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Re: PBS SpaceTime

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Post by Slackwise »

If you like PBS Space Time, you'll likely also enjoy "Science Asylum":

https://www.youtube.com/c/Scienceasylum

This channel covers the same subjects of physics and space, but does so with some incredible insight that I've seen no other channels dig into, and thoughtful animated diagrams that really help in comprehending the subject.

Here are some great episodes:

"What is Quantum Spin?": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sB1EPGmpzyg

"Quantum Superposition, Explained Without Woo Woo": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUipVyVOm-Y

"Capacitors Are Gaps! How Does That Work?!": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYRx6Zub3cA

Re: PBS SpaceTime

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Post by ricardo81 »

thejackgoode wrote: post #21

I have enjoyed them for years, I can recommend their merch and also give a slightly embarassing advice for insomniacs. If you have insomnia, find a subject that you are genuinely interested in (but not too much) and watch videos on it while in bed. After a while, your brain slowly drifts off. After even more awhile, you learn to do this without a video. PBS Spacetime, Sabine Hossenfelder, Isaac Arthur cured my insomn…

I'm not an insomniac but as a layman, the drifting certainly happened. Found their content a little too deep for my general curiosity.

Re: PBS SpaceTime

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Post by platz »

the quality has definitely gone downhill lately.

Compared to a couple years ago, they only lightly touch on topics rather than they deep dives they used to do.

Not sure if they are struggling for content or just a shift in priorities.

Re: PBS SpaceTime

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Post by knubie »

Slackwise wrote: post #41

If you like PBS Space Time, you'll likely also enjoy "Science Asylum": https://www.youtube.com/c/Scienceasylum This channel covers the same subjects of physics and space, but does so with some incredible insight that I've seen no other channels dig into, and thoughtful animated diagrams that really help in comprehending the subject. Here are some great episodes: "What is Quantum Spin?": https://www.youtube.com/watch?…

I’ll throw in ScienceClic as another great channel in the same vein.

https://m.youtube.com/c/ScienceClicEN

Re: PBS SpaceTime

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Post by TheMerovingian »

qrybam wrote: post #10

If you enjoy Matt @ Spacetime, Sabine Hossenfelder, and Kurzgesagt, and are into astrophysics, I would highly recommend Anton Petrov’s YouTube channel: https://m.youtube.com/c/whatdamath

+1 Sabine Hossenfelder. I find her way of explaining a bit more towards my tastes.

Re: PBS SpaceTime

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Post by wing-_-nuts »

shrikrishna wrote: post #20

A channel worth subscribing. Matt (and team?) manages successfully to walk the fine line between managing the complexity of the topics they discuss (which are sometimes extremely dense), making it consumable for the population that's interested in science and physics, but doesn't pursue it on a daily basis. At the same time, they don't fall for the trap of dumbing it down to the point where the audience develops misc…

>making it consumable for the population that's interested in science and physics, but doesn't pursue it on a daily basis.

While I love the channel, it seems like they're more targeted to someone with a lot of physics education, more so than lay people. This is the only channel I've ever watched and genuinely felt dumb on a regular basis.

Re: PBS SpaceTime

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Post by Trasmatta »

qrybam wrote: post #10

If you enjoy Matt @ Spacetime, Sabine Hossenfelder, and Kurzgesagt, and are into astrophysics, I would highly recommend Anton Petrov’s YouTube channel: https://m.youtube.com/c/whatdamath

I'd also recommend Sean Carroll. His "Biggest Ideas in the Universe" series is really great: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI09kat_GeI&list=PLrxfgDEc2N...

I'd also recommend his podcast, Mindscape.

Re: PBS SpaceTime

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Post by nickthegreek »

arturventura wrote: post #2

I love watching SpaceTime on youtube! If you watch it, it will give you a surprisingly deep understanding of the state of the art on physics, but is the kind of show that if you don't have a massive background in physics, you either need to be extremely focused to understand it, or blazed out of your mind.

repeat viewings also help.

Re: PBS SpaceTime

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Post by lc9er »

wing-_-nuts wrote: post #47
shrikrishna wrote: post #20

A channel worth subscribing. Matt (and team?) manages successfully to walk the fine line between managing the complexity of the topics they discuss (which are sometimes extremely dense), making it consumable for the population that's interested in science and physics, but doesn't pursue it on a daily basis. At the same time, they don't fall for the trap of dumbing it down to the point where the audience develops misc…

>making it consumable for the population that's interested in science and physics, but doesn't pursue it on a daily basis. While I love the channel, it seems like they're more targeted to someone with a lot of physics education, more so than lay people. This is the only channel I've ever watched and genuinely felt dumb on a regular basis.

There's definitely a lot of material that, I have to accept that "I don't have the math for it"[0].

But Matt does a pretty good job of breaking things down conceptually, so that even though you don't know the specifics, the broader picture is at least vaguely understandable. Even if it means you need to watch previous episodes to get the gist of other discussed concepts.

[0] Harry Wilson, from John Scalzi's "Old Man's War"

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