: Holograms are photographic recordings of 3D scenes. Unlike a camera, which captures one view through a small viewer focused by a lens, holograms capture an entire light field which allows them to recreate the 3D scene. Shimmery 2D projections, like pre-recorded Pepper’s ghost illusion, are often confused with 3D holograms.
Episode 13: Epic Space Rescues ft. BrainCraft
Air Date: September 29th, 2015
Summary: In The Martian, astronaut Mark Watney is stranded alone on Mars and must be rescued. It is an exciting tale of what could happen once humans start traveling to the red planet. Let’s take a look back at the most epic space rescues in history.
Episode 18: Are MRIs safe?
Air Date: December 1st, 2015
Summary: Are there any dangers associated with receiving an MRI and how exactly does an MRI work? Is it safe? Medical imaging, specifically magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), has come so far that we can create high resolution images of the entire body. The technology utilizes a cylindrical cavity surrounded by a giant electromagnet, and the magnetic field though the cavity is used to image body tissue.
Episode 19: Are perpetual motion machines possible?
Air Date: December 8th, 2015
Summary: A wheel that spins forever; a bird that never quenches its thirst; a clock that never stops ticking, an endless source of free energy. These are but the dreams of inventors striving to make perpetual motion machines, machines that can work forever without any energy input. Are these machines possible without violating the laws of physics? No.
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