Elwood Schapansky knows how to use his hands. A retired physics professor, carpenter and former bush pilot in Alaska, Schapansky’s first thought when he needs something isn’t to buy it. It’s to make ...
Tesla coils, superconductors, and hilarious music videos are great reasons to be excited about physics. Here are some of our favorites. 10. Musical Tesla Coil Steve Ward can tune his Tesla coil so ...
In this series of articles, some of YouTube's most popular science channels take a turn in the spotlight. Their creators employ a range of techniques and styles, weaving together graphics, footage, ...
Here’s a problem for keen students of classical mechanics: how can a skateboarder cause their board to leap into the air by pressing down on it with their feet? What I’ve described is a trick called ...
Writer, author of The Awei Series, and cat foster parent. Her favorite games include Dragon Age, Pokémon, Final Fantasy XIV, Team Ico games, Ōkami, and RPG maker horror games. She also loves pasta and ...
College professors these days face an ever-higher bar to grab the attention of their students, forced to compete with the stimuli of smartphones and laptops in large lecture halls. But when your ...
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Video game physics are something that we often take for granted. If you make your avatar jump, you expect it to come down and not go shooting off into space. Although, if you have played Skyrim long ...