I couldn't help myself: I had to check out the new ABC show Holey Moley, an extreme mini-golf show that has Steph Curry as its resident golf pro and one of its executive producers. It's somewhere in ...

Learn how five simple tricks use physics, motion blur, and misdirection to create striking illusions at home. Each move is carefully explained so even first-time performers can understand why it works ...

Next week, Prof. Shaul Hanany will lie on a bed of nails while someone takes a hammer and smashes a cement block on his stomach. But he's not worried. Really. He knows that physics is on his side.

College professors these days face an ever-higher bar to grab the attention of their students, forced to compete with the stimuli of smartphones and laptops in large lecture halls. But when your ...

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When the Physics World editorial team started blogging in earnest early in 2008, it was our first chance to interact much more directly and informally with the physics community – prior to that we had ...

Why is it so difficult to hit a baseball? originally appeared on Quora: the knowledge sharing network where compelling questions are answered by people with unique insights. Answer by Charles Tips, Co ...