Toby Hendy
Toby Hendy
Tibees/ YouTube YouTuber, maths and physics
Toby Hendy is a science communicator who brings physics, mathematics and astronomy to millions. Toby creates videos on her YouTube channel Tibees which recently passed 1.1 million subscribers and totals over 140 million views.
One of her most popular video series is ‘The Joy of Mathematics’ which presents math in a calm and creative manner, breaking expectations of how math is taught. Another popular series ‘Unboxing exams’ takes a look at tough exams around the world. These videos attract an international audience of students who wish to see how their own academic experiences compare to those of others.
In 2022 Toby co-created the award-winning short film ‘Finding X’ which received funding from Screen Australia and YouTube. This short tells the story of searching for meaning in a mathematical world.
One of her most popular video series is ‘The Joy of Mathematics’ which presents math in a calm and creative manner, breaking expectations of how math is taught. Another popular series ‘Unboxing exams’ takes a look at tough exams around the world. These videos attract an international audience of students who wish to see how their own academic experiences compare to those of others.
In 2022 Toby co-created the award-winning short film ‘Finding X’ which received funding from Screen Australia and YouTube. This short tells the story of searching for meaning in a mathematical world.
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A Second Earth
MON, OCT 16, 12:30 PM
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For centuries, the dream of human travel into the cosmos has fired imaginations. And with the advent of space tourism and NASA’s plan to build a permanent Moon base by 2030 – as well as Space X efforts to get humans to Mars – human space travel through our solar system no longer seems in the realms of science fiction.
But while the exploration of our local planets and moons may yield useful resources, and even possibly traces of life, humans are already looking beyond – to exoplanets - hunting for those with conditions like our own. But the vast distances of the universe mean we’re unlikely to visit.
If we are to ever step foot on a Second Earth, it may be because one of the great unsolved mysteries of the cosmos has been solved: what is dark energy? It’s thought to make up around 68% of the known universe and is a hypothetical form of energy that exerts a negative, repulsive pressure, behaving like the opposite of gravity. Researchers like Prof Tamara Davis are busy trying to decode its secrets. If we can harness it, intergalactic travel may become a reality.