Veritasium
Season 2 Episode 25 - How Damaging is Radiation?
8.3 ?
2010
Documentary, Reality, Talk
What is radiation? Are all types harmful? What are the most common sources of damaging radiation? Most people view radiation as harmful and negative without understanding what makes it potentially damaging and which forms should be avoided. For example, many felt radiation from mobile phones probably caused cancer but few focused on the carcinogenic effects of UV rays.
Episodes in Season 2
1
Atomic Theory
2 min
2
Thomson's Plum Pudding Model of the Atom
2 min
3
Cathode Rays Lead to Thomson's Model of the Atom
3 min
4
Scientific Notation - Explained!
5 min
5
I'm Atoms (Scientific Cover of Jason Mraz's I'm Yours)
3 min
6
Scientific Notation - Example
1 min
7
The Difference Between Mass and Weight
3 min
8
Egg Experiment to Demonstrate Inertia
1 min
9
Gravity (Scientific Version of John Mayer's Gravity)
4 min
10
How Far Away is the Moon? (The Scale of the Universe)
2 min
11
What is a Force?
3 min
12
What Forces Are Acting On You?
2 min
13
Why Does the Moon Orbit Earth?
1 min
14
What Is Gravity?
2 min
15
Best Film on Newton's Third Law. Ever.
4 min
16
Calculating Gravitational Attraction
3 min
17
Which Hits The Ground First?
3 min
18
Misconceptions About Falling Objects
3 min
19
Is There Gravity In Space?
2 min
20
Three Incorrect Laws of Motion
2 min
21
Experiments A Cappella
1 min
22
Khan Academy and the Effectiveness of Science Videos
8 min
23
What Are Atoms and Isotopes?
3 min
24
Supercooled Water - Explained!
3 min
25
How Damaging is Radiation?
4 min
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