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Resonance Frequency… of Walking!
What does it mean when your walking pace matches the resonance frequency of the container you’re carrying. Or – how not to get completely splashed with fish water, physics-style!
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APS PhysicsQuest Internship – 2nd and 3rd Weeks Update
These updates are available in the SPS National website. 2nd Week, June 10th Another Physics week just ended and we’re on our way to our third week. Wow. I know it’s a cliche to say time flies (not to mention it’s not very physical), but it sure felt like it. During the weekend we decided [...]
APS PhysicsQuest Internship 2011 – First Week update!
PhysicsQuest project is absolutely awesome, but experiments, it seems, are easier devised than actually done!
Physics: Don’t Panic! 10 Steps to Solving (Most) Physics Problems
Easy strategy to deal with most physics problems in homework or exams, or just for fun. Stop panicking, and become a physics whiz!
Astrology, a Practical Test: Objects That Affect You at Birth
Astrologers claim that the positions of the planets and “Zodiac” signs (constellations of stars) at the moment of our birth – and generally throughout our lives – affect our personality, mood and affairs.
We are going to test this hypothesis.
Richard Saunders vs. Astrology
Richard Saunders (Australian Skeptics, Skeptic Zone podcast, and more) brings the astrologer back to Earth and away from fantasy.
TAM7 and SkepticZone Experiment
Here it was again this year, The Amazing Meeting 7 in Las Vegas, organized by the James Randi Educational Foundations (JREF). As you may remember from last year’s updates, TAM is usually awesome and this year was no exception.
Critically analyzing the discovery of “Lucy” (Australopithicus Afarensis)
I thought it will be interesting to share this essay with you, as it was an exercise in critical thinking, one that I enjoyed researching. It raises some important issues about the scientific method and how important it is for scientists to constantly make sure they follow it.
DNA Madness: Extracting your Own DNA in your Kitchen!
I am about to show you how to extract your own DNA from your own bodies in your own kitchen. Yourselves.
It’s aliiiiiiiiiive!
Resonance Frequency… of Walking!
What does it mean when your walking pace matches the resonance frequency of the container you’re carrying. Or – how not to get completely splashed with fish water, physics-style!
Physics: Don’t Panic! 10 Steps to Solving (Most) Physics Problems
Easy strategy to deal with most physics problems in homework or exams, or just for fun. Stop panicking, and become a physics whiz!
TAM7 and SkepticZone Experiment
Here it was again this year, The Amazing Meeting 7 in Las Vegas, organized by the James Randi Educational Foundations (JREF). As you may remember from last year’s updates, TAM is usually awesome and this year was no exception.
Richard Saunders in 3D (and 2D)A fun experiment with Richard Saunders and mooeypoo, demonstrating what happens when a 3D object (Richard\’s face) is transfered into a 2D surface (A piece of cloth).
Physics: Don’t Panic! 10 Steps to Solving (Most) Physics Problems
Easy strategy to deal with most physics problems in homework or exams, or just for fun. Stop panicking, and become a physics whiz!
Fermion: A simple online physics calculator that helps you find your constants
Fermion calculator helps you calculate physical equations with the use of constants. Pick the right constant from the list, and use it properly for your calculation.
