Science for Common Folk
Offered By: Professor Dave Explains via YouTube
Course Description
Overview
Explore a wide range of scientific topics in this informative video series. Delve into space travel technologies, debunk common brain myths, analyze sci-fi concepts, understand scientific theories, learn about cremation processes, investigate vitamin controversies, discover carbon's importance in life, examine COVID-19, explore renewable energy's future, and uncover fascinating carbon allotropes. Gain a scientific perspective on various subjects through short, digestible clips that separate fact from myth and provide a clear understanding of complex concepts.
Syllabus
The Future of Space Travel: Fusion Engines, Warp Drives, and Wormholes.
No, You're Not Left-Brained or Right-Brained.
Alien: Covenant - How Did David Create the Neomorphs?.
Why You Should Never Say "It's Just A Theory".
The Science of Cremation and Memorial Diamond Formation.
Will Synthetic Vitamins Make Me Explode?.
Carbon: The Element of Life.
Natural vs. Synthetic Vitamins.
What is COVID-19? (Coronavirus Update).
The Future of Renewable Energy: Becoming a Type 1 Civilization.
The Materials of the Future: Interesting Allotropes of Carbon.
Taught by
Professor Dave Explains
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