Explaining Every Force in Physics With Sheep and Canada
The wizards over at Minute Physics have done it again. They have managed to describe the workings of every fundamental …
Category Archives: Physics
Spend a mintue to (bascially) understand special relativity {Video}
Spend another minute with the wizards of concise science, Minute Physics: More information on Einstein’s theory of special relativity here.
Why do nuclear reactors glow?
You have seen the image in movies and TV, but it is not a case of fancy editing. Nuclear reactors …
Stars died so that you could live
Ever wonder where everything that makes you who you are came from? Obviously from your parents, but where did they …
With a Cloud Chamber, You Can See Radiation Happening {w/ Video}
I believe that at least one of the reasons why radiation is so scary is that it is invisible (and …
What would happen if you stuck your head in a particle accelerator?
Enter Anatoli Bugorski… As a researcher at the Institute for High Energy Physics in Protvino, Bugorski used to work with …
Quantum Levitation in Action!
It sounds like magic, but it actually is an astonishing phenomena captured by Tel-Aviv University. Watch the video below, then …
What I learned from Victor Stenger’s book, “God: The Failed Hypothesis”
If you are looking for a solid treatment of theism by science, Stenger’s book is a great place to start. …
Cell Phones (Still) Do Not Cause Cancer
Here we are again going back and forth on whether or not cell phones cause brain cancer. Even though basic …
Exposing the Power Balance Con
Where We Stand Even though the purveyors of Power Balance bracelets have already admitted that there is no scientific basis …
Free Fall on the Moon
Ah Science, it works everywhere. Galileo can make predictions about objects falling in a (near) vacuum under a gravitational field …
Why Airport Body Scanners are Still Safe
In this post I have stumbled across a handy-dandy tool from the: FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION OFFICE OF AEROSPACE MEDICINE CIVIL …
This is What the Sun Looks Like
The Sun is awesome, and it makes life possible. Ever wanted to see what it actually looks like? Your welcome. …
Radiation Visualized
Did you read my last post about airport body scanners and still were confused about the amount of radiation that …
Are Airport Body Scanners Safe?
There is much fear-mongering about radiation these days; the damaged Japanese reactor affecting the US, the safety of nuclear power, …
Exploring the “G-Force”: Why Woodpeckers Don’t Get Concussions
The “G-force” as it is called, determines the force imparted to objects, depending on the available gravity. You may have …
Snowflakes are as Beautiful Up-close as You Think
The beauty of nature is its complexity and diversity. Especially in animals and plants, but also in that which the …
First Contact
I have recently written about how science estimates the probability of alien life. Let’s say that all of the obstacles …
Are We Alone?
I have written here before about the implausibility that aliens are communicating with us through crop circles, but putting that …
The Cell Phone and Brain Cancer Myth
AT&Tumor? There has been a lot of fear over the years of the potential risks from prolonged cell phone use. …
