Abigail James

@popculturescientist · 36,900 subscribers

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Median views per long-form video

3,998

Uploads per week

2.4

Average long-form length

42:28

In the sample

34 long-form · 16 Shorts

Beat the channel median

The Problem With Zero-Point Energy
32.5K views · 8.1x the median
Do we need a new theory of Gravity?
31.4K views · 7.9x the median
Aliens, Intelligence & the Unknown with Neil deGrasse Tyson | Nerd Exchange Ep. 2
18.1K views · 4.5x the median
Idiocracy Was Right About the Wrong Thing
13.7K views · 3.4x the median
How Plasma Mirrors Could Make Extreme Light
12K views · 3.0x the median

Trailed the channel median

Dune: Prophecy Is Better Than Everyone Said!
1.3K views · 0.3x the median
Microgravity, the ISS & Floating for Science with Erin Winick Anthony | Nerd Exchange Ep. 4
872 views · 0.2x the median
Designing Foundation, Galactic Empires & Worldbuilding with Rory Cheyne | Nerd Exchange Ep. 3
773 views · 0.2x the median
20 Shorts to Explain Dark Matter | Shorts Supercut
649 views · 0.2x the median
I Read The Dog Stars Before the Movie. Now I'm Not Sure I Can Watch It.
599 views · 0.1x the median

Latest uploads

The 50 most recent uploads, newest first. Shorts are included; the badge marks them.

Title	Published	Length	Views
Can science ever really have an end? \| 3 Body Problem	Oct 4, 2026	32:29	5K
Grifter bros talking on podcasts about cern \| A Fairytale...	Sep 27, 2026	57:14	6.4K
There’s More to Light Than What a Camera Records	Sep 23, 2026	13:30	5.9K
My case AGAINST alien visitation	Sep 20, 2026	56:27	5.2K
How Plasma Could Revolutionise Particle Accelerators	Sep 17, 2026	25:42	8.4K
16 Shorts about how The Expanse's Fusion Drive might work\| Shorts Supercut	Sep 16, 2026	46:50	2.1K
One of my favourite conversations I've ever had! #scifiShort	Sep 15, 2026	2:53	2.2K
The Messy History of Science Fiction with Alec Nevala-Lee \| Nerd Exchange Ep. 5	Sep 13, 2026	1:31:08	2K
Everything you ever wanted to know about Warp Drive!	Sep 8, 2026	2:47:49	8.1K
Is Zero-Point Energy being 'supressed'?Short	Sep 5, 2026	3:00	2.3K
Dark Matter news!Short	Sep 4, 2026	1:45	1.6K
Do we need a new theory of Gravity?	Sep 2, 2026	31:38	31.4K
Did you know that you don't have to prove it works to get a patent?Short	Aug 30, 2026	2:23	2.7K
Zero-Point Energy Explained Episode 8 #stemShort	Aug 29, 2026	2:56	3.6K
Dark Matter's Story Works Better Than Its Science	Aug 27, 2026	31:59	6.4K
What Would It Actually Take to Build a Lightsaber?	Aug 24, 2026	53:39	3.7K
I Read The Dog Stars Before the Movie. Now I'm Not Sure I Can Watch It.	Aug 19, 2026	34:15	599
George Lucas Is Wrong About AI... But Not For The Reason You Think	Aug 12, 2026	28:01	1.6K
Project Hail Mary Is Exactly What Sci-Fi Needed	Aug 5, 2026	28:46	4.3K
Zero-Point Energy Explained Episode 7Short	Aug 3, 2026	2:43	1K
How the Saturn V was developed and why the N1 failed to get cosmonauts to the moon	Aug 2, 2026	27:33	5.9K
Dune: Prophecy Is Better Than Everyone Said!	Jul 29, 2026	24:58	1.3K
America Won the Moon. But Did It Win the Space Race?	Jul 26, 2026	59:33	3.2K
Idiocracy Was Right About the Wrong Thing	Jul 22, 2026	25:09	13.7K
One of the biggest mysteries in physics?Short	Jul 21, 2026	2:42	4.1K
20 Shorts to Explain Dark Matter \| Shorts Supercut	Jul 19, 2026	55:53	649
Is there enough energy in a lightbulb to boil the Oceans? #stemShort	Jul 18, 2026	2:53	12K
Energy needs a difference to exploit. Zero-Point Energy #4 #stem #physics #energy #zeropointenergyShort	Jul 14, 2026	2:49	3.4K
Microgravity, the ISS & Floating for Science with Erin Winick Anthony \| Nerd Exchange Ep. 4	Jul 12, 2026	1:07:30	872
Are virtual particles 'real' particles? #stem #quantumShort	Jul 12, 2026	2:59	17.2K
This is why the vacuum isn't empty #quantumShort	Jul 6, 2026	2:26	3.3K
Empty Space Isn't Empty: The Quantum Vacuum Explained	Jul 5, 2026	28:10	2.7K
Zero-Point Energy Episode 1Short	Jul 4, 2026	2:38	4.2K
No, CERN Isn't Changing Earth's Frequency	Jul 3, 2026	19:53	3.1K
The Problem With Zero-Point Energy	Jun 28, 2026	1:02:40	32.5K
Yes, radios waves, x-rays and infrared are all light!	Jun 17, 2026	13:36	5.4K
Designing Foundation, Galactic Empires & Worldbuilding with Rory Cheyne \| Nerd Exchange Ep. 3	Jun 14, 2026	1:12:41	773
Let's talk about the flop era and why everyone is rooting for failure	Jun 10, 2026	30:28	2K
What Fermi's Paradox Was Really About with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Jun 7, 2026	12:28	6.4K
5 June 2026Short	Jun 5, 2026	1:05	2K
Why is it a bad idea to use a Lasgun in the world of Dune?	Jun 3, 2026	16:06	6.7K
Need any audiobooks narrated?! #nerdexchange #startalkShort	May 31, 2026	1:05	1.1K
Aliens, Intelligence & the Unknown with Neil deGrasse Tyson \| Nerd Exchange Ep. 2	May 31, 2026	1:05:21	18.1K
How Plasma Mirrors Could Make Extreme Light	May 27, 2026	12:22	12K
12 Challenges to achieving Teleportation \| Shorts Supercut	May 27, 2026	32:40	1.5K
The truth about Warp Drive with Miguel Alcubierre	May 20, 2026	24:55	3.4K
Nerd Exchange with Miguel Alcubierre! It's all warp drives and general relativity. #startrekShort	May 17, 2026	1:34	2.5K
Warp Drives, Black Holes & Star Trek with Miguel Alcubierre \| Nerd Exchange Ep. 1	May 17, 2026	1:15:11	3.5K
So what does all this AI stuff mean for us? #stemShort	May 14, 2026	2:58	2.6K
Why Nuclear Thermal Rockets Never Took Off	May 13, 2026	17:22	8.4K

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