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$The very fabric of space-time at the smallest scales is thought to be extremely turbulent and chaotic, described as a frothy sea called quantum foam. This concept, stemming from quantum mechanics and general relativity, suggests that the very nature of space-time is bubbling with tiny wormholes and fluctuations that appear and disappear within fractions of a second. 📷by Johann Rosario$

The very fabric of space-time at the smallest scales is thought to be extremely turbulent and chaotic, described as a frothy sea called quantum foam. This concept, stemming from quantum mechanics and general relativity, suggests that the very nature of space-time is bubbling with tiny wormholes and fluctuations that appear and disappear within fractions of a second. 📷by Johann Rosario

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Timelapse footage of neurons making new connections. This is what your thoughts probably look like, quite literally.

Timelapse footage of neurons making new connections. This is what your thoughts probably look like, quite literally.

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The Fourier series is a way to represent any periodic function as a sum of simple sine and cosine waves. In essence, it breaks down complex signals into a combination of basic trigonometric functions, making it a powerful tool in mathematics, physics, and engineering for analyzing waveforms, heat transfer, vibrations, and more. 📹 Credit : mathswithmuza

The Fourier series is a way to represent any periodic function as a sum of simple sine and cosine waves. In essence, it breaks down complex signals into a combination of basic trigonometric functions, making it a powerful tool in mathematics, physics, and engineering for analyzing waveforms, heat transfer, vibrations, and more. 📹 Credit : mathswithmuza

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This is beautiful ✍️

This is beautiful ✍️

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Sine wave shown beautifully ✍️

Sine wave shown beautifully ✍️

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Cherenkov radiation happens when electrically charged particles, such as protons or electrons, travel faster than light in a clear medium like water. A characteristic blue glow of an underwater nuclear reactor is a classic example. ✍️

Cherenkov radiation happens when electrically charged particles, such as protons or electrons, travel faster than light in a clear medium like water. A characteristic blue glow of an underwater nuclear reactor is a classic example. ✍️

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Physics has conditions. ✍️

Physics has conditions. ✍️

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The Big Bang theory says nothing about what banged, why it banged, or what happened before it banged. -- Alan Guth

The Big Bang theory says nothing about what banged, why it banged, or what happened before it banged. -- Alan Guth

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Visualization of Euler's formula. ✍️

Visualization of Euler's formula. ✍️

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The color of a star is directly related to its surface temperature due to the principles of blackbody radiation.

The color of a star is directly related to its surface temperature due to the principles of blackbody radiation.

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What do you think is the physics behind this? ✍️

What do you think is the physics behind this? ✍️

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For those who are not shocked when they first come across quantum theory cannot possibly have understood it. — Niels Bohr, 1952

For those who are not shocked when they first come across quantum theory cannot possibly have understood it. — Niels Bohr, 1952

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The Big Bang theory says nothing about what banged, why it banged, or what happened before it banged. -- Alan Guth

The Big Bang theory says nothing about what banged, why it banged, or what happened before it banged. -- Alan Guth

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Is it possible? ✍️

Is it possible? ✍️

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Interference experiment with water waves. ✍️

Interference experiment with water waves. ✍️

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"Ring Accelerating Cyclotron," a type of particle accelerator that uses magnetic fields to accelerate charged particles in a circular or spiral path. Cyclotrons are crucial in physics research, particularly in nuclear and particle studies, as they enable high-energy collisions.✍️

"Ring Accelerating Cyclotron," a type of particle accelerator that uses magnetic fields to accelerate charged particles in a circular or spiral path. Cyclotrons are crucial in physics research, particularly in nuclear and particle studies, as they enable high-energy collisions.✍️

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An image is made of many small parts. When each part is rotated in the same direction, their individual changes add together. If this is done recursively across all segments, the combined effect is the rotation of the whole image.

An image is made of many small parts. When each part is rotated in the same direction, their individual changes add together. If this is done recursively across all segments, the combined effect is the rotation of the whole image.

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Bertrand Russell's message to Future Generations, 1959. ✍️ "And if we are to live together and not to die together, we must learn a kind of charity and a kind of tolerance, which is absolutely vital to the continuation of human life on this planet."

Bertrand Russell's message to Future Generations, 1959. ✍️ "And if we are to live together and not to die together, we must learn a kind of charity and a kind of tolerance, which is absolutely vital to the continuation of human life on this planet."

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How physics should be taught in schools 👏

How physics should be taught in schools 👏

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Visualization of magnetic field ✍️

Visualization of magnetic field ✍️

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‘Quantum mechanics in a nutshell’ by Leonard Susskind ✍️

‘Quantum mechanics in a nutshell’ by Leonard Susskind ✍️

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The science of global warming beautifully and simply explained by Dr. Carl Sagan, ca. 1985.

The science of global warming beautifully and simply explained by Dr. Carl Sagan, ca. 1985.

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Professor Richard Feynman playing bongo. ✍️

Professor Richard Feynman playing bongo. ✍️

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The Galton Board demonstrates the Central Limit Theorem by showing how steel balls, as they pass through levels of branching paths, consistently form a bell curve distribution. This illustrates how random processes tend to cluster around the average.

The Galton Board demonstrates the Central Limit Theorem by showing how steel balls, as they pass through levels of branching paths, consistently form a bell curve distribution. This illustrates how random processes tend to cluster around the average.

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"Mathematics is the language in which God has written the universe." - Galileo Galilei (1564 - 1642)

"Mathematics is the language in which God has written the universe." - Galileo Galilei (1564 - 1642)

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Richard Feynman explaining atoms and stars in this ‘Fun to Imagine’ BBC series, recorded at Feynman's home in Altadena, California, ca. 1983 🧠

Richard Feynman explaining atoms and stars in this ‘Fun to Imagine’ BBC series, recorded at Feynman's home in Altadena, California, ca. 1983 🧠

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“I was an ordinary person who studied hard. There are no miracle people.” - Richard Feynman, Fun to Imagine (1983)

“I was an ordinary person who studied hard. There are no miracle people.” - Richard Feynman, Fun to Imagine (1983)

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Mathematics is the language in which God has written the universe. - Galileo Galilei (1564 - 1642)

Mathematics is the language in which God has written the universe. - Galileo Galilei (1564 - 1642)

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Bill Nye ending racism once and forever

Bill Nye ending racism once and forever

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“I think I can safely say that nobody understands quantum mechanics.” - Richard Feynman (1964 Cornell Lecture)

“I think I can safely say that nobody understands quantum mechanics.” - Richard Feynman (1964 Cornell Lecture)

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The Galton Board demonstrates the Central Limit Theorem by showing how steel balls, as they pass through levels of branching paths, consistently form a bell curve distribution. This illustrates how random processes tend to cluster around the average.

The Galton Board demonstrates the Central Limit Theorem by showing how steel balls, as they pass through levels of branching paths, consistently form a bell curve distribution. This illustrates how random processes tend to cluster around the average.

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Carl Sagan on books "What an astonishing thing a book is. It’s a flat object made from a tree with flexible parts on which are imprinted lots of funny dark squiggles. But one glance at it and you’re inside the mind of another person, maybe somebody dead for thousands of years."

Carl Sagan on books "What an astonishing thing a book is. It’s a flat object made from a tree with flexible parts on which are imprinted lots of funny dark squiggles. But one glance at it and you’re inside the mind of another person, maybe somebody dead for thousands of years."

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“I think I can safely say that nobody understands quantum mechanics.” — Richard Feynman (1964 Cornell Lecture)

“I think I can safely say that nobody understands quantum mechanics.” — Richard Feynman (1964 Cornell Lecture)

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Prof. Walter Lewin lights up 5 cigarettes to demonstrate Rayleigh scattering during a MIT lecture ✍️

Prof. Walter Lewin lights up 5 cigarettes to demonstrate Rayleigh scattering during a MIT lecture ✍️

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Motion of ferro fluid with the audio.

Motion of ferro fluid with the audio.

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R. Feynman on awards and honors in science

R. Feynman on awards and honors in science

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“If you find science boring, change your teacher.” ✍️

“If you find science boring, change your teacher.” ✍️

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