Aug 24
When you think of the big bang, that cosmic explosion that jump-started the ever-expanding universe
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Apr 02
Parallel universes are basically the most popular trope in science fiction, because Batman and Spider-Man in alternate universe costumes are awesome, and also human existence is inherently full of awful, soul-crushing regret. But how does the science actually work? More »
Dec 06
Gravity Doesn’t Work How You Think It Does, And Other Common Misconceptions
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Most of us grew up believing that gravity is just the mass of two objects attracting each other. We probably still think that, really, since who spends their time reading up on gravity? Well, that’s WRONG. More »
Nov 11
If you want to be a world leader in science and technology, it’s important that your kids learn all about the science that makes technology work, right? Physics forms the backbone of our understanding of the universe, but our high school physics curriculum are more than a little lacking when it comes to things from the past 150 years. More »
Oct 10
How Can We See Light? [Video]
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Light is tricky. You probably know that we experience “light” by seeing it bounce off something before being absorbed into our eyes. But what about light itself? That’s much tougher, since in order to see the light, it has to be absorbed. Solving for this little Catch 22 won Serge Haroche the 2012 Nobel Prize in physics. More »
Oct 07
We all know telekinesis can’t be real. As hard as you try, you can’t will the remote into your hand from five feet away, at least not in this reality. But still, all kinds of seemingly telekinetic forces operate around us all the time. How do they do that? More »
Sep 30
The answer to that question seems easy: Because it’s night, duh. But on second thought, you’ll remember the sky is actually littered with stars, and even though our sun is pretty close, it seems like a few hundred thousand (Hundred million? Hundred trillion?!) other stars should at least put out a better glow. More »
Sep 02
The universe is a huge, complex, beautiful-yet-terrifying place, and we’ve spent a lot of time studying it. While some of the more complex models of the universe call for super-computers and tons of processor power, MinutePhysics has one you can run on your laptop. More »
Aug 27
MinutePhysics showed us what would happen if the Earth were hollow, but that was just one part of the nerdy YouTube channel tag team this weekend. Here’s the other half, wherein we learn how big a gun you’d need for the bullet to orbit the moon and hit you in the back of the head, and how to put out the Sun. (Please don’t actually put out the Sun.) [YouTube] More »
Aug 03
The Olympics are full of beefy men and women throwing heavy things long distances. That’s just good television. But which event takes the most power to compete in? MinutePhysics broke down the numbers for the world records in the shot put, javelin, discus, and hammer throw. (Spoiler: It’s called the hammer throw. What did you think was going to win?) [YouTube] More »
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