Inexpensive experiments for a variety of topics.
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NASA.gov brings you images, videos and interactive features from the unique perspective of America’s space agency.
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Cats can be entertaining - especially when they are someone else's cat and that someone made a video. Really, this post is about analyzing ...
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I have a problem. I admit it. Isn't admitting you have a problem the first step to recovery? My problem is Angry Birds Space. I just can't s...
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It turns out that beating a supervillain forces you to bend the laws of physics, even if you're one of "The Avengers." Get a reality check on five scientific twists from the movie.
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Comedy segment with Johnny and Dom DeLuise. Dom DeLuise sets up an elaborate slight of hand trick with eggs. Johhny thinks he's in on the gag when things suddenly turn into an impromptu food fight. From The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.
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Hats off to the Purdue Society of Professional Engineers team. This weekend, the team broke its own world record for the Largest Functional Rube Goldberg Machine.
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'The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious -- the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true scie...
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How do 3D glasses work?Curious and quirky videos describing the various symbols used in physics and astronomy...
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A new approach to introductory physics homework. Problems develop physics skills in real world contexts.
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Sketch, simulate, and share your circuits, entirely in your browser -- no install required. Easy schematic capture and powerful SPICE-like, mixed-mode simulation helps EE students, electronics hobbyists, and electrical engineers design faster.
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GENEVA — Researchers have found a flaw in the technical setup of an experiment that startled the science world last year by appearing to show particles traveling faster than light.
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Anyone else see The Avengers? Just like in Iron Man 1 and 2, Tony Stark has the coolest interactive 3-D displays. He can pull a digital wire frame out of a set of blueprints or wrap an exoskeleton around his arm.
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http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/team/default.htm I have been working with Catalyst on ABC1 to bring some Veritasium to Australian TV. In this segment I ask wh...
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No. This is not a Lagrange Point in Angry Birds Space. It is important, though.Let me get this over with. Why is this not a Lagrange Point?W...
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Now that Angry Birds Space is actually available on various platforms, I realize I made some mistakes. Just to be clear, my previous analysi...
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Engaging Students with Web-based Lectures
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A sponge made of pure carbon nanotubes with a dash of boron shows remarkable ability to absorb oil spills from the surface of water.
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This web site provides a collection of classroom activities for use in large introductory college physics classes on the topics of mechanics, electricity and magnetism, and optics.
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The WikiPremed MCAT Course is an open access, comprehensive learning program for college physics, chemistry, biology, and organic chemistry within a unified, spiraling curriculum.
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If I ever am lucky enough to get a sabbatical, I can think of few better ways to spend it than traveling around the world visiting the classes of the many incredible teachers I've met through twitt...
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I really enjoyed this interview with my colleague, Nancy Nersessian. (Yes, she's a Professor in the College of Computing.) It helped me understand better why her perspective is revolutionary, and...
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It's Official: Physics Is Hard - ScienceNOW...
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