Uploaded April 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Observation is the core of our understanding of science and applied math. But what happens when what we see isn’t what we actually get? Or when we can’t see at all?
Exploring unseen physics gets to the heart of a host of riddles, paradoxes, and millennia of scientific advancements. Conquering what we can’t see takes pioneers, like the Aboriginals in Australia who harnessed invisible aerodynamic forces to make boomerangs… or Chinese inventors and engineers who experimented successfully with man-carrying kites as early as the 6th century AD.
As Einstein told German chemist HF Marks, “You make experiments and I make theories. Do you know the difference? A theory is something that nobody believes except the person who made it, while an experiment is something that everybody believes except the person who made it.”
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“From Alchemy to Quarks,” by Sheldon Glashow amazon.com/Alchemy-Quarks-Study-Physics-Liberal/dp/0534166563
"Two Hundred Pigeons," in Martin Gardner's The Colossal Book of Short Puzzles and Problems
amazon.com/Colossal-Book-Short-Puzzles-Problems/dp/0393061140
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Observation is the core of our understanding of science and applied math. But what happens when what we see isn’t what we actually get? Or when we can’t see at all?
Exploring unseen physics gets to the heart of a host of riddles, paradoxes, and millennia of scientific advancements. Conquering what we can’t see takes pioneers, like the Aboriginals in Australia who harnessed invisible aerodynamic forces to make boomerangs… or Chinese inventors and engineers who experimented successfully with man-carrying kites as early as the 6th century AD.
As Einstein told German chemist HF Marks, “You make experiments and I make theories. Do you know the difference? A theory is something that nobody believes except the person who made it, while an experiment is something that everybody believes except the person who made it.”
*** SOURCES ***
“From Alchemy to Quarks,” by Sheldon Glashow amazon.com/Alchemy-Quarks-Study-Physics-Liberal/dp/0534166563
"Two Hundred Pigeons," in Martin Gardner's The Colossal Book of Short Puzzles and Problems
amazon.com/Colossal-Book-Short-Puzzles-Problems/dp/0393061140
*** LINKS ***
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Twitter: twitter.com/VsauceTwo
Facebook: facebook.com/VsauceTwo
Hosted and Produced by Kevin Lieber
Instagram: instagram.com/kevlieber
Twitter: twitter.com/kevinlieber
Podcast: youtube.com/thecreateunknown
Research And Writing by Matthew Tabor
twitter.com/matthewktabor
Editing by Aspect Science
youtube.com/channel/UCyi06SeKkiwoAzFVmQtDtfg
Huge Thanks To Paula Lieber
etsy.com/shop/Craftality
Get Vsauce's favorite science and math toys delivered to your door!
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Select Music By Jake Chudnow: youtube.com/user/JakeChudnow
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