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Category Archives: Physics
Casual Friday — Current events
Since today is independence day in the U.S., and barbecuing is a traditional activity for the day, I thought I’d give you a bit of video showing what is undoubtedly the most dramatic way I’ve ever seen to cook hot dogs — with a Tesla coil!
Solar Cycle 24 — the wait's over
If you were curious after the last podcast episode, it’s finally official — solar cycle 24 has begun…
Posted in Astronomy, Physics
Tagged solar cycle, solar physics, space weather, sunspots
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Episode 15 — The Solar Cycle
No, it’s not a sporty new solar-powered form of transportation — it’s a basic part of how the Sun behaves!
There’s been a recent surge of news about solar activity and the solar cycle — and of course, variations in solar activity always seem to get brought into discussions of climate change. Listen in this week, and I’ll give you some quick background on solar physics, the solar cycle, and how it all impacts us in the end…
Science in the news
There’s lots of interesting stuff in the news that I’d love to blog about, but just won’t have time to cover (I’m working on an in-depth article and a podcast episode right now, so the rest will have to slide). Anyway, I’ll just recommend the following items as good reading material… Continue reading
Casual Friday — Stonehenge, by hand
I found an interesting video by way of Physics Buzz, and thought I should pass it along (it’s about 6 minutes in length, but well worth your time). Wally Wallington, a retired construction worker, may well have figured out how a handful of people could have constructed Stonehenge — with just some rocks and a bit of timber to use as moving “equipment”…
Posted in History, Humanity, Humor / Just for fun, Physics
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Philosophia Naturalis #15
Welcome to the 15th mostly-monthly installment of the Philosophia Naturalis blog carnival — home of the best blog posts in the natural sciences that you’ll find! There’s all sorts of good reading material for you to choose from, so let’s get right to business…
Dawn on its way…
NASA’s new Dawn spacecraft launched at 7:34 (Eastern Time) on Thursday the 27th; my apologies for the late post, but I’ve been swamped at work… If you’re a space buff, you already know all about this — but if you only skim the news, you’d have easily missed what little coverage the launch received. I thought it might help to gather up all the links to information on this mission that I can find…. Continue reading
Posted in Astronomy, Physics, Space, Technology
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Everybody loves a carnival…
And you’ve got plenty to choose from this week. Continue reading
Posted in Astronomy, Biology, Carnivalia, Climate, Geology, History, Physics, Space, Technology
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Episode 10 — Quantum Mechanics
Now it’s time for some much odder physics than you’re likely used to — we’re getting down to the sub-atomic level with quantum mechanics…. If you’re new to the podcast, you’ll want to check out episodes 4 (Physics: A Brief History, 6 (Special Relativity), and 8 (General Relativity) first, just to put this material in context…. Continue reading
Posted in History, Physics, Podcast episodes
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The week in carnivals
As usual, you’ve got a good selection of science-related blog carnivals for your reading pleasure this week… Continue reading
Posted in Biology, Carnivalia, Climate, Humanity, Physics
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