Lecture 1 | New Revolutions in Particle Physics: Basic Concepts

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  • (October 12, 2009) Leonard Susskind gives the first lecture of a three-quarter sequence of courses that will explore the new revolutions in particle physics. In this lecture he explores light, particles and quantum field theory.
    Leonard Susskind, Felix Bloch Professor of Physics, received a PhD from Cornell University and has taught at Stanford since 1979. He has won both the Pregel Award from the New York Academy of Science and the J.J. Sakurai Prize in theoretical particle physics. He is also a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Komentáře • 831

  • @WXMaven
    @WXMaven Před 11 měsíci +17

    I can only repeat what so many commenters have already said: Thank you Stanford for hosting these free lectures, and thank you, Prof. Susskind for preparing and presenting these lectures. Stanford and Prof. Susskind are gifts to the world.

  • @beingnonbeing
    @beingnonbeing Před 12 lety +35

    I feel so pampered and spoiled being able to sit in bed with my jammies on watching this lecture on particle physics. It can't get better than that!

    • @IamMrDelight
      @IamMrDelight Před 3 lety +3

      Lmao 8 years later, everyone is like this due to Covid. You my guy predicted the future

    • @gorgeannecharlos509
      @gorgeannecharlos509 Před 2 lety

      ,yes...and a cup of coffee and why 2 🥧pie!

    • @pnksounds
      @pnksounds Před 2 lety

      FUUUUUUUUUUUTUUUUUREEEEEEEEE

    • @go-away-5555
      @go-away-5555 Před rokem

      Standford is so generous to put these online for free, and Professor Susskind is such a fantastic lecturer.

  • @HenrikSultan
    @HenrikSultan Před 14 lety +85

    I don't think this has been said enough, thank you Standford for these free lectures. Thank you!

  • @mikikaboom9084
    @mikikaboom9084 Před 9 měsíci +6

    Susskind: Speed of light is very large and Planck's constant is very small
    Also Susskind: Let's set c=h bar=1

  • @simplelife1021
    @simplelife1021 Před 10 lety +424

    I like the part where he teaches particle physics to the entire world for free.

  • @ColeMyersK
    @ColeMyersK Před 8 lety +318

    Pretty incredible what the internet can do for those seeking a world class education.

    • @justice5776
      @justice5776 Před 6 lety +9

      And its sad how this still has less than 400k views over 8 years later.

    • @eduardos.366
      @eduardos.366 Před 6 lety +5

      Susskind has so many lectures online. Thanks Leonard!

    • @youteubakount4449
      @youteubakount4449 Před 5 lety +2

      Maybe, but this isn't it. 2 hours to give 2 constants and babble... too bad. At least some other videos are more interesting

    • @CalvinHikes
      @CalvinHikes Před 4 lety

      Many try but no one knows particle physics like Susskind

    • @brucesvondo8315
      @brucesvondo8315 Před 3 lety +1

      Try ttt

  • @universalsailor
    @universalsailor Před 13 lety +5

    I'll tell you what I like about Lenny: he keeps it as simple as it can possibly be kept. For him there's none of that deliberatey jargon-drenching, I'm-smarter-than-you crap that marks out the lesser mind. He loves the subject. He keeps it simple because he has to think about it and, in that, simplicity is always going to be his friend. He really likes to tell people about what he's been thinking about, and he can spot a fool at fifty paces. Great shows, Maestro.

    • @dannyaguirre4814
      @dannyaguirre4814 Před 2 lety

      I saw this attitude represented by a few of the students in the video as well. Made me chuckle. This is only their first lecture- their questions were valid but their approach were filled with hubris of the ignorance. The wise man knows he is a fool

  • @tamasmihaly1
    @tamasmihaly1 Před 2 lety +2

    So many professors ban all recording devices from their lectures. Mr. Susskind is a saint. He hands out gold freely like it's nothing to him. What a man.

  • @aqouby
    @aqouby Před 12 lety +94

    This man is ridiculous, I love everything about him. Not only does he have amazing intelligence and a very simple way of portraying his ideas, but he is funny and honest and-- And damnit, the man fought Hawking and won, in a ways. He's one of this centuries great theoretical physicists. Just wanted to give my 2 cents.

    • @annymus4502
      @annymus4502 Před 3 lety +2

      May I ask you guys something?
      So, I don’t know much about physics, but I’m planning a WEBTOON and I wanna make it about these two people...one is able to create energy and another one destroys it
      I KNOW YOU CANNOT MAKE ENERGY OR DESTROY IT, OK, BUT IT’S FICTION
      So...I figured the person who destroyed energy could make things levitate (destroying the force of gravity) and freeze things (destroy kinetic energy), but Idk what other powers I could come up with
      And I have no idea what energy creation could bring, I suppose you could make things move to your wish by creating force on them and you could melt stuff but Idk
      And what could they do together???

    • @akhandanand_tripathi
      @akhandanand_tripathi Před 2 lety +1

      @@annymus4502 creating energy may lead to a power of move anything from anywhere, increasing kinetic energy and having ability to emit radiations of any wavelength, as wavelengths are just energy

    • @annymus4502
      @annymus4502 Před 2 lety +1

      @@akhandanand_tripathi
      Ok, thanks

    • @yashbush7145
      @yashbush7145 Před 2 lety

      @@annymus4502 o

    • @nadzach
      @nadzach Před 2 lety +1

      @@annymus4502 it's interesting that wisdom as old as Moses places the "Proton" at the center of 3 shells. The Proton is a king and his throne is called "The mercy seat." The shells are called "courts." Outside the courts is darkness and the evil one who hates, destroys and kills. The Proton is merciful, good and loving. He "draws" people into the outer court with "cords of love." No real cords but the magnetic power of love. The people of the enemy don't understand. The are rebellious like the evil leader and rage in anger wanting to cut the cords or "cast them from us." Each person has 3 main parts (like quarks.) In each court he gets more oil for his lamp and grows brighter as he approaches the Proton. The evil one uses deception (like fake news) and outright lies to call the man back to him. If he can get the man to "doubt" the truth, the man fall back and loses some light and power. It's very interesting that the old literature names each man in the courts an "electon." The evil one wants to steal the man's oil. In the first court his first quark is "quickened"--he is enabled to love his family and the desires of his heart turn toward good. (This increases as he moves forward until he can love even his enemies. The evil one tries to cause disruption--like maybe he entices the man's wife to cheat on him. He lays "snares and traps." There's a lot more. The pathway of the electon through the shells is called "the way of life." The second quark is about the man's ability to work--whether it's military or any kind of labor inside this kingdom. The third quark is the quickening of the mind. After those 3 (trimesters) there are mystical abilities. There are an octave of steps and with the 8th he returns to the outer shell where he teaches and serves the beginners. Iron can't hold him. And he can move from place to place quickly without being seen. He hears the lightning speak and he can hear/see into other dimensions. He can heal.

  • @AmarThakuri
    @AmarThakuri Před 6 lety +13

    One of the living legends. Everytime I fallow his Lectures, I learn the thing so easily and it motivates me time to time...

  • @fibosxpivots6238
    @fibosxpivots6238 Před 8 měsíci +1

    His grandmother was probably born around 1890.
    Thanks a lot , Master !

  • @HueyTheDoctor
    @HueyTheDoctor Před 12 lety +15

    I love how Susskind eats during the lecture and talks with his mouth full lol. If it were anyone else it might be annoying but with Susskind it's just endearing.

  • @sin-itirotomonaga3220
    @sin-itirotomonaga3220 Před 11 lety +14

    Susskind is a brilliant scientist as well as a brilliant teacher.

  • @420SanJuan
    @420SanJuan Před 12 lety +1

    you know the world is becoming a better place when education is essentially free. thank you Stanford!

  • @mattias2099
    @mattias2099 Před 13 lety +8

    Love these lectures!
    (Speed of light is 299792458 m/s not 299762458 m/s.)

  • @ice9ify
    @ice9ify Před 12 lety +8

    So far i am working through all the lectures and they are all very well done. I think it is deserved that I show my appreciation to put this out there for us interested people to watch and learn from.
    Thanks alot Stanford, for me this shows you really take educating people as the core of what you are doing.

  • @UncertainHeisenberg1
    @UncertainHeisenberg1 Před 6 lety +25

    I have degrees in chemistry and physics. I jokingly looked this topic up and found professors that collated a significant amount of knowledge processed through a research project I developed. WTF is CZcams!? The availability of knowledge is mind boggling to me, as well as inspiring. Knowledge shouldn't be limited to a person or family with more funds than another; knowledge, especially scientific in nature should be free for any person to enjoy.

    • @annymus4502
      @annymus4502 Před 3 lety

      May I ask you guys something?
      So, I don’t know much about physics, but I’m planning a WEBTOON and I wanna make it about these two people...one is able to create energy and another one destroys it
      I KNOW YOU CANNOT MAKE ENERGY OR DESTROY IT, OK, BUT IT’S FICTION
      So...I figured the person who destroyed energy could make things levitate (destroying the force of gravity) and freeze things (destroy kinetic energy), but Idk what other powers I could come up with
      And I have no idea what energy creation could bring, I suppose you could make things move to your wish by creating force on them and you could melt stuff but Idk
      And what could they do together???

  • @oldpain7625
    @oldpain7625 Před 9 měsíci

    His lectures are so freaking dense. 40 minutes in and I need to start looking things up before I can continue listening without confusion. His advice to visit his content on CZcams is wise.
    Thank you to everyone involved in creating and sharing this!

  • @GeetarAdam
    @GeetarAdam Před 12 lety +3

    Lol. Good teacher. Great sense of humor and he doesn't take himself too seriously. Always an advantage in a discipline where egos can become so inflated.

  • @yp06407012
    @yp06407012 Před 13 lety +3

    @TirianB writing 2.99762458x10^8 instead of just 299762458 will help us know that the number has 9 digits all together. Othewise with just 299762458 one has to count the digits to understand its magnitude.

  • @nighthawkviper6791
    @nighthawkviper6791 Před 2 lety +1

    I gotta say, I appreciate Dr. Susskind for contributing to this open source but also to Stanford for providing an entire library of near-complete course lectures.

  • @richhagenchicago
    @richhagenchicago Před 14 lety +4

    I would like to add my thanks to Stanford for posting these lectures. I am in Chicago, and although we have colleges and universities here, it would have been very difficult for me to fit refresher physics courses into my schedule. Thank you for delivering physics to the masses. Thanks Professor Susskind.

  • @nobodyfromnowhere9731
    @nobodyfromnowhere9731 Před 11 lety +31

    I like how he says you have to memorize Planck's constant, then reads it off a piece of paper ^_^

    • @alicetries5954
      @alicetries5954 Před 3 lety +1

      first two digits and exponent are all i needed to memorize i just also had to know that wasn't all
      but omg the one that really gets my goat is when a professor says there isnt a book for the class then sells you their pdf. always the skumbag hustle with so many profs i had.

    • @TimFSpears
      @TimFSpears Před 3 lety

      Perhaps funnier is he did the same with c but mis-transcribed it.

  • @bennyyarnold
    @bennyyarnold Před 10 lety +28

    Thanks so much. You've taught me so much at the young age of 14 I can hold conversations about science (most of the time I lose them in it) with people on the CMU and Pitt campuses on school field trips. All thanks to you Mr. Susskind!

    • @drajah1986
      @drajah1986 Před 10 lety +7

      Keep it up!
      the educated minds are drastically reducing in populous, I implore you to advance your mind. It's a beautiful thing to understand concepts and think beyond a conditioned realm. Intellect where used responsibly can launch our civilization at light speeds into the future.

    • @mathsocraft7816
      @mathsocraft7816 Před 6 lety

      Same Here My Friend. But My Thanks Is To The Whole Internet Of Things.
      At Age 13 I Know Many Things.

    • @UncertainHeisenberg1
      @UncertainHeisenberg1 Před 6 lety +3

      Forgive me if I sound rude in saying this but, it's very presumptuous to claim you lose others in conversation about rudimentary particle(atomic) physics lecture matters. More so, that your confidence about the nature of the topic in general is validated by your so claimed superiority in the nature of the subject. There are a lot of beautiful mathematics that is involved in understanding the subtle intricacies of what modern scientists know today. Intuition, logic, critical thinking, and more importantly the desire to understand the process is what is important. This process takes time.

  • @lucasmelo010
    @lucasmelo010 Před 6 lety +24

    Simply amazing. The edge of human knowledge been taught for free during 1 hour and a half. :)
    Thank you Standford.

  • @dryolymatics007
    @dryolymatics007 Před 2 lety +4

    Very great Professor indeed... I started watching His lecture videos way before i began my undergrad studies ,,,, and all the time He is my go to guy if i come across something i do not understand. Thank You Prof ,,,, Your work is really helping the whole world

  • @KipIngram
    @KipIngram Před 3 lety +3

    11:50 - What? The periodic table is VERY well organized. It's not "exactly" periodic, but it absolutely reflects the filling of different stages of orbital structure.

  • @NoiSeCommander
    @NoiSeCommander Před 10 lety +9

    Thank you very much Leonard Susskind and the University of Stanford! I am doing my final paper, for my pre- University education in Holland, about Bose-Einstein condensation and these lectures help a lot!!!!

  • @sghrd
    @sghrd Před rokem

    Prof. Susskind lectures have to be elected for humanity world heritage

  • @user-mf8gk3mh4w
    @user-mf8gk3mh4w Před rokem +4

    Intro and history of radioactivity; Quantum mechanics 41:30; relativity 56:00; dimensions and units 1:05:05; momentum 1:33:00;

  • @Musicfromouterspace
    @Musicfromouterspace Před 9 lety +9

    I really enjoy your lectures. Thank you so much for posting them. Your explanations are always clear and understandable. Cheers

  • @bushje
    @bushje Před rokem +1

    Thanks for keeping these up here! Loving Prof. Suskind. what a special guy!!

  • @fsh3702
    @fsh3702 Před 7 lety +3

    Great!The first time I had understand general relativity is from the lecture of Leonard Susskind. Before that I have watched many lessons and videos and books about GR, but all are in futility, I just cannot master the idea of general relativity, until I check Leonard Susskind's video, it's a blessing and truly an enlightenment.

  • @MichaelHarrisIreland
    @MichaelHarrisIreland Před 11 lety +2

    I thought it was great, in content and style. I don't know what I did to deserve such dedication by some people who try to understand the world and then explain it to me.

  • @motcenothman8247
    @motcenothman8247 Před 6 lety +3

    Thank you Standford thank you L.Susskind for your wonderful lectures

  • @03Kabbotta11
    @03Kabbotta11 Před 12 lety +6

    Classical Mechanics - Statistical Mechanics - Special/General Relativity - Quantum Entanglement/Mechanics - Revolutions in Particle Physics - String/M-Theory....roughly. Enjoy! They are all amazing. And if you want more afterwards look up Balakrishnan's Classical Physics/Quantum Physics lectures...they are incredible and much more in depth.

  • @clearclearskies
    @clearclearskies Před 11 lety +6

    You're a gifted teacher. Thank you.

  • @mayanksharma5516
    @mayanksharma5516 Před 7 lety +3

    beautiful!!! Thank you Mr.Sussikind

  • @Ubernoob85
    @Ubernoob85 Před 13 lety +1

    Another thanks to Stanford University for the great (and free!) lectures. I had an interest in this subject but never dreamed I could get a lecture (from Stanford, none-the-less) for free.

  • @theindiefanclub
    @theindiefanclub Před 11 lety +1

    When you ask "what practical use" that is the moment that you stop being a scientist. Nothing fundamental has ever been discovered by asking "what practical use does this have". You find applications *later*, understanding the inner workings of the world around us is a worthy enough ambition.

  • @TmyLV
    @TmyLV Před 2 lety +3

    Leonard Susskind: One of the greatest physicist and physics teacher from our time, in the same LEAGUE as Feynman and other legends...😀

  • @deyomash
    @deyomash Před 12 lety +2

    planck's constant is not h-bar,
    plancks constant is h
    h bar is the reduced plancks constant which is h/2pi

  • @user-sz5dt9ih7f
    @user-sz5dt9ih7f Před 9 měsíci

    Absolutely brilliant lecture. Thank you, Professor Susskind!!!

  • @SarvParteekSingh
    @SarvParteekSingh Před rokem +3

    Great lecture! Minor error at 2:15 - the atomic number of Helium is 2. Its atomic mass is 4.

  • @tomekczajka
    @tomekczajka Před 3 lety +2

    1:06:00 "c=2.99762458 * 10^8 m/s plus or minus something in the last digit". Actually it's exact as of 1983, since that's how a meter is defined. Except there's a typo, it should be 2.99792458.

  • @fazergazer
    @fazergazer Před 2 lety +2

    The Professor so enjoys the discussion and questions. Can’t imagine what life would be for him without this interaction. Like air for us!

  • @rolandbrooks386
    @rolandbrooks386 Před 5 lety +1

    An excellent delivery for the layman to follow

  • @arthurmee
    @arthurmee Před 11 lety +1

    You are so right. An amazing ability to communicate this stuff.

  • @ThePhysicsConnection
    @ThePhysicsConnection Před 6 lety +4

    We love you Susskind!

  • @PaulO-gu3od
    @PaulO-gu3od Před 11 lety +1

    Interesting video, hats off to the lecturer, really enjoyable. A person in the audience asked why Planck's radians were measured at 2 times pie times frequency, my guess is that he looked at the field as a radiating circle first and then used the associated Math to express his evaluations. Thanks Leonard.

  • @MarriageArezou1
    @MarriageArezou1 Před 2 lety +1

    Great teacher. Thank you so much for free sharing.

  • @weishanlei8682
    @weishanlei8682 Před 2 lety +1

    You are my hero! I like your teaching style.

  • @coldironhands1
    @coldironhands1 Před 13 lety +2

    thanks for putting these lectures up!!!! This is great.

  • @commentingpausedtoprotectus
    @commentingpausedtoprotectus Před 10 lety +10

    I love these lectures! Mr Susskinds accent reminds me of a Sopranos cast member, "Hey I'm gonna teach you about atoms or whatever the fuck!"

  • @TheLaubum
    @TheLaubum Před 10 lety +3

    thanks alot, great stuff.
    I love how at about 1:42:00 something as simple as w = 2 x pi x f manages to confuse even the smartest of people.

  • @brainstormingsharing1309
    @brainstormingsharing1309 Před 3 lety +1

    Absolutely well done and definitely keep it up!!! 👍👍👍👍👍

  • @JimmyGray
    @JimmyGray Před 4 lety +7

    The undergrad pre med joke at 38:04 made me really laugh as an MD who attended that lecture :)

  • @mmartin5816
    @mmartin5816 Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you Lenny!

  • @life_score
    @life_score Před 2 lety +1

    Amazing way of thinking 👏

  • @AndraBullar
    @AndraBullar Před 11 lety +1

    Explain the double slit experiment using classical physics, and you have a Nobel prize waiting for you.

  • @pakisium
    @pakisium Před 2 měsíci

    Watching after 14 years and still pleading on eyes ❤😂

  • @ChickenSpeed
    @ChickenSpeed Před 5 lety +1

    this has better audio than the MIT lectures on YT, and that came out in 2015

  • @petergreen5337
    @petergreen5337 Před 5 měsíci

    ❤Thank you very much Professor and class

  • @7itanium452112
    @7itanium452112 Před 12 lety +1

    @universalsailor Exactly, I'm not sure where i read this, but the quote goes something like this."If your theory can't explain something in basic words, then it's not much of a theory."

  • @connieyoung9607
    @connieyoung9607 Před 2 lety

    Love these lectures
    Very interesting.

  • @chuckmaddison2924
    @chuckmaddison2924 Před 4 lety +1

    At what point does the color of an object vanish as you break apart the object into smaller and smaller parts.

  • @OneNubNinja
    @OneNubNinja Před 2 lety

    Every time I fall asleep and wake up in the morning and open my YT app, I’m on one of this guys lectures. How tf do i go from skyrim to this.

  • @maneabogdan1902
    @maneabogdan1902 Před 11 lety +1

    Is the best and amazing teacher ever

  • @daanlib
    @daanlib Před 11 lety +1

    So when the filter has a certain thickness, the blob changes into little blibs?

  • @sandrocavali9810
    @sandrocavali9810 Před rokem

    My favorite hero. Dr sussnind

  • @GoodScienceForYou
    @GoodScienceForYou Před 11 lety +1

    I am certainly way ahead of you on my understanding of modern physics.

  • @csmcmillion
    @csmcmillion Před 12 lety +4

    "QM is a subtle and difficult subject. Yet, in his QM series, he said "Everything in QM is easy".

  • @josephlau13d77
    @josephlau13d77 Před 3 lety +1

    1:06:21 isn't speed of light c equals to 2.99792458 x 10^8 m/s instead of 2.99762458 x 10^8(instead of 6 should be 9)

  • @Kalles_Kaviar
    @Kalles_Kaviar Před 5 měsíci

    ❤❤❤❤ good lecture , loved learning this class in 🏗🏗🏗🏗🔦🔦🔦🔦

  • @coastwalker
    @coastwalker Před 12 lety

    follow all of these lectures if you want to know what the Higgs Boson is. Dont worry about the math, you will follow the arguments without being able to take an exam in it - This guy is a total genius at explaining complicated stuff whilst focusing on the key ideas that almost anybody can grasp ~ or having heard the explanation could google and understand. Brilliant fun, thanks Leonard.

  • @RTRVII
    @RTRVII Před 10 lety +2

    Love Leonard Susskind!

  • @johnboyd2564
    @johnboyd2564 Před 10 lety +1

    I love Leonard.

  • @karlwashere123
    @karlwashere123 Před 14 lety +1

    Yes. Thank you.

  • @7milesdavis
    @7milesdavis Před 12 lety +2

    Why does this video have any dislikes? Thanks Stanford, great videos

  • @orsozapata
    @orsozapata Před 13 lety +1

    @imthetopstoner simply, the flux of energy from the sun is distributed on concentric spheres of larger and larger radius, so the energy per unit surface is smaller and smaller. :)

  • @farcenter
    @farcenter Před rokem +1

    brilliant teaching

  • @YoNiQe
    @YoNiQe Před 11 lety +1

    has anyone had a detailed look into both this and the "New Revolutions in Particle Physics: Standard Model" series and is able to tell me where they overlap or complement eachother and if I should hear one before the other?

  • @marlonbrade9424
    @marlonbrade9424 Před 5 lety +1

    i love the last part .

  • @AsifRaihan
    @AsifRaihan Před 14 lety +1

    Thank you soooooomuch

  • @1Fasterblade
    @1Fasterblade Před 12 lety +1

    I know where he got the units but, where did he get that value of h? ...1.05455...*10^-34?

  • @michaellewis7861
    @michaellewis7861 Před 4 lety +1

    Beckerell upper and lower bounds the trajectory to observe it. Beam splits with magnetic field.

  • @nietszche98
    @nietszche98 Před 12 lety +3

    I'm tired of people saying how old they are. It doesn't matter; just watch the video.

  • @codingworkout3637
    @codingworkout3637 Před 4 lety +1

    Amaizing!

  • @KingArcturus
    @KingArcturus Před 14 lety +1

    forms of light, solids, liquids, gases, plasmas, variations in gravity, motion, energy and time all fall into this category.
    When it is said that the speed of light has limits, what type of light is referred to? If nothing can move faster then the speed of light.
    Sorry if this seems arbitrary. I am not a physics expect just a theorizer. Please feel free to enlighten me.
    I suppose you could try an experiment on mars simultaneously as on earth to prove the correct speed of light.

  • @aishwarytiwari2534
    @aishwarytiwari2534 Před 5 lety +1

    which notes should i refer complementary to this course ?

  • @channel-ug9gt
    @channel-ug9gt Před 3 lety

    Answer for 1:28:12 : e^(-iw) is in the Fourier transform, plane-wave equation, Schrödinger eq, etc... 1=e^(i*2*pi)

  • @goldenphoenixsweden5806
    @goldenphoenixsweden5806 Před 6 lety +1

    why are photons in feynman diagram written as plane waves when photons are wave packets?

  • @BarriosGroupie
    @BarriosGroupie Před 14 lety +1

    Such an effortlessly gifted teacher, yet a pioneer - such a rare combination

  • @angelyang469
    @angelyang469 Před 11 lety +1

    thanks a lot

  • @12388696
    @12388696 Před 10 lety

    Be more considerate - he is in his seventies now. Imagine how many profs can explain this so crystal clear in their seventies?

    • @AmazingStoryDewd
      @AmazingStoryDewd Před 5 lety

      How does age effect how well you can explain something. I had elderly physics professors as well. They were articulate.

  • @MarkCidade
    @MarkCidade Před 11 lety +1

    A lot of people with the gene for sickle cell anemia don't die of malaria, which is common in their area. That's why it's considered a good mutation. Genetic mutations can be both good and bad.

  • @AndraBullar
    @AndraBullar Před 11 lety +1

    And also how, precisely, would you describe the function of a PET scan, without the use of positrons and their quantum effects?

  • @ryandelmar7969
    @ryandelmar7969 Před 6 lety +3

    I had no idea Nosferatu was a physics professor...brilliant!

    • @jakelabete7412
      @jakelabete7412 Před 5 lety

      That's his day job. He moonlights as a vampire. Guess I'm not the only one who noticed.

  • @DroCaMk3
    @DroCaMk3 Před 9 lety +4

    Anyone up for building this Gedankotron? I'm still looking for a topic for my grad thesis anyway.

    • @christianfarina3056
      @christianfarina3056 Před 8 lety +2

      +Gorder I am up for it. Let's go to Home Depot tomorrow morning.

  • @dhireshyadav1783
    @dhireshyadav1783 Před 3 lety

    Not just the idea but the video is also now ancient.