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Minecraft Physics
Here is a great video showing some physics in the game Minecraft. Similar to Angry Birds, this is a great world to explore physics? Why? Mostly because you can set up your own experiments. That is exactly what is done in this video.
AIP's Physics News Highlights: February 2, 2012
Physics News Highlights of the American Institute of Physics (AIP) contains summaries of interesting research from the AIP journals, notices of upcoming meetings, and other information from the AIP Member Societies. Copies of papers are available to journalists upon request.
Physics-math student wins W&M Jefferson Prize
From William & Mary News WILLIAMSBURG -- Ari Cukierman enrolled as a freshman at William & Mary intending to major in music and philosophy. He’ll graduate near the top of his class of 2012 as a physics-math double major, with at least one important peer-reviewed paper to his credit.
The Physics Of A Football Player's Performance
The New York Giants' Brandon Jacobs is a 6'4", 270 pound running back. And with that kind of size, you think he'd be able to run right through would-be tacklers, especially when he only needs to pick up a few yards. But he often can't — Jacobs's stats are below average in those situations. A couple NFL greats and a physics professor have the answer.
How the Hippies Saved Physics: Science, Counterculture, and the Quantum Revival [Excerpt]
Editor's Note: Reprinted from How the Hippies Saved Physics: Science, Counterculture, and the Quantum Revival by David Kaiser. Copyright (c) 2011 by David Kaiser. Used with permission of the publisher, W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. Click here to see a Scientific American video that explains quantum entanglement. [More]
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