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 | I Thought Metric Was Better... Until Now. Everyone says the metric system is superior in every way, but I disagree. Imperial units win in normal life every single time. Watch this video Ad-Free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/scienceasylum-a-defense-of-imperial-units Nick Lucid - Host, Writer, Editor, Animator Emily Lucid - Producer, Captions ________________________________ VIDEO ANNOTATIONS/CARDS Light Nanoseconds: https://youtu.be/9ZMXC85J-c4 https://nebula.tv/videos/scienceasylum-should-rulers-be-1-light-nanosecond-long ________________________________ SUPPORT THE SCIENCE ASYLUM For Direct Support, Merch, and Products: https://www.scienceasylum.com For Alternative Support Options... Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ScienceAsylum Sign-Up for Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/scienceasylum YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXgNowiGxwwnLeQ7DXTwXPg/join ________________________________ HUGE THANK YOU TO THESE SUPPORTERS Asylum Orderlies: Chloë Joan López, Dhruv Singhal, James Smith, Joel Wolhendler, Peter Engrav Asylum VIPs: Benjamin Sharef, Eoin O'Sullivan, Jonathan Lima, Joseph Salomone, Kevin Flanagan, Matias Cveczilberg, Al Davis, Compuart, Kevin MacLean, Rick Myers, JJS, Christopher Bennett, Clayton Bruckert, David Johnston, E. W. Darbyshire, Jonathan Reel, Li-Ce Hu, Marino Hernandez, Mr. Orn Jonasar, Ulrich ________________________________ SOURCES International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM): https://www.bipm.org/en/si-base-units/second https://www.bipm.org/en/si-base-units/metre https://www.bipm.org/en/si-base-units/kilogram National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST): https://www.nist.gov/pml/owm/nist-handbook-44-current-edition https://www.nist.gov/pml/owm/faqs/us-metrication-faqs https://www.nist.gov/si-redefinition/second-introduction https://www.nist.gov/pml/us-surveyfoot https://www.nist.gov/si-redefinition/meter https://www.nist.gov/si-redefinition/kilogram-introduction ________________________________ TIME CODES 00:00 Intro 00:47 Scientific Standards 01:35 US Standards 02:12 Modern Metric Standards 02:47 Are Imperial Units Cursed? 03:13 Metric Prefixes 03:44 Metric Base Units 04:09 Base 10 04:30 Base 12 and 16 05:07 Closing Thoughts 05:39 Bloopers Source: © The Science Asylum, hosted on © YouTube |
 | Should Rulers Be 1 Light Nanosecond Long? If the light nanosecond is fundamental, elegant, and so close to the U.S. Foot; why haven't we switched to it? Watch this video Ad-Free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/scienceasylum-should-rulers-be-1-light-nanosecond-long Nick Lucid - Host, Writer, Editor, Animator Emily Lucid - Producer, Captions ________________________________ RELATED YOUTUBE VIDEOS Be Smart talks about the Meter: https://youtu.be/e3eHHwcMVcA ________________________________ SUPPORT THE SCIENCE ASYLUM For Direct Support, Merch, and Products: https://www.scienceasylum.com For Alternative Support Options... Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ScienceAsylum Sign-Up for Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/scienceasylum YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXgNowiGxwwnLeQ7DXTwXPg/join ________________________________ HUGE THANK YOU TO THESE SUPPORTERS Asylum Orderlies: Chloë Joan López, Dhruv Singhal, James Smith, Joel Wolhendler, Peter Engrav Asylum VIPs: Benjamin Sharef, Eoin O'Sullivan, Jonathan Lima, Joseph Salomone, Kevin Flanagan, Matias Cveczilberg, Al Davis, Compuart, Kevin MacLean, Rick Myers, JJS, Christopher Bennett, Clayton Bruckert, David Johnston, E. W. Darbyshire, Jonathan Reel, Li-Ce Hu, Marino Hernandez, Mr. Orn Jonasar, Ulrich ________________________________ SOURCES History of the Foot: https://www.nist.gov/pml/us-surveyfoot https://www.grayhillwoodworkingllc.com/blog-3-1/why-a-foot-isnt-always-a-foot-the-suprising-story-of-standardized-measurement ________________________________ AFFILIATE LINKS Tape Measure with 1/16th Labels: https://amzn.to/402iXGQ FTC Disclosure: These are affiliate links, which means I may receive a commission for purchases made through my links. ________________________________ IMAGE/VIDEO CREDITS Coronation of Napoleon: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jacques-Louis_David_-_The_Coronation_of_Napoleon_(1805-1807).jpg Storming of the Bastille: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anonymous_-_Prise_de_la_Bastille.jpg ________________________________ TIME CODES 00:00 Intro 00:55 Why do we need units? 01:30 Language is vibes 02:06 How we choose units 02:46 Ideal range for a number 03:44 Units should be familiar 04:31 Closing Thoughts 05:05 Bloopers Source: © The Science Asylum, hosted on © YouTube |
 | Color Screens Peaked 30 Years Ago No matter what device you're watching this on, you're getting the same 16 million colors everyone got in the early 90s. What's up with that? Watch this video Ad-Free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/scienceasylum-your-screen-is-secretly-30-years-old-heres-why Nick Lucid - Host, Writer, Editor, Animator Emily Lucid - Producer, Captions ________________________________ VIDEO ANNOTATIONS/CARDS How Computers Do Math: https://youtu.be/sgVosaLhPV0 White Dwarf Facts: https://youtu.be/Gvl6ApJFB7E ________________________________ RELATED YOUTUBE VIDEOS Origin of Bytes (Computerphile): https://youtu.be/ixJCo0cyAuA ________________________________ SUPPORT THE SCIENCE ASYLUM For Direct Support, Merch, and Products: https://www.scienceasylum.com For Alternative Support Options... Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ScienceAsylum Sign-Up for Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/scienceasylum YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXgNowiGxwwnLeQ7DXTwXPg/join ________________________________ HUGE THANK YOU TO THESE SUPPORTERS Asylum Orderlies: Chloë Joan López, Dhruv Singhal, James Smith, Joel Wolhendler, Peter Engrav Einsteinium Crazies: Benjamin Sharef, Dan Sullivan, Eoin O'Sullivan, Jonathan Lima, Joseph Salomone, Kevin Flanagan, Matias Cveczilberg Plutonium Crazies: Al Davis, Compuart, Kevin MacLean, Rick Myers Platinum Crazies: Christopher Bennett, Clayton Bruckert, David Johnston, E. W. Darbyshire, JJS, Jonathan Reel, Li-Ce Hu, Marino Hernandez, Mr. Orn Jonasar, Ulrich ________________________________ SOURCES General History: https://www.dosdays.co.uk/topics/monitors.php https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_display_technology IBM Enhanced Color Display 1984: https://minuszerodegrees.net/oa/OA%20-%20IBM%20Enhanced%20Color%20Display%20(5154).pdf 4-Bit Color: https://int10h.org/blog/2022/06/ibm-5153-color-true-cga-palette/ ________________________________ LINKS TO COMMENTS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gvl6ApJFB7E&lc=UgwL5wklHvDBJJOEk_h4AaABAg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gvl6ApJFB7E&lc=UgzlTar7TPsae2Uak9d4AaABAg ________________________________ IMAGE/VIDEO CREDITS Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images ________________________________ TIME CODES 00:00 Intro 00:14 Color Pixels 00:46 Human Color Vision 01:10 RGB Color Space 02:05 Screens vs Vision 02:39 Bits and Bytes 03:26 Moderns Screens 03:46 Why 24-Bit Color? 05:22 Closing Thoughts 06:18 Featured Comment Source: © The Science Asylum, hosted on © YouTube |
 | 7 Reasons White Dwarfs Are Awesome!! White dwarf stars are so cool! Did you know they're made without a supernova? This is just 1 of 7 facts about white dwarfs explained in this video. Watch to learn more. Watch this video Ad-Free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/scienceasylum-7-white-dwarf-facts-you-dont-know Nick Lucid - Host, Writer, Editor, Animator Emily Lucid - Producer ________________________________ VIDEO ANNOTATIONS/CARDS Fermi Gases: https://youtu.be/1QVPjrUdp0k Sirius A and B: https://youtu.be/JPBJPqYCGCA Dark Energy: https://youtu.be/TF5Q6Gm0PbI Earth Surface Scale: https://youtu.be/jffQVdJdoKQ ________________________________ SUPPORT THE SCIENCE ASYLUM For Direct Support, Merch, and Products: https://www.scienceasylum.com For Alternative Support Options... Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ScienceAsylum Sign-Up for Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/scienceasylum YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXgNowiGxwwnLeQ7DXTwXPg/join ________________________________ HUGE THANK YOU TO THESE SUPPORTERS Asylum Orderlies: Chloë Joan López, Dhruv Singhal, James Smith, Joel Wolhendler, Peter Engrav Einsteinium Crazies: Benjamin Sharef, Dan Sullivan, Eoin O'Sullivan, Jonathan Lima, Joseph Salomone, Kevin Flanagan, Matias Cveczilberg Plutonium Crazies: Al Davis, Compuart, Kevin MacLean, Rick Myers Platinum Crazies: Clayton Bruckert, Christopher Bennett, David Johnston, E. W. Darbyshire, JJS, Jonathan Reel, Li-Ce Hu, Marino Hernandez, Mr. Orn Jonasar, Ulrich ________________________________ SOURCES White Dwarfs: https://people.ast.cam.ac.uk/~pettini/Stellar%20Structure%20Evolution/Lecture14.pdf https://astro.swarthmore.edu/astro123/reading/OC_Ch16.pdf https://physics.weber.edu/palen/phsx1040/Lectures/Lwdns.html https://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/W/whitedwarf.html https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1086/131845 https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/tallest-mountain-neutron-star-fraction-millimeter-tall Bowling Balls: https://what-if.xkcd.com/46/ ________________________________ LINKS TO COMMENTS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TF5Q6Gm0PbI&lc=UgwgcGyuBRvfwymfnSN4AaABAg ________________________________ IMAGE/VIDEO CREDITS Ring Nebula: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2017/messier-57-the-ring-nebula Earth Topography: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5425/ ________________________________ TIME CODES 00:00 Intro 00:20 Supernovas 01:00 Low-Mass White Dwarfs 02:07 Hydrogen and Helium Envelopes 03:30 Smooth (Like Shark Skin) 04:42 Wait, What Color Are They? 05:34 Core Temperature 06:25 Mass vs Diameter 07:27 Closing Thoughts 07:43 Featured Comment Source: © The Science Asylum, hosted on © YouTube |
 | How Dark Energy REALLY Works Might Surprise You Want to restore the planet’s ecosystems and see your impact in monthly videos? The first 100 people to join Planet Wild with my code ASYLUM10 will get the first month for free at: https://planetwild.com/r/scienceasylum/join If you want to get to know them better first, check out their project rescuing orphaned seal pups: https://planetwild.com/r/scienceasylum/m30 Distant galaxies are not only receding from us, they're accelerating away from us. Dark energy plays a role in that, but not in the way you think. Watch this video Ad-Free and Sponsor-Free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/scienceasylum-how-dark-energy-accelerates-the-universe Nick Lucid - Host, Writer, Editor, Animator Em Lucid - Producer ________________________________ VIDEO ANNOTATIONS/CARDS Dark Matter Exists: https://youtu.be/AAhWLN2qHGs https://nebula.tv/videos/thescienceasylum-dark-matter-exists-heres-how-we-know Is Gravity A Force? https://youtu.be/qVsaLZs7kag https://nebula.tv/videos/scienceasylum-hot-take-gravity-is-still-a-force ________________________________ SUPPORT THE SCIENCE ASYLUM For Direct Support, Merch, and Products: https://www.scienceasylum.com For Alternative Support Options... Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ScienceAsylum Sign-Up for Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/scienceasylum YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXgNowiGxwwnLeQ7DXTwXPg/join ________________________________ HUGE THANK YOU TO THESE SUPPORTERS Asylum Orderlies: Chloë Joan López, Dhruv Singhal, James Smith, Joel Wolhendler, Peter Engrav Einsteinium Crazies: Benjamin Sharef, Dan Sullivan, Eoin O'Sullivan, Jonathan Lima, Joseph Salomone, Kevin Flanagan, Matias Cveczilberg Plutonium Crazies: Al Davis, Compuart, Kevin MacLean, Rick Myers Platinum Crazies: Clayton Bruckert, Christopher Bennett, David Johnston, E. W. Darbyshire, JJS, Jonathan Reel, Li-Ce Hu, Marino Hernandez, Mr. Orn Jonasar, Ulrich ________________________________ SOURCES Sean Carroll on Dark Energy: https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/blog/2013/11/16/why-does-dark-energy-make-the-universe-accelerate/ Hubble's Law: http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Astro/hubble.html https://lambda.gsfc.nasa.gov/education/graphic_history/hubb_const.html https://news.uchicago.edu/explainer/hubble-constant-explained Friedmann Equations: http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Astro/fried.html https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/Peacock/Peacock3_2.html ________________________________ LINKS TO COMMENTS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tOhNRjIHVc&lc=UgztmioqXpi_IHgHpi94AaABAg ________________________________ IMAGE/VIDEO CREDITS Big Bang: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12656 Galactic Rotation: https://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1709b/ Galactic Collision: https://hubblesite.org/contents/media/videos/2012/20/700-Video.html Nebula Tour and Solar System Formation: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/10662/ ________________________________ TIME CODES 00:00 Intro 00:56 What is Dark Energy? 02:29 Expansion Explained 04:12 Hubble Parameter 05:37 How Dark Energy Works 06:52 Doubling Rates 08:18 What Dark Energy Actually Does 09:01 Maintaining Balance on Planet Earth 10:36 Featured Comment Source: © The Science Asylum, hosted on © YouTube |
 | How Kepler's Worst Idea Led To Cosmic Truth Science history is littered with really cool ideas that turned to be wrong. Kepler's Mysterium Cosmographicum is one of my favorite examples. Watch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/scienceasylum-kepler-used-dd-dice-to-model-the-universe Nick Lucid - Host, Writer, Editor, Animator Em Lucid - Producer Alexis Dahl - Content Consultant ________________________________ VIDEO ANNOTATIONS/CARDS Geocentrism: https://youtu.be/yC74lhJX9Ck Is Gravity A Force? https://youtu.be/qVsaLZs7kag ________________________________ RELATED YOUTUBE VIDEOS Vsauce on the Mysterium Cosmographicum: https://youtu.be/WkIeQzqauo8 ________________________________ SUPPORT THE SCIENCE ASYLUM For Direct Support, Merch, and Products: https://www.scienceasylum.com For Alternative Support Options... Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ScienceAsylum Sign-Up for Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/scienceasylum YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXgNowiGxwwnLeQ7DXTwXPg/join ________________________________ HUGE THANK YOU TO THESE SUPPORTERS Asylum Orderlies: Chloë Joan López, Dhruv Singhal, James Smith, Joel Wolhendler, Peter Engrav Einsteinium Crazies: Benjamin Sharef, Dan Sullivan, Eoin O'Sullivan, Jonathan Lima, Joseph Salomone, Kevin Flanagan, Matias Cveczilberg Plutonium Crazies: Al Davis, Compuart, Kevin MacLean, Rick Myers Platinum Crazies: Clayton Bruckert, Christopher Bennett, David Johnston, E. W. Darbyshire, JJS, Jonathan Reel, Li-Ce Hu, Marino Hernandez, Mr. Orn Jonasar, Ulrich ________________________________ SOURCES Kepler's Papers: - Mysterium Cosmographicum https://risingtidefoundation.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/kepler-mysterium.pdf - Astronomia Nova https://library.si.edu/digital-library/book/astronomianovaa00kepl - Harmonice Mundi https://books.google.com/books?id=rEkLAAAAIAAJ Info about the Cosmographicum: https://thatsmaths.com/2016/10/13/keplers-magnificent-mysterium-cosmographicum/ https://www.cyphertext.net/gfish/Kepler2017.pdf https://demonstrations.wolfram.com/KeplersMysteriumCosmographicum/ Info about Kepler: https://books.google.com/books?id=N1vLAgAAQBAJ Info about Planets: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/_edu/pdfs/scaless_reference.pdf ________________________________ FEATURED COMMENT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVsaLZs7kag&lc=UgzaEBQuTASZ-O9ORTN4AaABAg ________________________________ IMAGE/VIDEO CREDITS Portraits: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:JKepler.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tycho_Brahe.JPG https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Uraniborgskiss_90.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%22The_School_of_Athens%22_by_Raffaello_Sanzio_da_Urbino.jpg Platonic Solid Elements: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ioanniskepplerih00kepl_0081.jpg ________________________________ TIME CODES 00:00 Intro 00:39 Johannes Kepler 01:26 Geocentrism 02:08 Platonic Solids 03:05 Mysterium Cosmographicum 04:41 Tycho Brahe 05:02 Our New Website 05:28 Kepler Learns He's Incorrect 06:03 Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion 07:12 Closing Thoughts 08:01 Featured Comment Source: © The Science Asylum, hosted on © YouTube |
 | Hot Take: Gravity is STILL a Force! In Newton's time, gravity was a force. Then Einstein came and said it wasn't. Who's correct? What is a force, exactly? Watch this video ad-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/scienceasylum-hot-take-gravity-is-still-a-force Nick Lucid - Host, Writer, Editor, Animator Em Lucid - Producer Alexis Dahl - Content Consultant ________________________________ VIDEO ANNOTATIONS/CARDS Computers and Logic Gates: https://youtu.be/sgVosaLhPV0 ________________________________ SUPPORT THE SCIENCE ASYLUM Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ScienceAsylum YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXgNowiGxwwnLeQ7DXTwXPg/join Sign-Up for Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/scienceasylum Advanced Theoretical Physics (Paperback): https://www.lulu.com/shop/nick-lucid/advanced-theoretical-physics-a-historical-perspective/paperback/product-24250687.html Advanced Theoretical Physics (eBook): https://gumroad.com/l/ubSc Merchandise: https://www.scienceasylum.com ________________________________ HUGE THANK YOU TO THESE SUPPORTERS Asylum Orderlies: Chloë Joan López, Dhruv Singhal, James Smith, Joel Wolhendler, Peter Engrav Einsteinium Crazies: A.C. S., Benjamin Sharef, Dan Sullivan, Eoin O'Sullivan, Jonathan Lima, Joseph Salomone, Kevin Flanagan, Matias Cveczilberg Plutonium Crazies: Al Davis, Compuart, Kevin MacLean, Rick Myers Platinum Crazies: Clayton Bruckert, David Johnston, E. W. Darbyshire, JJS, Jonathan Reel, Li-Ce Hu, Marino Hernandez, Mr. Orn Jonasar, Ulrich ________________________________ SOURCES Newton's Principia (English): https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Mathematical_Principles_of_Natural_Philosophy_(1846) Newton's Principia (Latin): https://books.google.com/books?id=XJwx0lnKvOgC Google Books Ngram Viewer: https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Force&year_start=1500&year_end=2022&corpus=en&smoothing=0&case_insensitive=false Words and Translations: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/force https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=force https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fortis https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vis ________________________________ AFFILIATE LINKS TO BOOK SOURCES "The Principia: The Authoritative Translation and Guide" by Sir Isaac Newton (Author), I. Bernard Cohen (Translator), & Anne Whitman (Translator) https://amzn.to/45brE3G FTC Disclosure: These are affiliate links, which means I may receive a commission for purchases made through my links. ________________________________ LINKS TO COMMENTS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgVosaLhPV0&lc=UgwUokCtztWyBq4E4rF4AaABAg ________________________________ IMAGE/VIDEO CREDITS Space Shuttle Launch: https://images.nasa.gov/details-NHQ_2021_0708_NASA's%20Final%20Space%20Shuttle%20Launch%2010th%20Anniversary%20Replay The Principia Cover: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prinicipia-title.png Portraits: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Portrait_of_Sir_Isaac_Newton,_1689_(brightened).jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:08608_einstein_1916.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:David_Hilbert_postcard.png ________________________________ TIME CODES 00:00 Intro 00:23 Newton's Laws 00:43 Inertial vs Non-Inertial 02:03 What is a Force? 02:29 Albert Einstein and David Hilbert 02:38 General Relativity 03:36 Is Gravity a Force? 04:26 Lost in Translation 06:33 Closing Thoughts 07:21 Featured Comment Source: © The Science Asylum, hosted on © YouTube |
 | Evolution Does NOT Do Things With Purpose #shorts We probably shouldn't anthropomorphize bacteria. It gives the wrong impression. (There are more bits like this in the full converstaion.) Nick Lucid - Host, Editor, Animator Emily Lucid - Host, Producer Natalie Wells - Researcher Source: © The Science Asylum, hosted on © YouTube |
 | Life Began SO Early! #shorts Life began on Earth as soon as it was possible. Learn more in the full converstaion. Nick Lucid - Host, Editor, Animator Emily Lucid - Host, Producer Natalie Wells - Researcher ________________________________ IMAGE/VIDEO CREDITS Heavy Bombardment (Bennu's Journey): https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/details.cgi?aid=20220 Source: © The Science Asylum, hosted on © YouTube |
 | What Would Alien Life Look Like? #shorts What would alien life look like? Let us know your thoughts in the comments and check out the full converstaion. Nick Lucid - Host, Editor, Animator Emily Lucid - Host, Producer Natalie Wells - Researcher Source: © The Science Asylum, hosted on © YouTube |
 | What EXACTLY is the Fermi Paradox? #shorts What exactly is the Fermi paradox? Learn more in the full converstaion. Nick Lucid - Host, Editor, Animator Emily Lucid - Host, Producer Natalie Wells - Researcher Source: © The Science Asylum, hosted on © YouTube |
 | The Beginning of the Fermi Paradox #shorts The Fermi paradox began as a casual conversation between friends. Learn more in the full converstaion. Nick Lucid - Host, Editor, Animator Emily Lucid - Host, Producer Natalie Wells - Researcher ________________________________ IMAGE/VIDEO CREDITS Los Alamos ID Badge Photos: https://www.lanl.gov/about/history-innovation/badges.php Herbert York: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Herbert_York.jpg Source: © The Science Asylum, hosted on © YouTube |
 | What Counts as Intelligent Life? #shorts What counts as intelligent life? Let us know your thoughts in the comments and check out the full converstaion. Nick Lucid - Host, Editor, Animator Emily Lucid - Host, Producer Natalie Wells - Researcher Source: © The Science Asylum, hosted on © YouTube |
 | Computers Are Just Rocks Doing Math All computers throughout history have always functioned because of one simple device: a switch. Watch this video ad-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/scienceasylum-computers-are-just-rocks-doing-math NEW CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/@EquilibriumFX Nick Lucid - Host, Writer, Editor, Animator Em Lucid - Producer Alexis Dahl - Content Consultant ________________________________ SUPPORT THE SCIENCE ASYLUM Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ScienceAsylum YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXgNowiGxwwnLeQ7DXTwXPg/join Sign-Up for Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/scienceasylum Advanced Theoretical Physics (Paperback): https://www.lulu.com/shop/nick-lucid/advanced-theoretical-physics-a-historical-perspective/paperback/product-24250687.html Advanced Theoretical Physics (eBook): https://gumroad.com/l/ubSc Merchandise: https://www.scienceasylum.com ________________________________ HUGE THANK YOU TO THESE SUPPORTERS Asylum Orderlies: Chloë Joan López, Dhruv Singhal, James Smith, Joel Wolhendler, Peter Engrav Einsteinium Crazies: A.C. S., Benjamin Sharef, Dan Sullivan, Eoin O'Sullivan, Jonathan Lima, Joseph Salomone, Kevin Flanagan, Matias Cveczilberg, William Hutchison Plutonium Crazies: Al Davis, Compuart, Kevin MacLean, Rick Myers Platinum Crazies: Christopher Bennett, Clayton Bruckert, David Johnston, E. W. Darbyshire, Ishay Oz, Jonathan Reel, Li-Ce Hu, Marino Hernandez, Mr. Orn Jonasar, Ulrich ________________________________ SOURCES https://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/1940/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transistor_count https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/definition/logic-gate-AND-OR-XOR-NOT-NAND-NOR-and-XNOR https://www.101computing.net/binary-additions-using-logic-gates/ https://www.101computing.net/binary-subtraction-using-logic-gates/ ________________________________ LINKS TO COMMENTS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DtrY54F3AY&lc=Ugxv4pXLmrLXSrJ0iBh4AaABAg ________________________________ IMAGE/VIDEO CREDITS ENIAC: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Glen_Beck_and_Betty_Snyder_program_the_ENIAC_in_building_328_at_the_Ballistic_Research_Laboratory.jpg Vacuum Tubes: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Early_triode_vacuum_tube_collection.jpg Transistors: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BC546B_transistor_(01).jpg ________________________________ TIME CODES 00:00 Intro 00:41 Switches 01:21 Binary Numbers 02:17 Binary Addition 02:53 Vacuum Tubes 03:59 Truth Table: Addition 05:13 Carry-Over Check 05:49 Sum Check 06:33 Logic Gates 07:27 Binary Subtraction 08:30 Binary Multiplication 09:01 Transistors 09:13 Closing Thoughts 09:58 Featured Comment Source: © The Science Asylum, hosted on © YouTube |
 | Schrodinger's Cat is Nonsense. Always was. The Schrodinger's cat experiment is the source of many arguments in quantum mechanics, mostly because that was the whole point of it. Watch this video ad-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/scienceasylum-you-misunderstand-schrodingers-cat NEW CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/@EquilibriumFX https://nebula.tv/equilibriumfx Nick Lucid - Host, Writer, Editor, Animator Em Lucid - Producer ________________________________ VIDEO ANNOTATIONS/CARDS Spacetime Visualized: https://youtu.be/LMRJ96MTGWA ________________________________ RELATED YOUTUBE VIDEOS Schrodinger's Equation: https://youtu.be/LFC2HsT6Bh4 Quantum Superposition: https://youtu.be/ZUipVyVOm-Y ________________________________ SUPPORT THE SCIENCE ASYLUM Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ScienceAsylum YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXgNowiGxwwnLeQ7DXTwXPg/join Sign-Up for Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/scienceasylum Advanced Theoretical Physics (Paperback): https://www.lulu.com/shop/nick-lucid/advanced-theoretical-physics-a-historical-perspective/paperback/product-24250687.html Advanced Theoretical Physics (eBook): https://gumroad.com/l/ubSc Merchandise: https://www.scienceasylum.com ________________________________ HUGE THANK YOU TO THESE SUPPORTERS Asylum Counselors: Joe K. Kim Asylum Orderlies: Chloë Joan López, Dhruv Singhal, James Smith, Joel Wolhendler, Medec Hurtz, Peter Engrav Einsteinium Crazies: A.C. S., Benjamin Sharef, Dan Sullivan, Eoin O'Sullivan, Jonathan Lima, Joseph Salomone, Kevin Flanagan, Matias Cveczilberg, William Hutchison Plutonium Crazies: Al Davis, Compuart, Ellis Hall, Kevin MacLean, Rick Myers Platinum Crazies: Christopher Bennett, Clayton Bruckert, David Johnston, Ishay Oz, Jonathan Reel, Li-Ce Hu, Marino Hernandez, Mr. Orn Jonasar, Ulrich ________________________________ SOURCES Schrodinger's Paper: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF01491891 Feynman Quote: https://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/messenger.html https://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/fml.html#6 Larger Scale Quantum Experiments: https://news.mit.edu/2019/single-quantum-vibration-normal-1007 https://phys.org/news/2024-01-quantum-nature-large-masses.html https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-big-can-the-quantum-world-be-physicists-probe-the-limits-20210818/ ________________________________ LINKS TO COMMENTS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMRJ96MTGWA&lc=UgxHgJTKjEVVnI0PNDp4AaABAg ________________________________ IMAGE/VIDEO CREDITS Portraits: https://repository.aip.org/informal-portrait-erwin-schrodinger-3 https://repository.aip.org/feynman-candid-0 ________________________________ TIME CODES 00:00 Intro 00:47 Schrodinger's Cat History 01:49 Scale vs Isolation 03:15 What is a Quantum Observation? 05:00 Human Intuitions Don't Work 05:32 Why is Quantum Mechanics hard? 06:04 Closing Thoughts 06:21 Featured Comments Source: © The Science Asylum, hosted on © YouTube |