# The science of static electricity

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Anuradha Bhagwat
- Year: 2015
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Physics, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/anuradha_bhagwat_the_science_of_static_electricity)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

We’ve all had the experience: you’re walking across a soft carpet, you reach for the doorknob and … ZAP. But what causes this trademark jolt of static electricity? Anuradha Bhagwat sheds light on the phenomenon by examining the nature of matter. \[Directed by Outis, narrated by Pen-Pen Chen, music by Cem Misirlioglu\].

## Lectures

1. [The science of static electricity](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/anuradha_bhagwat_the_science_of_static_electricity/feec058ef10a), 4 min (TED's player)