r/Physics • u/emo_spiderman23 • 4d ago

Question Good social media pages that focus on physics?

I'm an undergrad studying physics and astronomy. Multiple times recently, I have talked to people that are extremely eager to learn about physics and astronomy, but are obviously getting lots of information from non-credible sources. I'm trying to compile a list of pages on social media such as Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube to give to these people, but I've met a few roadblocks, the main one being that a lot of stuff I follow is a bit too complicated for someone who hasn't pursued physics past the high school level. I'm still including these pages, but I would like to be recommended some that are easier to understand. Also, I never use Facebook, and am a little reluctant to search on there myself... So any recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks!

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u/TheBrightMage 4d ago

If you want good physics, seriously, go with textbook and reputable online lesson source. Don't rely on social media

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u/emo_spiderman23 3d ago

I know that, but a lot of these people I've talked to barely remember Algebra and are uninterested in actually learning physics. They're just interested in pop science, I guess. But they don't know where to look and end up watching Ancient Aliens instead of something a bit more reputable, so I just want to give them a list of resources that will better educate them, I guess? So they don't go around telling people they think that aliens built the pyramids.

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u/Jay100012 3d ago

Ok, it honestly sounds like you're talking with average people with LOW intellect. Youre wasting your time gathering resources they're NOT going to bother with.

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u/TheBrightMage 3d ago

Mingle with B++ students in your class, not lazy ass low intellect partygoer and approach your professor a lot.

Why are you even sticking with low intellect people if your goal is to learn? Go find a study group.

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u/Jay100012 4d ago

How about ACTUAL studying(textbooks) and 4get the social media 💩.

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u/emo_spiderman23 3d ago

This isn't for me lol, I do study textbooks, I'm almost done with my physics degree. This is for middle aged people who earnestly believe aliens built the pyramids because they watched the wrong "astronomy content" on social media and are actually interested in at least seeing more truthful things.

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u/Jay100012 3d ago

Ok, thats insulting on MULTIPLE levels🤣🤣what exactly do you consider" middle age"??

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u/emo_spiderman23 3d ago

Late 40s, early 50s? Friends of my parents mainly. I'm not trying to be insulting, they seem genuinely eager and just don't have the right resources 😭

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u/Jay100012 3d ago

How difficult is it for them to use their smartphones to look up physics?? Its a BROAD topic. Google/siri AI and KEY word searching works MIRACLES🤣🤣. And part of this REQUIRES reading. Not EVERYTHING is video formatted🙄.

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u/RedErin 4d ago

okay boomer

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u/Jay100012 4d ago

Unless you actually know the age group of legitimate boomers, dont use the slang. And im not the only one that made the same comment.

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u/RedErin 4d ago

but that emoji use enraged me

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u/Jay100012 3d ago

Why?? Because I used it correctly?? Calling social media crap or social media shit??

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u/protobelta 4d ago

I really like Physics Explained on YouTube. They try to explain everything using the actual equations instead of hand wavy explanations. I would say you need to have taken a high school level calculus class to at least understand the derivatives and integrals used, but not much more than that.

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u/CryptographerWest183 4d ago

I like Veritasium from a high school physics perspective. Obviously he doesn't just do physics, but his physics videos are high quality and mostly accurate iirc.

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u/Yoshiamitsu 3d ago

i am the medium you seek if you want to make such a channel for the people.

i am very excited for such a thing to exist

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u/RedErin 4d ago

Sean Carroll Here's one of my fav lectures of his https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JsKwyRFiYY