YouTube: I once received a lot of blowback for an Upshot article in which I showed (with evidence) that exercise is not the key to weight loss. Diet is. Many, many readers cannot wrap their head around... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 57 views • 5:53

Caesium is an alkali metal and has physical and chemical properties similar to those of rubidium and potassium. The metal is extremely reactive and pyrophoric, reacting with water even at −116 °C (−177... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 716 views • 7:36

I don't know how it works, it's just the old bolt in the bottle gag.

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 3,297 views • 13:21

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas [no I'm not] YouTube: This episode Nellie Benner snorts a white crystalline powder: Cocaine. The active substance is cocaine hydrochloride and has a stimulating effect... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 11 months 4 weeks ago • 318 views • 10:35

YouTube description: 1 tablespoon of olive oil destroys half an acre of waves on this lake. What The Physics?! (via digg, H/T @eric3579)... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 1 week ago • 618 views • 3:55

One thing I should point out is that Mr. Manley consistently gets Karl Schwarzschild's name wrong. It's Schwarz Schild (black shield) and pronounced more like shield (except the d is a t sound and it's... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 1 week ago • 1,050 views • 8:00

Silicone oil droplets provide a physical realization of pilot wave theories. -yt

posted by eric3579 8 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 798 views • 7:41

What if there is a way to destroy the universe so fundamentally that life as we know it will be impossible forever?

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 2 months ago • 509 views • 5:59

Last month I brought attention to a particularly nasty product currently promoted online to vulnerable people as a cancer cure. Black salve is a paste made from a mixture of Bloodroot extract and zinc... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 330 views • 8:10

I counted a bunch, but I'm sure I missed plenty. ... I'm Daniel Shiffman, In this YouTube channel I publish "creative coding" video tutorials every week. I also answer questions during live streams! ... continue reading

posted by notarobot 8 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 31 views • 1:38

Practice! YouTube: If most people got on a skateboard, they would roll forward slowly for a few feet, then fall down and break their wrists. But there are a proud few who can do some pretty amazing... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 12 views • 3:11

In a laboratory at Oxford University sits the Oxford Electric Bell, which has spent 176 years constantly ringing. And no-one's quite sure what the battery that powers it is made of...

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 4 months ago • 625 views • 4:07

WHEEEEE! YouTube: Roller coasters give people the opportunity to experience physics in dramatic ways. In this episode of SciShow, we break down how physics work on roller coasters to give you the ride... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 4 months ago • 71 views • 3:39

Lately, mine has been on vacation! YouTube: Today we continue our unit on identity by asking where the mind resides. Hank explains the mind body problem and several approaches to the question of where... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 47 views • 9:07

Yes, it's only micrograms of difference, but it's still really weird: until 2018, the kilogram is defined as "the weight of this physical object". So what happens when that object changes?

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 1,538 views • 3:45

I like the idea that nature's gone all loosey goosey.

posted by eric3579 8 years 6 months 1 week ago • 634 views • 4:37