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SIO376: What Portal Teaches Us About the Physics of Our Universe

Aug 10, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
Portal and the Universe
01:37 • 2min
3
Portal: A Video Game That Helps Us Understand Physics
03:19 • 2min
4
The History of Portal Guns
05:19 • 3min
5
How to Travel Back in Time With Wormholes
08:31 • 2min
6
The Zero Point Energy of Empty Space
10:43 • 2min
7
Quantum Foam and the Chasmere Effect
12:26 • 3min
8
The Last Frontier of Theory
15:12 • 3min
9
The Connective Tissue of the Universe
18:32 • 6min
10
The Effect of Portals on Energy Conservation
24:18 • 2min
11
The Potential Energy of the Universe
26:10 • 3min
12
Newton's Third Law Explains Momentum
28:54 • 2min
13
The Importance of Conservation of Momentum
30:27 • 2min
14
Portal Reloaded: A Time Travel Portal
32:02 • 3min
15
The Physics Cabal's Assassination
35:09 • 2min
16
The Loss of Energy in the Universe
37:01 • 2min
17
The Potential Energy of a Banana
38:46 • 2min
18
How to Lose Weight and Keep It Off
40:54 • 3min
19
The Problem With Another's Theorem
43:55 • 5min
20
The Anthropic Principle
48:56 • 2min
21
Why We Don't Have Conservation of Energy in the Portal Universe
50:49 • 2min
22
Flex Superglue Lifts Over Three Tons
52:27 • 2min
23
The Limits of Special Relativity
54:11 • 3min
24
How to Transmit Information Faster in the Speed of Light
57:06 • 2min
25
The Physics of Time Travel
59:04 • 3min
26
The Impossibility of Time Travel
01:02:02 • 2min