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The Michigan Channel on YouTube

See past Saturday Morning Physics talks whenever you desire. You may view Saturday Morning Physics (SMP) presentations on the Michigan Channel YouTube.

Community Television Network (CTN)

Past Saturday Morning Physics talks are now telecast on the city of Ann Arbor Community Television Network (CTN), EduTV channel 18.

Saturday Morning Physics broadcast times each week:

Sundays               12:00 PM

Mondays               9:00 AM

Tuesdays              11:00 PM

Fridays                  6:00 PM

Saturdays             7:00 AM

CTN Broadcast Schedule from Week of July 12, 2026-January 17, 2027

CTN Broadcast Date Lecture Title Presenters Original Episode Date          
Week of
July 12
Taking the Plunge: The Physics of Roller Coasters David Gerdes April 12, 2008    
Week of
July 19

Van Loo Family Endowment Student Presentations Tayari Colemen and Max Jerdee April 20, 2024    
Week of
August 2*

Comics About Science, From Feyman to Einstein: Math Is Hard & Leaving Stuff Out Is Harder: Jim Ottaviani   Jim Ottaviani October 5, 2024    
Week of August 9
The Science of Election Security J. Alex Halderman October 19, 2024    
Week of
August 16
   Climate Change in the Great Lakes: Effects on Algal Blooms and Human Health  Gregory Dick November 2, 2024    
Week of August 23   Galaxy Clusters: Special Fields in the Sky, Special Challenges for Our Science Camille Avestruz  November 16, 2024    
Week of August 30  AI and the Business World Nigel Melville November 23, 2024    
Week of Sept. 6 Science of Baseball Tim Chupp  October 4, 2025    
Week of Sept. 13 Breaking Bias, Building Bots: The Intersection of DEI and Robotics Oluwami Dosunmu-Ogunbi February 22, 2025    
Week of
Sept. 20
Physics Extra-VAN-ganza! Good Vibrations: The Science of Vibrations, Sound and Hearing U-M Physics Students March 15, 2025    
Week of Sept. 27 ZEUS: The Highest Power Laser in the U.S.  Karl Krushelnick March 29, 2025    
Week of
Oct. 4
Organic Optical Material: From Solar Cells to Light-Emitting Diodes Theodore Goodson III April 5, 2025    
Week of
Oct. 11
 Van Loo Family SMP: Graduate Student Presentations Emilie LaVoie and Otavio Alves April 12, 2025    
Week of
Oct. 18
When “Physic(k)s” Lost Its ‘k’ and Other Language Quarks Anne Curzan October 18, 2025    
Week of
Oct. 25
The Physics of Halloween Timothy Chupp & Gregory Tarle October 31, 2015    
Week of
Nov. 1
How Old Is the Universe-That Is, What Time Is It? Scott Watson November 8, 2025    
Week of
Nov. 8
What Is Classical and What Is Quantum? Insights from the Assumptions of Physics Project Gabriele Carcassi November 15, 2025    
Week of
Nov. 15
30 Years of SMP!  Monika Wood & Others December 6, 2025    
Week of
Nov. 22
An Introduction to Quantum Computing Finn Larsen February 7, 2026    
Week of
Nov. 29
Surviving the Death of a Star: Life on Planets Orbiting White Dwarfs Juliette Becker February 28, 2026    
Week of Dec. 6 The Van Loo Family Student Presentations: Magnets and Amplitudes: A Glimpse into the Quantum Realm Justin Berman and Aaron Chan March 14, 2026    
Week of Dec. 13  The Physics of Active Matter  Suraj Shankar March 28, 2026    
Week of Dec. 20 The Science of Physicist Jens Zorn’s Art Wolfgang Lorenzon, Roy Clarke, Tim McKay, Steve Cundiff, Henriette Elvang, Tim Chupp April 18, 2026    
Week of Dec. 27 The Physics of Music  Christine A. Aidala October 23, 2021    
Week of
Jan. 3
On Deciding the Next Big Science Projects (It’s Much More Than Just Science) James Wells November 6, 2021    
Week of
Jan. 10
The Mechanics of Decompression Sickness Jens-Christian D. Meiners November 20, 2021    
Week of
Jan. 17
How Ultrasound May Be Useful to You Oliver D. Kripfgans December 4, 2021    

*CTN is moving this summer, and the channels will be down for a period during the week of July 26. Saturday Morning Physics may not play this week.

**If anyone would like to request replays they may do so by calling CTN directly at 734.794.6150.**


CARMA

Please view a selection of past Saturday Morning Physics (SMP) presentations on your computer taped by CARMA.

Saturday Morning Physics - Winter 2011

Saturday Morning Physics - 2011-2012

Saturday Morning Physics - 2012-2013