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Professor Dave Explains

Welcome! I have a knack for explaining stuff and I want to share some knowledge with you.

I received a BA in chemistry from Carleton College, and performed graduate studies in both synthetic organic chemistry and science education at Cal State Northridge, receiving an MA in the latter. Prior to this I taught for about a decade in various high school and undergraduate settings, specializing in organic chemistry but also teaching general chemistry, physics, and biology.

This channel is for students at the high school and undergraduate level, but it is also for members of the general public who just want to know more about the world and how things work. My goal is to increase science literacy in our society, so please share these tutorials with anyone that you think might enjoy them. Happy learning!

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  • October 4 · 4 min

    Molarity and Dilution

    Now those pesky moles are swimming! But how much solute is there? Let's learn about how we measure concentrations of solutions, and how to perform dilution calculations. Watch the whole General Chemistry playlist: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveGenChem Study for the AP Chemistry exam with me: https://bit.ly/ProfDaveAPChem Organic Chemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveOrgChem Biochemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveBiochem Biology Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveBio Classical Physics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDavePhysics1 Modern Physics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDavePhysics2 Mathematics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveMaths EMAIL► ProfessorDaveExplains@gmail.com PATREON► http://patreon.com/ProfessorDaveExplains Check out "Is This Wi-Fi Organic?", my book on disarming pseudoscience! Amazon: https://amzn.to/2HtNpVH Bookshop: https://bit.ly/39cKADM Barnes and Noble: https://bit.ly/3pUjmrn Book Depository: http://bit.ly/3aOVDlT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • October 4 · 11 min

    Early Byzantine Empire Part 2: Organization, Economy, and Religion

    With the early Byzantine Empire understood from the perspective of its military and political affairs, let's check out its organization, economy, and religion. This entailed a lot of drama, with religious debates regarding iconoclasm and the nature of the trinity. Let's check it out! Script by Peter Wyetzner Watch the whole World History playlist: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveWorldHistory American History Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveAmericanHistory Italian Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveItalian Classical Physics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDavePhysics1 Modern Physics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDavePhysics2 General Chemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveGenChem Organic Chemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveOrgChem Biochemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveBiochem Biology Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveBio EMAIL► ProfessorDaveExplains@gmail.com PATREON► http://patreon.com/ProfessorDaveExplains Check out "Is This Wi-Fi Organic?", my book on disarming pseudoscience! Amazon: https://amzn.to/2HtNpVH Bookshop: https://bit.ly/39cKADM Barnes and Noble: https://bit.ly/3pUjmrn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • October 4 · 6 min

    Solution Chemistry and Net Ionic Equations

    What are electrolytes? Yes, they're what plants crave. But they are also ionic solids dissociated in solution, such that they can conduct electrical current. Learn about solutions! Watch the whole General Chemistry playlist: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveGenChem Study for the AP Chemistry exam with me: https://bit.ly/ProfDaveAPChem Organic Chemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveOrgChem Biochemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveBiochem Biology Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveBio Classical Physics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDavePhysics1 Modern Physics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDavePhysics2 Mathematics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveMaths EMAIL► ProfessorDaveExplains@gmail.com PATREON► http://patreon.com/ProfessorDaveExplains Check out "Is This Wi-Fi Organic?", my book on disarming pseudoscience! Amazon: https://amzn.to/2HtNpVH Bookshop: https://bit.ly/39cKADM Barnes and Noble: https://bit.ly/3pUjmrn Book Depository: http://bit.ly/3aOVDlT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • October 4 · 18 min

    Principles of Forensic Science

    Just like any other science, forensic science is based on principles and laws. These are the law of individuality, the law of progressive change, Locard's law of exchange, the law of probability, the principle of comparison, and the principle of analysis. What do these mean, and how do they guide crime scene investigation? Let's find out! Script by Kuldeep Kawar Watch the whole Forensic Science playlist: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveForensic Classical Physics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDavePhysics1 Modern Physics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDavePhysics2 General Chemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveGenChem Organic Chemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveOrgChem Biochemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveBiochem Biology/Genetics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveBio Pharmacology Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDavePharma Psychology Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDavePsych EMAIL► ProfessorDaveExplains@gmail.com PATREON► http://patreon.com/ProfessorDaveExplains Check out "Is This Wi-Fi Organic?", my book on disarming pseudoscience! Amazon: https://amzn.to/2HtNpVH Bookshop: https://bit.ly/39cKADM Barnes and Noble: https://bit.ly/3pUjmrn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • October 4 · 8 min

    Mitosis: How One Cell Becomes Two

    We know that we are made of cells. But we start out as just one tiny little cell in the womb. How does that become enough cells to look like a baby? And how does that baby get enough cells to become an adult? The answer is mitosis! This is how cells divide to produce new cells with all the DNA for that organism. How does this work? Let's find out! Watch the whole Biology/Genetics playlist: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveBio General Chemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveGenChem Organic Chemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveOrgChem Biochemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveBiochem Anatomy & Physiology Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveAnatPhys Biopsychology Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveBiopsych Microbiology/Infectious Diseases Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveMicrobio Pharmacology Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDavePharma History of Drugs Videos: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveHistoryDrugs EMAIL► ProfessorDaveExplains@gmail.com PATREON► http://patreon.com/ProfessorDaveExplains Check out "Is This Wi-Fi Organic?", my book on disarming pseudoscience! Amazon: https://amzn.to/2HtNpVH Bookshop: https://bit.ly/39cKADM Barnes and Noble: https://bit.ly/3pUjmrn Book Depository: http://bit.ly/3aOVDlT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • October 4 · 53 min

    What is Dad Brain? (Featuring Darby Saxbe)

    Mothers go through all kinds of changes during pregnancy and after the birth of their child, in terms of hormones and broader psychological changes. But what about fathers? Do their brains change? When and how? Can we compare biological factors with sociological and anthropological ones? Darby Saxbe is a USC psychologist who wrote a book on this very topic. Let's chat with her and learn all about it! Order Darby's book here: https://www.darbysaxbe.com/dadbrain Check out my biopsychology tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveBiopsych Check out my psychology tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDavePsych Watch my other debunks/debates/discussions: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveDebunk EMAIL► ProfessorDaveExplains@gmail.com PATREON► http://patreon.com/ProfessorDaveExplains Check out "Is This Wi-Fi Organic?", my book on disarming pseudoscience! Amazon: https://amzn.to/2HtNpVH Bookshop: https://bit.ly/39cKADM Barnes and Noble: https://bit.ly/3pUjmrn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • October 4 · 6 min

    Phase Changes, Heats of Fusion and Vaporization, and Phase Diagrams

    What the heck is dry ice and why is it so spooky? Learn this and more when we investigate phase changes and phase diagrams! Watch the whole General Chemistry playlist: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveGenChem Study for the AP Chemistry exam with me: https://bit.ly/ProfDaveAPChem Organic Chemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveOrgChem Biochemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveBiochem Biology Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveBio Classical Physics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDavePhysics1 Modern Physics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDavePhysics2 Mathematics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveMaths EMAIL► ProfessorDaveExplains@gmail.com PATREON► http://patreon.com/ProfessorDaveExplains Check out "Is This Wi-Fi Organic?", my book on disarming pseudoscience! Amazon: https://amzn.to/2HtNpVH Bookshop: https://bit.ly/39cKADM Barnes and Noble: https://bit.ly/3pUjmrn Book Depository: http://bit.ly/3aOVDlT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • October 4 · 2 hr 15 min

    Reacting to Stephen Meyer Being a Complete Moron

    Stephen Meyer of the Christian propaganda mill "Discovery Institute" really has a fire under his ass right now! He's making appearances, releasing shitty pseudo-documentaries in theaters, his taskmasters really have put him to good use! Since Christian nationalists have been making serious progress in taking over the country and demolishing the separation of church and state, it's time to start dunking on this douchebag again. Let's start with a couple of short videos where he's being interviewed on some idiot apologist's podcast, and spewing his usual ridiculous script about DNA and "specified information", abiogenesis, all the greatest hits. Debunking Discovery Institute: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveDI Debunking James Tour: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveTour My definitive guide to debunking creationists: https://youtu.be/-qJyam_1nsU Watch my other debunks/debates/discussions: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveDebunk EMAIL► ProfessorDaveExplains@gmail.com PATREON► http://patreon.com/ProfessorDaveExplains Check out "Is This Wi-Fi Organic?", my book on disarming pseudoscience! Amazon: https://amzn.to/2HtNpVH Bookshop: https://bit.ly/39cKADM Barnes and Noble: https://bit.ly/3pUjmrn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • October 4 · 5 min

    Heat Capacity, Specific Heat, and Calorimetry

    We can use coffee cups to do simple experiments to figure out how quickly different materials heat up and cool down. It's called calorimetry. Take a look! Watch the whole General Chemistry playlist: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveGenChem Study for the AP Chemistry exam with me: https://bit.ly/ProfDaveAPChem Organic Chemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveOrgChem Biochemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveBiochem Biology Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveBio Classical Physics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDavePhysics1 Modern Physics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDavePhysics2 Mathematics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveMaths EMAIL► ProfessorDaveExplains@gmail.com PATREON► http://patreon.com/ProfessorDaveExplains Check out "Is This Wi-Fi Organic?", my book on disarming pseudoscience! Amazon: https://amzn.to/2HtNpVH Bookshop: https://bit.ly/39cKADM Barnes and Noble: https://bit.ly/3pUjmrn Book Depository: http://bit.ly/3aOVDlT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • October 4 · 12 min

    John Quincy Adams: Like Father, Like Son (1825 - 1829)

    You know, the Bush family isn't the only one to have a father-son pair in office. The Adams family did it first! Adams Jr. was a busy bee even before taking office. And he also went back to Congress even after his presidency! What an odd duck, huh? Let's learn more about the fellow. Script by Michael Thomas Watch the whole American History playlist: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveAmericanHistory Italian Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveItalian Classical Physics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDavePhysics1 Modern Physics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDavePhysics2 General Chemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveGenChem Organic Chemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveOrgChem Biochemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveBiochem Biology Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveBio EMAIL► ProfessorDaveExplains@gmail.com PATREON► http://patreon.com/ProfessorDaveExplains Check out "Is This Wi-Fi Organic?", my book on disarming pseudoscience! Amazon: https://amzn.to/2HtNpVH Bookshop: https://bit.ly/39cKADM Barnes and Noble: https://bit.ly/3pUjmrn Book Depository: http://bit.ly/3aOVDlT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • October 4 · 6 min

    The Intensive Pronoun (ipse-ipsa-ipsum)

    The intensive pronoun, ipse-ipsa-ipsum, stresses the word it modifies. This is used if you were going to say something like "I saw Professor Dave himself at the grocery store". Let's learn precisely how it declines and how to use it! Script by Patrizia Farina, Professor of Italian at Western Connecticut State University and Purchase College. Watch the whole Latin playlist: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveLatin Italian Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveItalian American History Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveAmericanHistory Philosophy Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDavePhilo Classical Physics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDavePhysics1 Modern Physics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDavePhysics2 General Chemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveGenChem Organic Chemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveOrgChem Biochemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveBiochem Biology Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveBio EMAIL► ProfessorDaveExplains@gmail.com PATREON► http://patreon.com/ProfessorDaveExplains Check out "Is This Wi-Fi Organic?", my book on disarming pseudoscience! Amazon: https://amzn.to/2HtNpVH Bookshop: https://bit.ly/39cKADM Barnes and Noble: https://bit.ly/3pUjmrn Book Depository: http://bit.ly/3aOVDlT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • October 4 · 6 min

    Hess's Law and Heats of Formation

    How can we calculate the enthalpy change of a reaction without doing it? There are two easy ways! This is how we can make sure a reaction won't explode in our faces! Watch the whole General Chemistry playlist: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveGenChem Study for the AP Chemistry exam with me: https://bit.ly/ProfDaveAPChem Organic Chemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveOrgChem Biochemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveBiochem Biology Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveBio Classical Physics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDavePhysics1 Modern Physics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDavePhysics2 Mathematics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveMaths EMAIL► ProfessorDaveExplains@gmail.com PATREON► http://patreon.com/ProfessorDaveExplains Check out "Is This Wi-Fi Organic?", my book on disarming pseudoscience! Amazon: https://amzn.to/2HtNpVH Bookshop: https://bit.ly/39cKADM Barnes and Noble: https://bit.ly/3pUjmrn Book Depository: http://bit.ly/3aOVDlT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • October 4 · 1 hr 31 min

    Terrence Howard Made a Movie And It's SO BAD (Worse Than You Think)

    Click this link: https://boot.dev/?promo=PROFESSORDAVE and use code PROFESSORDAVE to get 25% off your first payment for boot.dev! Were you under the impression that Terrence Howard was done being a complete lunatic? He is not. He made a "movie", and it's so bad. Seriously, you can't believe how bad it is. Take all of his insane ramblings, put them on top of AI slop and cheesy string music, and add in horrible production value. That's Terry's movie! Want to watch it with me and make fun of him? Of course you do! Watch all of my videos on Terrence: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveTerry Watch my other debunks/debates/discussions: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveDebunk EMAIL► ProfessorDaveExplains@gmail.com PATREON► http://patreon.com/ProfessorDaveExplains Check out "Is This Wi-Fi Organic?", my book on disarming pseudoscience! Amazon: https://amzn.to/2HtNpVH Bookshop: https://bit.ly/39cKADM Barnes and Noble: https://bit.ly/3pUjmrn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • October 4 · 6 min

    Thermochemistry: Heat and Enthalpy

    What is heat? It's not just a movie with Pacino and DeNiro. Learn all about heat, and more importantly, enthalpy! Energy exchange is a big part of chemistry. Watch the whole General Chemistry playlist: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveGenChem Study for the AP Chemistry exam with me: https://bit.ly/ProfDaveAPChem Organic Chemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveOrgChem Biochemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveBiochem Biology Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveBio Classical Physics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDavePhysics1 Modern Physics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDavePhysics2 Mathematics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveMaths EMAIL► ProfessorDaveExplains@gmail.com PATREON► http://patreon.com/ProfessorDaveExplains Check out "Is This Wi-Fi Organic?", my book on disarming pseudoscience! Amazon: https://amzn.to/2HtNpVH Bookshop: https://bit.ly/39cKADM Barnes and Noble: https://bit.ly/3pUjmrn Book Depository: http://bit.ly/3aOVDlT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • October 4 · 4 min

    Live Event Announcement! New York City (Anti-RFK Tour)

    Pangburn presents the Anti-RFK Jr. tour, featuring me and Dr. Dan Wilson of Debunk the Funk! The first stop is New York City on Saturday, September 13th. Come debate us if you have the plums! Get tickets here: https://www.pang-burn.com/tickets Check out Debunk the Funk: https://www.youtube.com/@UCJ2SN2gN1dmrFBEo6TWIzOw Watch my RFK video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqI_z1OcenQ Watch all my debunks: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveDebunk EMAIL► ProfessorDaveExplains@gmail.com PATREON► http://patreon.com/ProfessorDaveExplains Check out "Is This Wi-Fi Organic?", my book on disarming pseudoscience! Amazon: https://amzn.to/2HtNpVH Bookshop: https://bit.ly/39cKADM Barnes and Noble: https://bit.ly/3pUjmrn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • October 4 · 11 min

    Class Reptilia: Evolution and Ecology of the Non-Avian Reptiles

    With synapsids covered, it's time to move on to sauropsids. Let's start with reptiles. The classic clade Reptilia is actually paraphyletic, so let's dig into what we can call the non-avian reptiles first. Lizards and turtles and snakes! They're neat! Let's learn about them! Script by Ryan Helcoski Watch the whole Zoology playlist: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveZoo General Chemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveGenChem Organic Chemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveOrgChem Biochemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveBiochem Biology Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveBio Anatomy & Physiology Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveAnatPhys Microbiology Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveMicrobio Botany Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveBotany EMAIL► ProfessorDaveExplains@gmail.com PATREON► http://patreon.com/ProfessorDaveExplains Check out "Is This Wi-Fi Organic?", my book on disarming pseudoscience! Amazon: https://amzn.to/2HtNpVH Bookshop: https://bit.ly/39cKADM Barnes and Noble: https://bit.ly/3pUjmrn Book Depository: http://bit.ly/3aOVDlT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • October 3 · 1 hr 39 min

    Rob Stadler is Still Really Stupid (Featuring Gutsick Gibbon and Creation Myths)

    Remember a clown named Rob Stadler? It's ok if you don't, he's pretty irrelevant. But my good friends Erika and Dan wanted to roast his incompetence in a recent conversation with James Tour, so I agreed to join them. Since I have a lot of James Tour content planned for the very near future, as he's been mouthing off again lately, consider this a nice little warmup. Enjoy! Please subscribe to these channels, they are awesome: Gutsick Gibbon: https://www.youtube.com/@UCJNcAH2yzV3VAMYIGxCZ8_w Creation Myths: https://www.youtube.com/@UCZmhEtG-QIrmyWoW0M6TIgQ Watch all of my content humiliating James: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveTour Watch my other debunks/debates/discussions: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveDebunk EMAIL► ProfessorDaveExplains@gmail.com PATREON► http://patreon.com/ProfessorDaveExplains Check out "Is This Wi-Fi Organic?", my book on disarming pseudoscience! Amazon: https://amzn.to/2HtNpVH Bookshop: https://bit.ly/39cKADM Barnes and Noble: https://bit.ly/3pUjmrn Book Depository: http://bit.ly/3aOVDlT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • October 3 · 14 min

    Intermolecular Forces and Boiling Points

    Why do different liquids boil at different temperatures? It has to do with how strongly the molecules interact with each other through intermolecular forces. Find out all the different ways, and how to use them to make predictions about matter! Watch the whole General Chemistry playlist: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveGenChem Study for the AP Chemistry exam with me: https://bit.ly/ProfDaveAPChem Organic Chemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveOrgChem Biochemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveBiochem Biology Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveBio Classical Physics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDavePhysics1 Modern Physics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDavePhysics2 Mathematics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveMaths EMAIL► ProfessorDaveExplains@gmail.com PATREON► http://patreon.com/ProfessorDaveExplains Check out "Is This Wi-Fi Organic?", my book on disarming pseudoscience! Amazon: https://amzn.to/2HtNpVH Bookshop: https://bit.ly/39cKADM Barnes and Noble: https://bit.ly/3pUjmrn Book Depository: http://bit.ly/3aOVDlT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • October 3 · 46 min

    Superintelligent AI: Cutting Through the Noise (Featuring Andrea Miotti)

    We seem to be talking about AI a lot these days, as a society. Some issues are urgent right now, like the energy drain from huge data centers, impending unemployment surge, social media manipulation, and more. But that's not all! Did you know that superintelligent AI, which is currently under development, might murder all of us? Some people take this threat very seriously. Others do not. I personally think that we should take it quite seriously, and so does Andrea Miotti, CEO of ControlAI, a non-profit organization working towards achieving a global ban on superintelligent AI. Let's chat with Andrea about why the threat is credible and what we can do about it. The most important thing you can do, contact your local lawmakers and give them a piece of your mind: https://controlai.com/take-action?source=profdave Subscribe to the ControlAI newsletter and to keep up to date: https://controlai.news Follow Andrea on Twitter: https://x.com/andreamiotti Microcommit: https://microcommit.io/ Torchbearer: https://www.torchbearer.community/ Check out my first in-depth video on superintelligent AI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrPo1sGwSAc My chat with Jon Perry on this topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3QGNdrBIoI Watch my other debunks/debates/discussions: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveDebunk EMAIL► ProfessorDaveExplains@gmail.com PATREON► http://patreon.com/ProfessorDaveExplains Check out "Is This Wi-Fi Organic?", my book on disarming pseudoscience! Amazon: https://amzn.to/2HtNpVH Bookshop: https://bit.ly/39cKADM Barnes and Noble: https://bit.ly/3pUjmrn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • October 3 · 8 min

    VSEPR Theory and Molecular Geometry

    Did you know that geometry was invented by molecules? It's true! Until the first stars went supernova and littered all the elements across the cosmos, everything was simply spheres, from protons to stars. But then, under cooler planetary conditions, atoms came together to form molecules, and in doing so, they created the first shapes the universe had ever seen. Learn about the different shapes that molecules can make! Watch the whole General Chemistry playlist: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveGenChem Study for the AP Chemistry exam with me: https://bit.ly/ProfDaveAPChem Organic Chemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveOrgChem Biochemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveBiochem Biology Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveBio Classical Physics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDavePhysics1 Modern Physics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDavePhysics2 Mathematics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveMaths EMAIL► ProfessorDaveExplains@gmail.com PATREON► http://patreon.com/ProfessorDaveExplains Check out "Is This Wi-Fi Organic?", my book on disarming pseudoscience! Amazon: https://amzn.to/2HtNpVH Bookshop: https://bit.ly/39cKADM Barnes and Noble: https://bit.ly/3pUjmrn Book Depository: http://bit.ly/3aOVDlT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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