Get curated editors’ picks, peeks behind the scenes, film recommendations and more.
A collaboration between the University of Paris-Sud’s Laboratory of Solid State Physics and the designer Alexandre Echasseriau, the brief and lively Bubble Circus explores some of the more enchanting physical properties of soap, water and bubbles.
Video by Physics Reimagined
video
History of science
How we came to know the size of the Universe – and what mysteries remain
26 minutes
video
Oceans and water
A stunning visualisation explores the intricate circulatory system of our oceans
5 minutes
video
History of science
Ideas ‘of pure genius’ – how astronomers have measured the Universe across history
29 minutes
video
Computing and artificial intelligence
A future in which ‘artificial scientists’ make discoveries may not be far away
9 minutes
video
Biology
Butterflies become unrecognisable landscapes when viewed under electron microscopes
4 minutes
video
Metaphysics
What do past, present and future mean to a philosopher of time?
55 minutes
video
Engineering
From simple motors to levitating trains – how design shapes innovation
24 minutes
video
Film and visual culture
Our world has very different contours when a millimetre is blown up to a full screen
8 minutes
video
Physics
Groundbreaking visualisations show how the world of the nucleus gives rise to our own
10 minutes