What Physics Teachers Get Wrong About Tides! | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios

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Space Time explores the outer reaches of space, the craziness of astrophysics, the possibilities of sci-fi, and anything else you can think of beyond Planet Earth with our astrophysicist host: Matthew O’Dowd. For all business inquiries and sponsorship opportunities please reach out to: [email protected] Matt O'Dowd spends his time studying the universe, especially really far-away things like quasars, super-massive black holes, and evolving galaxies. He uses telescopes in space to do it. Matt completed his Ph.D. at NASA's Space Telescope Science Institute, followed by work at the University of Melbourne and Columbia University. He's now a professor at the City University of New York's Lehman College and an Associate at the American Museum of Natural History's Hayden Planetarium. Previous host Gabe Perez-Giz is an astrophysicist who studies black hole physics. He received his Ph.D. from Columbia University and also hosted PBS Infinite Series.

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Tweet at us! @pbsspacetime Facebook: facebook.com/pbsspacetime Email us! pbsspacetime [at] gmail [dot] com Comment on Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/pbsspacetime Support us on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/pbsspacetime Help translate our videos! http://www.youtube.com/timedtext_cs_panel?tab=2&c=UC7_gcs09iThXybpVgjHZ_7g We all know tides have something to do with gravity from the Moon and Sun, but if gravity affects the motion of all objects equally, then how come oceans have large tides while other bodies of water don't? It's because your mental picture of the tides is probably WRONG!!! Join Gabe on this week’s episode of PBS Space Time as he sets the record straight on tidal force, gravitational differential and what role the moon actually plays in tides. Why don't lakes have tides? Watch the episode to find out! Emily Rice (NASA Space Apps Challenge talk on Exoplanet Atmospheres): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYGTZkueKWc&t=6s https://about.me/emilyrice Sean Carroll (lecture notes on general relativity): http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/March01/Carroll3/Carroll4.html For Additional Info on tides: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gftT3wHJGtg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlWpFLfLFBI ------------------------------------------------- COMMENTS: Johan 't Hart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwhKZ3fd9JA&lc=z13mz50oqu2liptvs22qv5vjunjvv3ctp Marcos MH https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwhKZ3fd9JA&lc=z122splo5zukxlg5104cc11p5qm0yrtxojc Campbell McLauchlan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwhKZ3fd9JA&lc=z12dzpx4ypz4yhap304cc1tz4n2jjxnw5us0k Pedro Gusmão https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwhKZ3fd9JA&lc=z13ghfv5uk33yxbgk04cidsxspyutv4wpek Michael Winter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwhKZ3fd9JA&lc=z13jtluhgpqpzzzym04cjn0ytqf5tlyje3o Anthony Englert (antenglert) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwhKZ3fd9JA&lc=z133y1ubnrisir5if04cijxqtnuadf3ixg0 Ciroluiro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwhKZ3fd9JA&lc=z13ngtg43pivcxqiy04cdjgilsjmfxoqivo0k electrocat1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwhKZ3fd9JA&lc=z123xd3r3yv2ibcwz04cj5szrwi0hpcqpso0k dligac https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwhKZ3fd9JA&lc=z13asf4xanerxr1pq04cfvyzpufmvvmzdks0k KRIGBERT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwhKZ3fd9JA&lc=z13bzh5zkqi1cdg3w22gz3qjaxj4enxuo Mark G https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwhKZ3fd9JA&lc=z13mhvy4xu3yz5tbi04cchkhnwv2wvbhgws0k Arunabha D. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwhKZ3fd9JA&lc=z13scbwp5zqahb5p404cfh344tfjf3th2tk0k Iwon't tellmyname https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwhKZ3fd9JA&lc=z12iwfmxxny2zfird04cep1pbyerjvx5wtw0k ------------------------------------------------- Let us know what topics you want to learn more about: http://bit.ly/spacetimepoll

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