Physicist Cuts Airplane Boarding Time in Half
A few years ago, Fermilab astrophysicist Jason Steffen got to thinking: is there a way to have passengers board a plane more efficiently? Steffen considered various methods, such as boarding people in...
View ArticleSeeing the World at the Speed of Light
This video imagines a trip down a desert highway at speeds approaching light, and then shows all the weird and wonderful optical effects the theory of special relativity says we'd experience.
View ArticleSlimed by a Hagfish at the Bottom of the Ocean
The hagfish in the videos are attacked by sharks, conger eels, wreckfishes and more. In less than half a second, the predator's mouth and gills are filled with slime. It leaves, gagging and convulsing,...
View ArticleKlein Bottles (3D Mobius Strip)
The Klein bottle is a well-known and interesting surface which, like the Möbius strip, is non-orientable, and one-sized.
View ArticleThe Adventures of Marie Curie
Hank tells us the story of his favorite genius lady scientist and radioactive superhero, Marie Curie.
View ArticleWhat is the Universe expanding into?
I offer this video to help answer some of your questions regarding the expanding universe. Many of you consistently ask: If the universe is expanding, then what is it expanding into?-yt
View Article1729 and Taxi Cabs - NumberPhile
The number 1729 is "famous" among mathematicians. Why?
View ArticleFrying An Egg In Death Valley
Cooking an egg in Death Valley. A message from the Death Valley Park Rangers: "An employee's posting of frying an egg in a pan in Death Valley was intended to demonstrate how hot it can get here, with...
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