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39:23vibe physics
437K views • 1 year ago
Angela Collier
Physicist Angela Collier critiques 'vibe physics', the idea that non-experts or billionaires can make scientific discoveries by chatting with AI chatbots, drawing a parallel with vibe coding.
12:23First Update From Dianna (Physics Girl)
3.3M views • 1 year ago
Physics Girl
Physics Girl creator Dianna Cowern shares an update on her health, struggling with long COVID and ME/CFS. It includes documentary footage and links for supporting her recovery.
52:11string theory lied to us and now science communication is hard
1.5M views • 3 years ago
Angela Collier
Physicist Angela Collier's roughly hour-long video on how string theory was hyped to the public and what that did to science communication. She traces the history of the theory as a narrative and argues it is interesting but was oversold.
9:42I was asked to keep this confidential
3.1M views • 1 year ago
Sabine Hossenfelder
Sabine Hossenfelder reads a confidential email and uses it to explain her worries about academia and incentives in theoretical physics research. She ties it to her earlier Nature Physics comment on research quality.
18:07Spinlaunch: BUSTED!
851K views • 4 years ago
Thunderf00t
Thunderf00t critiques SpinLaunch, the startup that proposes flinging payloads to space with a giant centrifuge. He argues the physics and engineering do not hold up.
31:30Waterseer -BUSTED!
1.1M views • 10 years ago
Thunderf00t
Thunderf00t debunks the Waterseer, a crowdfunded device that claims to condense drinking water from the air using cool ground. He argues the physics does not support its claims.
18:01Zero Mass Water -BUSTED!
1.1M views • 8 years ago
Thunderf00t
Thunderf00t argues that Zero Mass Water's solar-powered atmospheric water generator is essentially a dehumidifier with solar panels. He critiques its economics and physics, especially in arid places.
2:48:11the sham legacy of Richard Feynman
1.2M views • 1 year ago
Angela Collier
Physicist Angela Collier's nearly three-hour critique of Richard Feynman's public legacy. She examines how his books, written with Ralph Leighton, shaped a mythologized great-man image, and covers his personal behavior.
1:00:28that dark matter video aged like milk
404K views • 2 years ago
Angela Collier
Angela Collier, a physicist, revisits her earlier dark matter video, explaining dark matter as a set of observations rather than a theory and discussing MOND comments.
13:41My dream died, and now I'm here
3.5M views • 2 years ago
Sabine Hossenfelder
Sabine Hossenfelder explains why she left academia, criticizing its incentives, funding and career structure. She gives a personal account of the social problems in science.
50:06Gell-Mann Amnesia and Michio Kaku
481K views • 3 years ago
Angela Collier
Physicist Angela Collier uses Gell-Mann amnesia to critique pop-science figures, especially Michio Kaku, and works through an eigenvalue problem along the way. It is a long, rambling commentary on how experts see simplified explanations of their own field.
7:17The problems with Helion Energy - a response to Real Engineering
912K views • 3 years ago
Improbable Matter
A short, humorous critique of Helion Energy's fusion approach, framed as a response to a Real Engineering video. It covers low reactivity, neutron production, bremsstrahlung losses and diagnostics.
35:04The Problem With Sabine Hossenfelder
1.4M views • 2 years ago
Professor Dave Explains
Professor Dave critiques science communicator Sabine Hossenfelder, arguing that her content has drifted toward anti-establishment rhetoric. He frames it as commentary rather than a hit piece.
17:00Spinlaunch: BUSTED (Part 2)
472K views • 4 years ago
Thunderf00t
Thunderf00t's second video critiquing SpinLaunch, the company that proposes flinging rockets and payloads into space with a giant centrifuge. He argues the idea is physically unworkable.
15:42Former fusion scientist on why we won't have fusion power by 2040
2M views • 5 years ago
Improbable Matter
A former fusion scientist argues why fusion power by 2040 is unrealistic, covering the physics challenges, neutron issues and optimistic company claims, with a brief note of good news.
1:06:38harvard & aliens & crackpots: a disambiguation of Avi Loeb
604K views • 4 years ago
Angela Collier
Physicist Angela Collier gives an hour-long critique of Avi Loeb's alien claims and reputation, placing them within the broader topic of physics crackpots. The Loeb discussion starts around the 24 minute mark.
7:23The Most Persistent Myth
2.7M views • 11 years ago
Veritasium
Veritasium argues that every new technology, from motion pictures to TV, was predicted to revolutionize education and none did. It asks what actually could, drawing on the host's physics education research.