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Huge If True Podcast

Cleo Abram is a video journalist who produces Huge If True, an optimistic show about science and technology. Huge If True is an antidote to the doom and gloom, helping a wide audience see better futures they can help build. In each episode, Cleo dives deep into one innovation that could shape the future. She has explored humanoid robots at Boston Dynamics, supersonic planes at NASA, quantum computers at IBM, the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, and more. Previously, Cleo was a video producer at Vox

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4:32

Gravitational Waves Discovered for the First Time!

Huge If True Podcast ·

2026/09/18

In the press conference heard round the world, they showed the tell-tale waveforms indicating that huge event in which two black holes merged 1.3 billion lightyears away, had created waves that passed by the LIGO detectors and were finally heard. Einstein predicted the existence of these waves in his 1915 theory of general relativity. But it took a long time for us to come up with the technology to detect them. For one, we had to invent lasers! This video discusses why this discovery is important,

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5:56

How does laser cooling work?

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2026/09/18

How can light be used to cool atoms and molecules ? Lasers are known to burn things, fix eyes, and dance on powerpoint presentations. But they can also be used to cool objects to some of the coldest temperatures in the universe.

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6:16

How science explains monster waves

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2026/09/18

Rogue waves - enormous, spontaneous surface waves in the open ocean - were once the tall tales of sailors. They are waves that reach 2-3x taller than the largest average waves in the area, reaching heights of 75 – 100ft. With the help of a ESA satellite survey, the scientific community now accepts they happen frequently. What causes rogue waves?

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5:04

Craziest eclipses in the solar system

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2026/09/18

Craziest eclipses in the solar system. .....

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7:50

Experiments with $100,000+ Speakers

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2026/09/18

new show SoundField as they experiment with giant $100,000 speakers and aim them at your body parts looking for resonance, at oobleck, at googly eyes, and at candles to explore the physics of sound.

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5:11

Can you take perfect 3D photos?

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2026/09/17

3D movies and TV are is increasing in popularity, but is any of it truly 3D? How true is the 3D in movie theaters? How do glassess-less 3D TVs work? Try catching a ball with one eye closed. If you find it easy, try having the ball thrown a couple of feet in front of you, or from further away. It becomes increasingly difficult when the throw is off.

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5:11

New Horizons first probe to reach pluto!

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2026/09/17

The New Horizons probe reached its closest approach to Pluto on July 14, 2015 at 7:49 EST. We have received more and more detailed images and data about the dwarf planet and its largest moon, Charon. Very exciting times!

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5:03

Are perpetual motion machines possible?

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2026/09/17

A wheel that spins forever; a bird that never quenches its thirst; a clock that never stops ticking, an endless source of free energy. These are but the dreams of inventors striving to make perpetual motion machines, machines that can work forever without any energy input. Are these machines possible without violating the laws of physics? No.

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11:20

Everything you should know about TRAPPIST-1 exoplanets

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2026/09/14

The TRAPPIST-1 exoplanet system has seven earth-like planets and is only 39 lightyears away! I am joined by Professor Adam Burgasser and Dr. Katherine Deck, both astrophysicists on the Nature paper to discuss the discovery of this planetary system.

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6:15

Oxygen is MAGNETIC?!

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2026/09/14

Liquid oxygen has unusual magnetic properties. This demonstration with the MIT Technical Services Group and a crazy blowtorch demonstration on the curie point of iron share a glimpse into how different kinds of magnetism work.

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3:57

SPOOL RIDDLE - Which way will it roll?

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2026/09/14

Can you answer the spool riddle? Special guest Anne Wojcicki joins Physics Girl for the answer(s?!) to the hiker riddle and to hear the next riddle

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2:39

Amusing Surface Tension Experiment

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2026/09/14

How does soap change the surface tension of water? I have used my degree to make a fifth video -- for you all -- to explain this very question.

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3:59

How to Make a Cloud in Your Mouth

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2026/09/14

Learn how to make a wispy cloud come out of your mouth, even when it's not cold out. Like any awesome trick, physics is to thank for the mouth cloud. This simple and fun demonstration can be used to explain the cloud in a bottle experiment, and real clouds in the sky.

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3:33

Stacked Ball Drop

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2026/09/13

What happens when you drop a perfectly balanced stack of balls? And how is the result like a supernova? The classic momentum transfer demonstration, taken to the next level. A big thank you to my nephews and niece Drew, Max and Whitney for creating the trampoline footage! Thank you to the Vlogbrothers for sponsoring this video, to Kyle Kitzmiller for filming, and to Island School on Kauai for providing the balls

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2:53

5 physics experiments for the holidays!

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2026/09/13

These 5 holiday-themed physics experiments will keep you and your family busy with science during the winter holidays! All experiments involve materials found around the house. Parental supervision advised . Flame Eraser – put out a candle by pouring CO2 over the flame! Easy-to-do experiment, and CO2 is made from household ingredients: Baking soda and vinegar. Materials: cups, baking soda, vinegar, candles, matches Resonant Straws – discover the property of resonance in a straw by creating a

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6:33

What is a quantum coin toss?

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2026/09/13

Quantum coin flipping is the fairest way to flip a coin over the phone. How does it work?!

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7:26

Crazy tic tac bounce!? | EVERYDAY MYSTERIES

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2026/09/13

Tic tacs have the strangest behavior when you bounce them on a very hard surface. What is going on?! Find out the physics.

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6:23

Bowl Riddle Solution (Plus 2 BONUS riddles) ft. Kurt...

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2026/09/13

See if you can solve the next two riddles in this video: (1) the silent round riddle (2) the broom riddle ft. Kurt Hugo Schneider!

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11:24

Why are there giant concrete tunnels in the desert?

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2026/09/13

Thanks to LIGO Hanford, Michael Landry, Amber Strunk, Sharan Banagiri and Salvatore Vitale.

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11:24

Why are there giant concrete tunnels in the desert?

Huge If True Podcast ·

2026/09/13

Thanks to LIGO Hanford, Michael Landry, Amber Strunk, Sharan Banagiri and Salvatore Vitale.

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