How quantum mechanics explains global warming

Title:: How quantum mechanics explains global warming
Speaker:: Lieven Scheire
Description:: You've probably heard that carbon dioxide is warming the Earth. But how exactly is it doing it? Lieven Scheire uses a rainbow, a light bulb and a bit of quantum physics to describe the science behind global warming. [Directed by STK Films, narrated Addison Anderson, music by Michael Dow].

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Video Language:: English
Team:: closed TED
Project:: TED-Ed
Duration:: 05:01

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