Anton Petrov

Anton Petrov

@whatdamath · 1.7M subscribers · 4,561 videos · English

My name is Anton and I explain science, math or other complicated topics using simulations, video games and easy to understand words. This is a (mostly) family friendly channel with the focus on science education. All of the videos are meant to be informative and will teach you fun facts about science you probably didn't know. So subscribe and stuff Because people keep asking me about background: -Bachelor of Science, McGill University (2006) -Worked as Astrobiology researcher in the Dr Hojatollah Vali lab at McGill -Master of Science and Math Education, University of Toronto (2014) -Math/Scie

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16:46

Another Asteroid That's Doing Something We Cannot Explain

134K views · today · 16:46

Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about strange asteroids and their bizarre properties Dark comets Bitcoin/Ethereum to spare? Donate them here to help this channel grow! bc1qnkl3nk0zt7w0xzrgur9pnkcduj7a3xxllcn7d4 or ETH: 0x60f088B10b03115405d313f964BeA93eF0Bd3DbF

Topics: Bizarre asteroids again! · 1998 KY26 - to be visited soon! · It's accelerating? · Dark comet? · But 1998 KY26 seems to be different · The only explanations that makes sense

📖 Mentioned books: a Wonderful Person Tee · Camera · CPU · Video Card

▶️ Mentioned videos: Dark comets

📄 Mentioned papers: arXiv 2611.10275 · Paper on researchgate.net · Paper on researchgate.net

📰 Mentioned news: Nrco0e CC BY SA 4.0

14:04

Did Gravity Ever Change? Science Finally Answers

150K views · 1d ago · 14:04

Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about the gravitational constant and whether it stayed constant or changed Bitcoin/Ethereum to spare? Donate them here to help this channel grow! bc1qnkl3nk0zt7w0xzrgur9pnkcduj7a3xxllcn7d4 or ETH: 0x60f088B10b03115405d313f964BeA93eF0Bd3DbF

Topics: Hubble tension again! · Did gravitational constant change overtime? · How red dwarfs proved that it didn't · What about gravitational waves? · Why this was even proposed · Moon also shows the same!

📖 Mentioned books: a Wonderful Person Tee · Camera · CPU · Video Card

📄 Mentioned papers: arXiv 2610.04048 · arXiv 2003.12832

19:15

How to Control the Brain with Light: The 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine

112K views · 2d ago · 19:15

Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about the 2026 nobel aware in medicine and physiology and optogenetics Bitcoin/Ethereum to spare? Donate them here to help this channel grow! bc1qnkl3nk0zt7w0xzrgur9pnkcduj7a3xxllcn7d4 or ETH: 0x60f088B10b03115405d313f964BeA93eF0Bd3DbF

Topics: 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology · Optogenetics and what it's about · How it started with the algae and a frog cell · Using with other cells · Light controlled mice · Additional colors

📖 Mentioned books: a Wonderful Person Tee · Camera · CPU · Video Card

📄 Mentioned papers: Paper on science.org · Paper on onlinelibrary.wiley.com · Paper on pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov · Paper on science.org

14:31

The White Dwarf Spinning So Fast It Defies Physics

134K views · 3d ago · 14:31

Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about a white dwarf "propeller" Green stars 2nd generation planets Bitcoin/Ethereum to spare? Donate them here to help this channel grow! bc1qnkl3nk0zt7w0xzrgur9pnkcduj7a3xxllcn7d4 or ETH: 0x60f088B10b03115405d313f964BeA93eF0Bd3DbF

Topics: Bizarre white dwarfs · Magnetic white dwarf propeller · How this probably formed · Colored white dwarfs · White dwarf pulsars · Hidden white dwarfs

📖 Mentioned books: a Wonderful Person Tee · Camera · CPU · Video Card

▶️ Mentioned videos: Green stars · 2nd generation planets

📄 Mentioned papers: arXiv 2610.10689

15:14

Biopykrete: The Bio-Engineered Ice That Rivals Concrete

148K views · 4d ago · 15:14

Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about ice stronger than concrete Previous videos Bitcoin/Ethereum to spare? Donate them here to help this channel grow! bc1qnkl3nk0zt7w0xzrgur9pnkcduj7a3xxllcn7d4 or ETH: 0x60f088B10b03115405d313f964BeA93eF0Bd3DbF

Topics: Weird water ice created again! · Biopykrete and what it's trying to solve · How it is created · Remarkable results · Water turning into glass! · Implications and conclusions

📖 Mentioned books: a Wonderful Person Tee · Camera · CPU · Video Card

▶️ Mentioned videos: Video on youtube.com · Video on youtube.com · Video on youtube.com

📄 Mentioned papers: Paper on sciencedirect.com · Paper on nature.com

13:19

Scientists Found a Human Brain Gene Inside a Virus (Here's Why It Matters)

212K views · 5d ago · 13:19

Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about a strange virus that stole genes from our neurons Other videos Bitcoin/Ethereum to spare? Donate them here to help this channel grow! bc1qnkl3nk0zt7w0xzrgur9pnkcduj7a3xxllcn7d4 or ETH: 0x60f088B10b03115405d313f964BeA93eF0Bd3DbF

Topics: Strange virus · Study finds a human gene inside a virus - BC200 · Where it came from · Clarification · What seems to be happening · Where else is this gene found?

📖 Mentioned books: a Wonderful Person Tee · Camera · CPU · Video Card

▶️ Mentioned videos: Video on youtube.com

📄 Mentioned papers: Paper on science.org · Paper on cell.com · Paper on cell.com

📰 Mentioned news: Jfratzke CC BY SA 4.0

15:34

The Universe Will Not Get Destroyed by False Vacuum After All

232K views · 6d ago · 15:34

Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about the false vacuum and a possible destruction of the universe Bitcoin/Ethereum to spare? Donate them here to help this channel grow! bc1qnkl3nk0zt7w0xzrgur9pnkcduj7a3xxllcn7d4 or ETH: 0x60f088B10b03115405d313f964BeA93eF0Bd3DbF

Topics: False vacuum and the end of the universe · Possibility of this happening · Quantum fields and noise · Quantum zeno effect - a watched pot never boils · Simulating this transition in a lab · Simulating the vacuum bubbles

📖 Mentioned books: a Wonderful Person Tee · Camera · CPU · Video Card

16:10

Something Bizarre Has Been Hiding Behind the Milky Way

270K views · 7d ago · 16:10

Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about the mysterious zone of avoidance Laniakea Bitcoin/Ethereum to spare? Donate them here to help this channel grow! bc1qnkl3nk0zt7w0xzrgur9pnkcduj7a3xxllcn7d4 or ETH: 0x60f088B10b03115405d313f964BeA93eF0Bd3DbF

Topics: Zone of Avoidance and what it is · How did we learn to map it so well? · Unusual first discoveries - Vela supercluster · Bizarre treble clef explained · Hidden galactic cluster · Low surface brightness galaxy

📖 Mentioned books: a Wonderful Person Tee · Camera · CPU · Video Card

📄 Mentioned papers: arXiv 2605.24648 · arXiv 2406.16646

📰 Mentioned news: Pablo Carlos Budassi CC BY SA 4.0 · Hd93129 - CC BY SA 4.0

15:50

This Supernova Left Behind a Star That Shouldn't Exist

146K views · 8d ago · 15:50

Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about PA 30 - the strangest supernova remnant in the galaxy Previous video Bitcoin/Ethereum to spare? Donate them here to help this channel grow! bc1qnkl3nk0zt7w0xzrgur9pnkcduj7a3xxllcn7d4 or ETH: 0x60f088B10b03115405d313f964BeA93eF0Bd3DbF

Topics: Strangest supernova remnant - Pa 30 · How this was found · Strange features of the remnant · New type of a supernova · Similar discoveries elsewhere · Super strange star left behind

📖 Mentioned books: a Wonderful Person Tee · Camera · CPU · Video Card

▶️ Mentioned videos: Previous video · David Melon Fuksman CC BY 4.0

📄 Mentioned papers: arXiv 1707.01110 · Bradley E. Schaefer

📰 Mentioned news: Meli thev CC BY SA 4.0

18:04

The Hidden Cells in Your Brain That Don't Belong to You

235K views · 9d ago · 18:04

Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about microchimerism Bitcoin/Ethereum to spare? Donate them here to help this channel grow! bc1qnkl3nk0zt7w0xzrgur9pnkcduj7a3xxllcn7d4 or ETH: 0x60f088B10b03115405d313f964BeA93eF0Bd3DbF

Topics: This changes our understanding of human anatomy! · Microchimerism in a nutshell · How long do these cells survive? · Changes with ages · What they do inside · How was any of this found?

📖 Mentioned books: a Wonderful Person Tee · Camera · CPU · Video Card

📄 Mentioned papers: Paper on sciencedirect.com · Paper on biorxiv.org · Paper on biorxiv.org

📰 Mentioned news: Marnanel CC BY SA 4.0

15:32

JWST Found the Surprising Source of the Universe's Oldest FRB Signal

129K views · 10d ago · 15:32

Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about FRBs - Fast Radio Bursts Cosmic web Milky Way FRB Bitcoin/Ethereum to spare? Donate them here to help this channel grow! bc1qnkl3nk0zt7w0xzrgur9pnkcduj7a3xxllcn7d4 or ETH: 0x60f088B10b03115405d313f964BeA93eF0Bd3DbF

Topics: FRB, Fast Radio Bursts update · Most distant FRB found and where it came from · What created it? · Implications and solutions to astronomical problems · 3000 FRBs suggest 2 different types · Summary and conclusions

📖 Mentioned books: a Wonderful Person Tee · Camera · CPU · Video Card

▶️ Mentioned videos: Cosmic web · Milky Way FRB

📄 Mentioned papers: arXiv 2609.02037 · arXiv 2508.01648 · Paper on science.org

16:14

JWST Stared into Empty Space and Saw... Something

384K views · 11d ago · 16:14

Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about a strange signal found by JWST Bitcoin/Ethereum to spare? Donate them here to help this channel grow! bc1qnkl3nk0zt7w0xzrgur9pnkcduj7a3xxllcn7d4 or ETH: 0x60f088B10b03115405d313f964BeA93eF0Bd3DbF

Topics: JWST finds another unusual event · Why is so strange · How this was found and why it makes no sense · Possible explanations · Additional mysterious signals, FBOTs · FRBs

📖 Mentioned books: a Wonderful Person Tee · Camera · CPU · Video Card

14:52

How Did We Miss This Massive Object in Our Backyard?

330K views · 12d ago · 14:52

Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about a new discovery of a 6th dwarf planet in the solar system 2026 ED138 Bitcoin/Ethereum to spare? Donate them here to help this channel grow! bc1qnkl3nk0zt7w0xzrgur9pnkcduj7a3xxllcn7d4 or ETH: 0x60f088B10b03115405d313f964BeA93eF0Bd3DbF

Topics: New dwarf planet found in the solar system! 2026 ED138 · How was this missed until now? · How this was found · Surprising size · New discoveries about TNOs and the smallest found · Unusual findings and implications for astronomy

📖 Mentioned books: a Wonderful Person Tee · Camera · CPU · Video Card

📄 Mentioned papers: arXiv 2609.09008 · arXiv 2609.09044

14:59

The Bizarre Secret Hiding Inside Cockroach DNA

263K views · 13d ago · 14:59

Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here Get a Wonderful Person Tee Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about cockroaches Halloween special! This year it's about the creepy crawlies that may or may not be somewhere in your walls Enjoy!

Topics: Cyborg cockroaches that scuba dive · Mystery of German cockroach origin · Bizarre DNA and microbiome transfers · What is a cockroach then? · Communication skills and social lifes

📖 Mentioned books: Camera · CPU · Video Card · Motherboard

📄 Mentioned papers: Underwater Suit-Wearing Cyborg Insect Capable of Hours-Long Diving and Terra-Aqua Travel · doi:10.1073/pnas.2401185121 · Uncovering thousands of endosymbiont DNA transfer events within single cockroach genomes · doi:10.3390/insects12080724

15:22

A Totally New Type of Planet Found Around a Dead Star

168K views · 15d ago · 15:22

Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about the first second generation planet ever found! It was created from something else Bitcoin/Ethereum to spare? Donate them here to help this channel grow! bc1qnkl3nk0zt7w0xzrgur9pnkcduj7a3xxllcn7d4 or ETH: 0x60f088B10b03115405d313f964BeA93eF0Bd3DbF

Topics: First second generation planet ever found · What is this system? · Anomalous observations of Niobium · How do we know it's still there? · Comparing this to other white dwarf planets 1 · Margathea planets

📖 Mentioned books: a Wonderful Person Tee · Camera · CPU · Video Card

📄 Mentioned papers: Paper on nature.com · arXiv 1001.0581

📰 Mentioned news: ND CC BY SA 4.0

14:26

Why This 1,800km Cloud on Mars Shouldn’t Exist

193K views · 15d ago · 14:26

Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about Mars clouds Zodiacal light Bitcoin/Ethereum to spare? Donate them here to help this channel grow! bc1qnkl3nk0zt7w0xzrgur9pnkcduj7a3xxllcn7d4 or ETH: 0x60f088B10b03115405d313f964BeA93eF0Bd3DbF

Topics: Mysterious Martian cloud · Why this is so strange · Cloud formation theories · How is this possible? · Why is this a big deal? · Additional cloud discoveries

📖 Mentioned books: a Wonderful Person Tee · Camera · CPU · Video Card

▶️ Mentioned videos: Zodiacal light

📄 Mentioned papers: arXiv 2609.37259

15:30

How We Finally Solved Biology's Deepest Mystery (2026 Nobel Prize)

248K views · 16d ago · 15:30

Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about the nobel prize in chemistry (2026) and the mirror life Bitcoin/Ethereum to spare? Donate them here to help this channel grow! bc1qnkl3nk0zt7w0xzrgur9pnkcduj7a3xxllcn7d4 or ETH: 0x60f088B10b03115405d313f964BeA93eF0Bd3DbF

Topics: 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry - chirality and mirror molecules · Chirality and mirrors in DNA and proteins · Why no mirror life? Kagan and Soai · Manufacturing mirror proteins · Membranes don't like mirror molecules · Existential biohazard

📖 Mentioned books: a Wonderful Person Tee · Camera · CPU · Video Card

📄 Mentioned papers: Paper on pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

13:52

The Secret Second Heart That Controls Your Longevity

1.1M views · 17d ago · 13:52

Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about a so called "second human heart" in your legs Bitcoin/Ethereum to spare? Donate them here to help this channel grow! bc1qnkl3nk0zt7w0xzrgur9pnkcduj7a3xxllcn7d4 or ETH: 0x60f088B10b03115405d313f964BeA93eF0Bd3DbF

Topics: Surprising discoveries of new anatomy in humans · Heart and the circulatory system · Calf system and the second heart · What happens when this doesn't work · Additional unexpected effects - metabolism and diabetes · Conclusions and implications

📖 Mentioned books: a Wonderful Person Tee · Camera · CPU · Video Card

📄 Mentioned papers: Paper on journals.sagepub.com · Paper on sciencedirect.com · Paper on sciencedirect.com · Paper on mdpi.com

14:38

Unknown Cosmic Phenomenon Confirmed in 20-Year-Old Data

169K views · 18d ago · 14:38

Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about strange new cosmic objects Bitcoin/Ethereum to spare? Donate them here to help this channel grow! bc1qnkl3nk0zt7w0xzrgur9pnkcduj7a3xxllcn7d4 or ETH: 0x60f088B10b03115405d313f964BeA93eF0Bd3DbF

Topics: Chandra X ray telescope finds something exciting · How this was discovered · What exactly was discovered and why it's strange · What could these HSS be? · Location and properties · Implications and conclusions

📖 Mentioned books: a Wonderful Person Tee · Camera · CPU · Video Card

📄 Mentioned papers: arXiv 2602.06192 · Paper on nature.com

14:22

Biologists Just Found a Living Organism That Defies the Definition of Life

377K views · 19d ago · 14:22

Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about a strange bacterial vampire Previous video Bitcoin/Ethereum to spare? Donate them here to help this channel grow! bc1qnkl3nk0zt7w0xzrgur9pnkcduj7a3xxllcn7d4 or ETH: 0x60f088B10b03115405d313f964BeA93eF0Bd3DbF

Topics: What is the biological limit for life? · Discovery of Candidatus Sukunaarchaeum mirabile · How this was found · Why this organism is strange · Parasite or what? · Strange genes and proteins

📖 Mentioned books: a Wonderful Person Tee · Camera · CPU · Video Card

📄 Mentioned papers: Paper on biorxiv.org · Paper on cell.com

18:30

How Fungi Took Over the World After the Dinosaur Extinction

160K views · 20d ago · 18:30

Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about how fungi changed the world after extinctions events Bitcoin/Ethereum to spare? Donate them here to help this channel grow! bc1qnkl3nk0zt7w0xzrgur9pnkcduj7a3xxllcn7d4 or ETH: 0x60f088B10b03115405d313f964BeA93eF0Bd3DbF

Topics: The kingdom of fungi - unexpected discoveries · Most interesting new find - D-Rex · Why did it evolve? What happened 66M Years Ago? · New Zealand and Colorado evidence · Deccan traps in India · Additional wave

📖 Mentioned books: a Wonderful Person Tee · Camera · CPU · Video Card

📄 Mentioned papers: Paper on frontiersin.org

14:53

Why Astronomers Just Found Impossible Green Stars

227K views · 21d ago · 14:53

Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about green stars and stars of other bizarre colors (WD J1330+6435) Bitcoin/Ethereum to spare? Donate them here to help this channel grow! bc1qnkl3nk0zt7w0xzrgur9pnkcduj7a3xxllcn7d4 or ETH: 0x60f088B10b03115405d313f964BeA93eF0Bd3DbF

Topics: Green stars are impossible! · Green star was just found! · Why can't stars be green? Blackbody radiation explained · White dwarfs do weird things · Discoveries and what's happening here · Other bizarre colors

📖 Mentioned books: a Wonderful Person Tee · Camera · CPU · Video Card

📄 Mentioned papers: Paper on academic.oup.com

14:14

Why a 1960 Science Paper Predicted End of Humanity on Nov 13, 2026

921K views · 22d ago · 14:14

Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about a strange prediction from 1960s - the doomsday event of Nov, 2026 This is one of your first 2026 Halloween videos! More to come soon

Topics: A bizarre doomsday prediction · Population models · Mathematical prediction of Nov 13, 2026 · Extrapolating backwards? · First outrage, then...acceptance? · Why was it wrong?

📖 Mentioned books: a Wonderful Person Tee · Camera · CPU · Video Card

18:08

The Truth About Age Reversal and Extreme Longevity

414K views · 23d ago · 18:08

Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about human longevity Previous videos Bitcoin/Ethereum to spare? Donate them here to help this channel grow! bc1qnkl3nk0zt7w0xzrgur9pnkcduj7a3xxllcn7d4 or ETH: 0x60f088B10b03115405d313f964BeA93eF0Bd3DbF

Topics: Human longevity, Bryan Johnson or Dean Ho · Demographics research and statistical fraud · Mortality curve flattens out · Hypothetical longevity limit · Worm studies and jumping genes · Naked mole rats and a strange acid

📖 Mentioned books: a Wonderful Person Tee · Camera · CPU · Video Card

▶️ Mentioned videos: Previous videos · Video on youtube.com

📄 Mentioned papers: Paper on journals.plos.org · Paper on nature.com · Paper on nature.com · Paper on pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

📰 Mentioned news: Bachware - CC BY SA 4.0

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