Science Fairs Have Lost Their Way. Let’s Make Them Cool Again
If you have ever judged a science fair, you can easily see that there are some problems. How can we…
Calculating Calories by Burning Gummy Bears to Death
In a recent episode of the MythBusters, the team launched a rocket with Gummy Bear fuel and one with poop…
6 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Gravitational Waves
There are so many cool aspects of LIGO’s detection of gravitational waves. Here are six ideas for you to consider.…
Dominate Calculus With a Few Easy Tricks
A numerical integration solves an integral by breaking into a finite number of sums. This is fairly straightforward to do…
The Physics of OK Go’s Epic New Zero-G Video
OK Go has created another epic video. This one involves a zero g environment inside of an aircraft. Here’ how…
Using Gravitational Waves to Pinpoint Colliding Black Holes
In the recent LIGO announcement, it was claimed the event was two colliding black holes 1.3 billion years ago. How…
You–Yes, You–Can Calculate the Speed of Light Using Jupiter
Ole Roemer used the moons of Jupiter to estimate the speed of light. Here’s how he did it. The post…
Tackle a Runner Like a Super Bowl Player—With Physics!
What path should you take to catch another football player? Here are three different ways to run the play. The…
Clever Ways to Catch a Pro Cyclist Cheating With a Hidden Motor
In so-called mechanical doping, a rider hides an electric motor in a bike. How could you detect these motors without…
Psst: You Could Probably Lift a Car by Sucking Through a Straw
The MythBusters lifted a car with a vacuum cleaner. Could you do the same thing by replacing the vacuum cleaner…