Skip to content
Sign in
Artwork for Professor Dave Explains
EducationScienceBusiness

Professor Dave Explains

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!

Support my channel: https://www.patreon.com/professordaveexplains

Check out my book "Is This Wi-Fi Organic?": https://amzn.to/2HtNpVH

OChem help here: https://chemmunity.info/dave

Links:
Support Dave: http://patreon.com/professordaveexplains
Facebook: http://facebook.com/professordaveexplains
Instagram: http://instagram.com/daveexplains
Amazon Author: https://www.amazon.com/~/e/B08W2749Y9

Play
Open in
  • 268 episodes
  • daily
  • Avg 22 min
  • English

Episodes 268

NewestOldestLongest
All20Unplayed20In progress0Played0
Counted on this page — what you have heard stays on this device, so it is not something the list can be paged by.
  • Today · 1 hr 33 min

    The Telepathy Tapes Are a Scam (Ky Dickens Debunked)

    Have you heard that nonverbal severely autistic children have telepathy and other psychic powers? They don't, it's bullshit. But there's a very popular podcast called The Telepathy Tapes that makes this claim. Ky Dickens, the creator, is a lying fraud who preys upon distressed parents of severely autistic children and the gullible sector of the public that wants magic to be real. This grift goes back farther than you think, so let's elucidate some very important context and then explain exactly how Ky's grift works. FC analysis: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1279809/ Pet study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9734300/ My video debunking quantum mysticism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQTWor_2nu4 My video debunking Michael Egnor's bogus neuroscience claims: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxrlHYq39w8 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

  • Today · 8 min

    Graphing in Algebra: Ordered Pairs and the Coordinate Plane

    Alright, we've avoided this long enough! To do algebra, we can't just be all about solving equations, we eventually have to graph some stuff as well. Let's start with the easiest things to graph, lines. Here is a little introduction to the coordinate plane and how to graph lines. Watch the whole Mathematics playlist: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveMath 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

  • Today · 5 min

    Practice Problem: Reducing Agents

    For this one we need to know the ability of different reducing agents to react with various functional groups. Try all of the organic chemistry practice problems: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveOCPP Organic Chemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveOrgChem 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

  • Today · 11 min

    Graphing Conic Sections Part 3: Parabolas in Standard Form

    The parabola is back! I know we've learned a bit about these, but they are one of the conic sections, so let's go a little deeper and learn some new ways to define a parabola. Also, we know how to graph these in vertex form, but we haven't learned how to graph them in standard form, so let's take care of that too, while we're at it! Watch the whole Mathematics playlist: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveMath 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

  • Today · 15 min

    Class Mammalia: Evolution and Description of the Synapsid Amniotes

    Continuing with Phylum Chordata we finally reach the amniotes, which we will begin to investigate first by examining synapsids, and in particular Class Mammalia. What are mammals? When did they evolve? What are their characteristics? Let's find out! 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 5 min

    Practice Problem: Analyzing Acid-Base Equilibria

    Acids! Bases! Conjugate acids! Conjugate bases! We definitely have to be able to label such things, and we should also know how to state which direction in an acid-base equilibrium is preferred. To do this we should know how to tell which acid is stronger, and to do that we have to understand stabilizing factors for the conjugate base, which means we need to understand resonance and electronegativity, which means we need to understand quantum mechanics, which means... oh just watch this. Try all of the organic chemistry practice problems: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveOCPP Organic Chemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveOrgChem 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

  • Today · 6 min

    Practice Problem: Acidity of Carboxylic Acids

    Let's rank these carboxylic acids by acidity! Do you know about the various ways these carboxylate anions can be stabilized? Check it out. Try all of the organic chemistry practice problems: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveOCPP Organic Chemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveOrgChem 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

  • Today · 8 min

    Hiyama Reaction

    We've learned several cross-coupling reactions, so let's learn one more! The Hiyama reaction, developed by Tamejiro Hiyama, uses silanes as coupling partners. Let's check it out! Watch the whole Inorganic/Organometallic Chemistry playlist: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveInorganic 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 Classical Physics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDavePhysics1 Modern Physics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDavePhysics2 Mathematics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveMath 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

  • Today · 16 min

    Joe Biden: Pandemic and Inflation (2021 – 2025)

    Joe Biden was president from 2021 to 2025, but he had a long career in politics prior to the getting elected. What's his story, and what were the major issues that marked his presidency? Let's find out. Script by Matt Beat: https://www.youtube.com/user/iammrbeat 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

  • Today · 10 min

    Hemiacetals, Acetals, and Imines

    There are so many aqueous acid-base equilibria happening in our bodies. So much enzymatic chemistry is about proton transfer. Let's learn about some of these functional groups that nature makes use of, and that we can also make use of in the lab. Watch the whole Organic Chemistry playlist: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveOrgChem General Chemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveGenChem 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/ProfDaveMath 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

  • Yesterday · 6 min

    Latin Vocabulary: Colors

    It's time for some more Latin vocabulary! Let's learn how to say all the colors in Latin. 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

  • Yesterday · 59 min

    Metatron is a Whiny Little Baby

    My recent video examining reality denial and the behavior of trolls that infest my channel featured a tantrum by a loser named Metatron, where I mocked him for being a toxic troll that whines about how toxic I am. He didn't like it very much, so he decided to throw yet another toddler tantrum and accuse me of lying while doubling down on the toxic stuff. He's delusional, and also hilarious, so let's drag him through the mud a little bit such that everyone can know how pathetic this guy is. My previous video on trolls which featured Metatron: https://youtu.be/12bt8VFbMH8 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

  • Yesterday · 10 min

    Practice Problem: Assigning Molecular Structure From an NMR Spectrum

    For this one we need to be able to interpret NMR data in order to arrive at the correct molecular structure based on an empirical formula. It's not as hard as it sounds! Try all of the organic chemistry practice problems: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveOCPP Organic Chemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveOrgChem 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

  • Yesterday · 7 min

    Mammalian Body Systems

    With some general information regarding mammals covered, it's time to look at their body systems. How are they structured, and how much variety is there within Class Mammalia? Let's take a look! 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Yesterday · 5 min

    Practice Problem: Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution Retrosynthesis

    You gotta know your EAS reactions for this one! Make sure you do them in the right order, too. Try all of the organic chemistry practice problems: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveOCPP Organic Chemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveOrgChem 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

  • Yesterday · 6 min

    Practice Problem: Torque on a Mobile

    You had a baby! Hooray! Now it's time to stop building ramps and pulleys and it's time to start building baby stuff. You love astronomy so you decide to make a mobile of the solar system. But in order to get everything to balance out, we will have to talk about torque and weight. Do some calculations so you can make the best mobile this kid has ever seen! Try all of the Classical Physics Practice Problems: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveCPPP Classical Physics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDavePhysics1 Modern Physics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDavePhysics2 Mathematics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveMaths 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

  • Yesterday · 8 min

    Graphing Conic Sections Part 2: Ellipses

    The next conic section is like a circle, but it's like someone stretched a circle out in a particular direction. It's the ellipse! These are very important in astronomy as most celestial objects follow elliptical paths. Let's learn all about ellipses and how to graph them. Watch the whole Mathematics playlist: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveMath 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

  • Yesterday · 15 min

    Discussing the Validity of Empiricism With a Live Caller (Skeptic Haven)

    Skeptic Haven is a show that I appear on from time to time which features live callers on topics pertaining to religion and science, and the calls range from highly contentious to thought-provoking and constructive. Here is one of them. Check out Skeptic Haven: www.youtube.com/ ⁨@SkepticHaven⁩ 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

  • Yesterday · 11 min

    Protecting Groups

    I've seen it a thousand times. You wanna do some transformation on a molecule, and it would work so wonderfully if this other functional group wasn't on the molecule to screw it up! You don't even want that other group to do any chemistry at all, isn't there some way to make it sit this round out? Protecting groups to the rescue! Watch the whole Organic Chemistry playlist: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveOrgChem General Chemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveGenChem 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/ProfDaveMath 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

  • Yesterday · 19 min

    Introduction to Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD)

    With QED covered, it's time to move on the quantum chromodynamics, or QCD. This is the QFT that governs the strong nuclear force, so it explains the behavior and interaction of quarks through mediator bosons known as gluons. What are the symmetries involved for QCD? What are quarks exactly? What is color charge? How can we create Feynman diagrams for this model? Let's talk about it! Script by Andrew Mattson, Physics PhD Student at Johns Hopkins University Watch the whole Modern Physics playlist: http://bit.ly/ProfDavePhysics2 Classical Physics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDavePhysics1 Mathematics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveMaths 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

Showing 1–20 of 268 episodes