How about some fun (and bouncity) physics puzzles to solve while you’re stuck at home?
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: How Fast Does a Virus Spread? Let’s Do the Math
Infectious diseases grow exponentially, not linearly. The number of cases seems small—until they’re not, and then it’s too late.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Moving Your Class Online? Tips for Keeping Students Engaged
With high schools and colleges closing, the key to teaching is finding creative ways to make learning meaningful. A physics professor weighs in.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Can You Calculate Pi by Drawing a Circle?
Take the Pi Day challenge: How many decimal places can you nail with this method?
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: How Long Could the World Run on Geothermal Power?
If everyone went 100 percent geothermal today, Earth’s store of thermal energy would still outlive the sun.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Measure the Speed of the ISS With Your iPhone
Using just the technology in your pocket, you can gauge the velocity of the space station as it zips across the night sky.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: How to Spot Fake Video Stunts—With Science\!
This amazing soccer trick has gone viral. But does it hold up to the laws of physics?
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Wait, Is That Backpack … Floating?
A new pack from HoverGlide looks like magic. But there’s a perfectly good physics explanation.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: What If ‘Planetary Alignment’ Really Could Make Brooms Balance?
Celestial bodies aren’t the reason broomsticks can stand up on end. If they were, it would unleash gravitational chaos.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Hurling Satellites Into Space Seems Crazy—but Might Just Work
A startup called SpinLaunch wants to do away with costly launch rockets. Let’s look at the physics.