S2018 E1 • Why Are Mosquitoes Attracted To Me?!

Mosquitoes are attracted to me and it's likely due to my genes.

Première diffusion : 7 février 2018

S2018 E2 • The Threat of AI Weapons

Will artificial intelligence weapons cause World War III?

Première diffusion : 2 avril 2018

S2018 E3 • How Neutrons Changed Everything

Without neutrons, harnessing nuclear energy would be impossible.

Première diffusion : 30 avril 2018

S2018 E4 • The Truth About Veritasium

The truth, with photons. I hope I've articulated everything clearly in this video. If not, I'll clarify in comments. Thanks to everyone who appears in this video and thanks to everyone who watches this video! Veritasium is of course a combination of the latin 'veritas' meaning truth, and the common element ending 'ium'. I guess this is my version of the 'draw my life' craze that rolled through YouTube many years ago. Except I wanted to tell my story with the actual moments, the photons, the stored magnetic states. There's something about that which is so important to me (because I think the alternative involves fooling yourself) which is why I'm so fascinated by film and video.

Première diffusion : 18 juin 2018

S2018 E5 • Spinning Sphere of Molten Sodium

An experiment on how turbulent convection in Earth's core makes a magnetic field.

Première diffusion : 14 juillet 2018

S2018 E6 • The World in UV

UV cameras expose a hidden world and reveal the incompleteness of our perception

Première diffusion : 21 juillet 2018

S2018 E7 • Can You Overdose on Vitamins?

Vitamins are 13 molecules essential for life that our bodies can't make themselves.

Première diffusion : 13 août 2018

S2018 E8 • Is Our Food Becoming Less Nutritious?

The nutrient content of food is declining. Is it because of soil depletion, selective breeding, or... something else?

Première diffusion : 24 août 2018

S2018 E9 • How UV Causes Cancer and Aging

UV at ground level is non-ionizing but it damages DNA and causes photoaging - how? Also, it turns out glass doesn't block all UV (specifically UVA passes through). This is something I learned filming with the UV camera inside.

Première diffusion : 4 septembre 2018

S2018 E10 • This Toy Can Open Any Garage

Or almost any garage - it's particularly good with fixed code gates and garages. Samy proposes other weaknesses with rolling codes.

Première diffusion : 19 septembre 2018

S2018 E11 • The Scientific Benefits of Boredom

Boredom makes you more creative, altruistic, introspective, and helps with autobiographical planning.

Première diffusion : 29 septembre 2018

S2018 E12 • The Fungus on Your Head

This fungus lives on your scalp and may affect the genes you express.

Première diffusion : 24 octobre 2018

S2018 E13 • ZERO-G Challenges of a Trip to Mars!

Première diffusion : 2 novembre 2018

S2018 E14 • The kg is dead, long live the kg

Will this be the last video I make about SI units? Quite possibly. There's something about being so precise and defining the systems within which science works. When we can more accurately and routinely measure a kilogram, a mole, a kelvin and an ampere, then we can make better observations, we can better detect anomalies and improve our theories. That is why this is so important to me.

Première diffusion : 15 novembre 2018

S2018 E15 • Five Firsts for Mars InSight

Mars InSight will be the first to detect seismic activity on Mars’ surface, first to measure rate of heat transmitted from interior, first to dig nearly 5m down, first to measure magnetic fields on Mars’ surface, and first to use a robotic arm to place instruments on the surface of Mars (assuming it lands of course…)

Première diffusion : 26 novembre 2018

S2018 E16 • Non-Invasive Brain Surgery

Scientists have combined ultrasound, viruses and synthetic drugs to control regions of the brain.

Première diffusion : 10 décembre 2018

S2018 E17 • The Best Test of General Relativity (by 2 Misplaced Satellites)

A launch mishap led to the best experimental confirmation of gravitational redshift.

Première diffusion : 23 décembre 2018