THE VIDEO SHELF · dark matter
that dark matter video aged like milk
Angela Collier, a physicist, revisits her earlier dark matter video, explaining dark matter as a set of observations rather than a theory and discussing MOND comments.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN points to her videos as a counterpoint to popular dark matter discussion, framing it as the discrepancy that needs explaining.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Angela Collier
- Topic
- dark matter
- Format
- commentary
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 3
- HN mentions in dataset
- 5
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2024–2024
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
Excerpts from the recorded comments. Follow each source for the full comment and surrounding discussion.
IANAP (physicist) The only the matter portion of the universe is 85% dark matter (26.8% of mass-energy content of the universe). As for the question; I don't think it's right to assume that dark matter really is exotic matter. It's just a set of observations. …
PartiallyTyped on Hacker News · 2024-06
In Gravity Without Mass: UAH Study Proposes Alternative to Dark MatterIf you've got the time, these YouTube videos are a nice counterpoint to a lot of popular communication and discussion on dark matter: Dark matter is not a theory: [LINK] That dark matter video aged like milk: [VIDEO] the tl;dr is that "dark matter" is …
bunderbunder on Hacker News · 2024-08
In The possibilities for dark matter have shrunkDark Matter is a name for set of observations that aren't explainable with currently accepted cosmological theory. There are many possible ideas of how Dark Matter problem can be solved. Why do you think making fun of specific idea of what might be the cause …
scotty79 on Hacker News · 2024-10
In James Webb Telescope discovers some quasars that seem to exist in isolation
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