Veritasium - Season 15 / Year 2023

Season 15 / Year 2023

Episodes

The Stickiest Non-Sticky Substance

143,526 People Agree With Me, 54,536 Disagree

World's Strongest Magnet!

How Quantum Computers Break The Internet... Starting Now

Explaining concrete while getting buried in it
Getting Buried In Concrete To Explain How It Works
Concrete = cement + sand + gravel. Cement is the most important man-made material on Earth.

How NASA Reinvented The Wheel

Why Lightbulbs Might Be The Best Idea Ever
Why The First Computers Were Made Out Of Light Bulbs
How were the first computers made?

The Fastest Maze-Solving Competition On Earth

The Strange Number System Used Only By Mathematicians

How To Get Venom From The World's Deadliest Spider
I Vacuum Venom from the World's Deadliest Spider

The Most Misunderstood Concept in Physics

The Hidden Science of Fireworks

Why Oppenheimer Deserves His Own Movie

How Important is IQ?

Should Airships Make a Comeback?

How The Most Useless Branch of Math Could Save Your Life
The Insane Math Of Knot Theory
There is an entire branch of math simply devoted to knots – and it has changed the world. We'll rope you in.

All The Times We Nearly Blew Up The World

Extreme Breath-Holding

The Man Who Killed Millions and Saved Billions (Clean Version)
Fritz Haber is the scientist who arguably most transformed the world.
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YES, THIS IS A REUPLOAD. The original was age-restricted and demonetized.

How One Line in the Oldest Math Text Hinted at Hidden Universes

The Problem With Science Communication

World's Best Night Vision vs World's Darkest Room
How Do Night Vision Goggles Work?
World's Best Night Vision Goggles
We visited the US Navy to test the best night vision goggles in the world.

What The Longest-Running Study on Happiness Reveals
How to lead a happier, healthier and longer life.

The Surprising Genius of Sewing Machines

The SAT Question Everyone Got Wrong

World's Largest Earthquake Simulator

What The Prisoner's Dilemma Reveals About Life, The Universe, and Everything
What Game Theory Reveals About Life, The Universe, and Everything
This is a video about the most famous problem in Game Theory, the Prisoner's Dilemma.
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