Math & Science

My nightly routine has evolved from simply closing my eyes to strapping myself in like I'm preparing for NASA's zero-gravity toilet training. I remain militantly dedicated to eight hours of sleep. Those who've encountered me after a six-hour night would testify under oath that this isn't vanity — it's public safety.

A lot of people think that physics is simply a visible way to understand math, but there's more going on under the hood.

Ever wondered how sine, cosine, and the pythagorean theorem work? Or maybe how triangles on Earth don't always have 180 degrees?

The basics of magnetism, how the Earth's core produces a magnetic field, and the first explorers at the magnetic south pole.

The tale of two pirates, the physics that powered their ships, and a snapped line that lead to a beheading.

Mixing vector components is like trying to marry into four royal families at once - to avoid beheading, learn the basics in this post.

Some basics of the kinematic equations and how to use them to solve projectile motion problems.

We come to the classic story of Galileo throwing things out of a tower in Pisa.

In 1998, NASA launched the Mars Climate Orbiter to collect data about the weather on Mars, but a units mishap caused major problems...

In 1938 two chemists and two physicists discovered a scientific phenomenon which made the world’s problems both a lot smaller and a lot...

Cartoons may look silly or unrealistic, but they possess several subtle (yet very real) powers. Particularly, perhaps, in technical talks.

Every day we pass information. Much of this information is visible to all, but only understood by a few.

LaTeX is a wonderful presentation software from which any physics or mathematics student can benefit.

A conversation with neruoscientist Stephen Wisser who studies psychedelics at University of Pennsylvania.

The fascinating world of a tiny plant.

Doing small computations quickly and mentally is not only useful, but fun! Here are 6 tricks to doing mental math easily.