While I was thinking about the birds I saw Shaun walk over to the man. I recognized him; he had sat in front of me on the plane. I had remembered him saying something about being a Physicist so...
Imagine being able to count electrons – those tiny, invisible particles no one has ever seen. They are so small that we can’t even picture them, let alone count them. But if we know the charge each one carries...
Conclusion:
So every inhabitant of the Earth should count for 5 years to count all electrons that pass in only 5 hours through a mining bulb.
Like all stars, the Sun has its beginning, life, and eventual end. Although it gives us light and warmth every day, it is just one of many inhabitants of the universe, destined to follow the fate shared by all...
Political parties can be explained using chemistry. Here’s how:
Political parties are the basic building blocks of the political scene, just as atoms are the basic building blocks of matter.
Every party strives for stability and for filling its membership ranks,...
A street that instantly teaches you never to forget the laws of physics and demonstrates them experimentally.
In Fort Lee, there is a street that looks completely ordinary. But if you walk it often, you’ll realize that this street is...
Some time ago I received a call from a colleague who asked if I would be the referee on the grading of an examination question. He was about to give a student a zero for his answer to a...
It occurred to me: our planet should perhaps be called Water, not Earth.
Not only because three quarters of its surface is water and only one quarter is land, but also because 75% of the human body is water.
Because water...
How much do you know about Marie Curie? Curie dedicated her life to science. She was the first woman to be awarded a Nobel Prize, the first person to be awarded twice and is still the only person to...
Heisenberg and Schrodinger are driving together one day. Heisenberg is behind the wheel when he sees a cop car is approaching. He dutifully pulls over.
He rolls down the window and the cop asks: "Do you know how...
