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Really nice work by Steve Byrnes. Very useful.
Archived.
A nice series of lectures from MIT on the 20th century history of physics (Maxwell's equations, light quantisation, etc.) by David Kaiser. Recorded in fall 2020, just recently shared on their OpenCourseWare youtube channel:
Delightful and detailed interactive article explaining the physics of a bicycle.
Via Andy Baio.
A work in progress. Over 700 pages, encompassing band structure, symmetry and much more.
By Daniel Arovas, UC Santa Barbara.
Lectures on theoretical physics from Cambridge University professor David Tong.
David Tong at Cambridge is a gifted educator and communicator who has written lecture notes that span a wide swath of the physics curriculum, from introductory material on mechanics through advanced graduate-level treatments of quantum field theory. Truly, these are a fantastic resource, made freely available.
Link and quote thanks to Douglas Natelson (nanoscale views).
I particularly like his notes on solid state physics (which contains links to other resources).
In Engine Trouble, an animation by Nate Milton, Krulwich shares how Earth’s delicate balance was transformed by the invention of the modern engine.
Nice, informative video. 7 min long.
Via https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/engine-trouble-robert-krulwich-video
Contains a good historical explanation of the term dielectric (starts about 11 minutes into the video).
Via Colossal and The kids should see this.
I show you how how I made spinning water droplets
Neat!
Read the paper here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-08919-2
In this video, Derek Muller tries to find the correct answer to why bicycles are stable.
Via 3quarksdaily
There's also a Youtube playlist.
From City University of New York, a paper on a bit of the physics relevant to the pandemic - specifically the issue of aerosolized droplets and air circulation in rooms.
The conclusion is that, based on common convection patterns, the 2 meter separation rule is not enough in the absence of a properly designed air filtration system.
Via nanoscale views
Steve Mould, video published on YouTube May 23, 2019
Flip-flop counter
John Englander, at the Royal Institution.
Published on May 29, 2019.