Think Like a Physicist

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Science tells us what reality is. We look at the tools scientists use to find out how the universe works and show how these tools can be applied to everyday life. We talk about how scientific models improve over time, do some probability and statistics, and discuss how to choose appropriate models for given situations. Basically, how to Think Like a Physicist.

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Lesson 17: How to Use a Measurement to Test a Scientific Hypothesis, Part I

Lesson 17: How to Use a Measurement to Test a Scientific Hypothesis, Part I Think Like a Physicist

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Lesson 16: How to Interpret a Gaussian Error Bar

Lesson 16: How to Interpret a Gaussian Error Bar Think Like a Physicist

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Lesson 15: A Note About Our Simulations and the Central Limit Theorem

Lesson 15: A Note About Our Simulations and the Central Limit Theorem Think Like a Physicist

119 views - 5 months ago

The Final Results from Fermilab's Muon g-2 Experiment

The Final Results from Fermilab's Muon g-2 Experiment Think Like a Physicist

2.3K views - 8 months ago

A Theory Update (2025) on Muon g-2

A Theory Update (2025) on Muon g-2 Think Like a Physicist

885 views - 8 months ago

Lesson 14: How the Approximation of Gaussian Errors Breaks Down

Lesson 14: How the Approximation of Gaussian Errors Breaks Down Think Like a Physicist

118 views - 9 months ago

Let's Take a Break and Talk About Toponium

Let's Take a Break and Talk About Toponium Think Like a Physicist

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Lesson 13: Random Walk With Varying Step Size: Take II (WARNING: FLICKERING LIGHTS/GRAPHICS.)

Lesson 13: Random Walk With Varying Step Size: Take II (WARNING: FLICKERING LIGHTS/GRAPHICS.) Think Like a Physicist

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Lesson 12: A First Example of Gaussian Errors: Sum of Rounding Errors

Lesson 12: A First Example of Gaussian Errors: Sum of Rounding Errors Think Like a Physicist

125 views - 11 months ago

Lesson 11: Random Walk With Varying Step Size: Take I. (WARNING: FLICKERING LIGHTS/GRAPHICS.)

Lesson 11: Random Walk With Varying Step Size: Take I. (WARNING: FLICKERING LIGHTS/GRAPHICS.) Think Like a Physicist

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Lesson 10: The Random Walk: Simulations

Lesson 10: The Random Walk: Simulations Think Like a Physicist

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Lesson 9: The Random Walk: What Is It, and Why Do We Care?

Lesson 9: The Random Walk: What Is It, and Why Do We Care? Think Like a Physicist

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Lesson 8: When Do Gaussian Errors Arise?

Lesson 8: When Do Gaussian Errors Arise? Think Like a Physicist

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Lesson 7: What Are Gaussian Errors?

Lesson 7: What Are Gaussian Errors? Think Like a Physicist

869 views - 1 year ago

Lesson 6: But, How Does This Relate to Real Life?

Lesson 6: But, How Does This Relate to Real Life? Think Like a Physicist

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Lesson 5: Why Physicists are Good at Managing Uncertainties, Part II

Lesson 5: Why Physicists are Good at Managing Uncertainties, Part II Think Like a Physicist

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Lesson 4: Why Physicists are Good at Managing Uncertainties, Part I

Lesson 4: Why Physicists are Good at Managing Uncertainties, Part I Think Like a Physicist

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Lesson 3: We Only Rule Out Hypotheses, Not Confirm Them

Lesson 3: We Only Rule Out Hypotheses, Not Confirm Them Think Like a Physicist

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Lesson 2: Errors and Uncertainties

Lesson 2: Errors and Uncertainties Think Like a Physicist

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Lesson 1: Scientific Knowledge is Imperfect, but Powerful: A User's Guide

Lesson 1: Scientific Knowledge is Imperfect, but Powerful: A User's Guide Think Like a Physicist

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Why News Reports of Scientific Results Need to Include the Error Bars

Why News Reports of Scientific Results Need to Include the Error Bars Think Like a Physicist

305 views - 1 year ago

Putting Too Much Confidence Into Anecdotal Evidence

Putting Too Much Confidence Into Anecdotal Evidence Think Like a Physicist

254 views - 1 year ago

Why is There So Much Stuff About Statistics on This Channel?

Why is There So Much Stuff About Statistics on This Channel? Think Like a Physicist

268 views - 2 years ago

Why Do Scientific Predictions Have Error Bars?

Why Do Scientific Predictions Have Error Bars? Think Like a Physicist

334 views - 2 years ago

Did you know the LHC story started 40 years ago?

Did you know the LHC story started 40 years ago? Think Like a Physicist

609 views - 2 years ago

Did the DONuT Experiment Discover the Tau Neutrino? Part 2

Did the DONuT Experiment Discover the Tau Neutrino? Part 2 Think Like a Physicist

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Where were the missing solar neutrinos?

Where were the missing solar neutrinos? Think Like a Physicist

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The New (2023) Result from the Muon g-2 Experiment

The New (2023) Result from the Muon g-2 Experiment Think Like a Physicist

5.4K views - 2 years ago

Did the DONuT Experiment Discover the Tau Neutrino? Part 1

Did the DONuT Experiment Discover the Tau Neutrino? Part 1 Think Like a Physicist

730 views - 2 years ago

The Discovery of the Top Quark

The Discovery of the Top Quark Think Like a Physicist

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What is the Probability that Your Probability Calculation is (Very) Wrong?

What is the Probability that Your Probability Calculation is (Very) Wrong? Think Like a Physicist

240 views - 3 years ago

Updated Results from LHCb

Updated Results from LHCb Think Like a Physicist

1.1K views - 3 years ago

The Particle Physics Results You Didn't Hear About

The Particle Physics Results You Didn't Hear About Think Like a Physicist

609 views - 3 years ago

The Solar Neutrino Problem, Part II

The Solar Neutrino Problem, Part II Think Like a Physicist

565 views - 3 years ago

The Solar Neutrino Problem, Part I

The Solar Neutrino Problem, Part I Think Like a Physicist

1.1K views - 3 years ago

A Not Very Useful Headline About Floods

A Not Very Useful Headline About Floods Think Like a Physicist

133 views - 3 years ago

How Spherical is Your Cow?

How Spherical is Your Cow? Think Like a Physicist

575 views - 3 years ago

Feedback Requested: Turning Think Like a Physicist Into a Course

Feedback Requested: Turning Think Like a Physicist Into a Course Think Like a Physicist

225 views - 3 years ago

When We Think Events are Independent and They're Not

When We Think Events are Independent and They're Not Think Like a Physicist

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Why Think Like a Physicist?

Why Think Like a Physicist? Think Like a Physicist

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Just How Important is the CDF W Boson Measurement?

Just How Important is the CDF W Boson Measurement? Think Like a Physicist

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That New Fermilab Result on the W Boson Mass

That New Fermilab Result on the W Boson Mass Think Like a Physicist

9.6K views - 3 years ago

What's a 95% Confidence Interval?

What's a 95% Confidence Interval? Think Like a Physicist

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Frequentists vs. Bayesians

Frequentists vs. Bayesians Think Like a Physicist

9.6K views - 3 years ago

The Standard Model is (Probably) a Spherical Cow

The Standard Model is (Probably) a Spherical Cow Think Like a Physicist

1.2K views - 4 years ago

(Human) Time Scales in Particle Physics

(Human) Time Scales in Particle Physics Think Like a Physicist

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What's a Blind Analysis?

What's a Blind Analysis? Think Like a Physicist

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All Those Flavor Anomalies

All Those Flavor Anomalies Think Like a Physicist

1.2K views - 4 years ago

The Mathematics of the Learned Hand Formula

The Mathematics of the Learned Hand Formula Think Like a Physicist

1.3K views - 4 years ago

What's a Chi-Squared Fit?

What's a Chi-Squared Fit? Think Like a Physicist

1.4K views - 4 years ago

New Physics Involving the Tau Lepton?

New Physics Involving the Tau Lepton? Think Like a Physicist

1.3K views - 4 years ago

New Flavor Physics in LHCb data?

New Flavor Physics in LHCb data? Think Like a Physicist

2.8K views - 4 years ago

Special Relativistic Time Dilation

Special Relativistic Time Dilation Think Like a Physicist

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What Do These Hurricane Uncertainty Cones Mean?

What Do These Hurricane Uncertainty Cones Mean? Think Like a Physicist

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Introduction to the Chi-Squared Distribution

Introduction to the Chi-Squared Distribution Think Like a Physicist

540 views - 4 years ago

Discovery of the W Boson: Part II

Discovery of the W Boson: Part II Think Like a Physicist

2.3K views - 4 years ago

Discovery of the W Boson: Part I

Discovery of the W Boson: Part I Think Like a Physicist

4.9K views - 4 years ago

What About g-2 of the e and tau?

What About g-2 of the e and tau? Think Like a Physicist

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Getting a Feel for the Meaning of "1 sigma", "2 sigma"..."5 sigma"

Getting a Feel for the Meaning of "1 sigma", "2 sigma"..."5 sigma" Think Like a Physicist

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So, What Does "4.2 sigma" Mean? (And What About "3 sigma" and "5 sigma"?)

So, What Does "4.2 sigma" Mean? (And What About "3 sigma" and "5 sigma"?) Think Like a Physicist

2.3K views - 4 years ago