Podcasts de physics

An Ink Ring In A Glass Of Water

Make an ink ring in a glass of water, in this Moment of Science. You need a tall glass of water,...

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Antarctic Stardust

Antarctica's snows trap cosmic dust, raining down from space. Some comes from beyond our solar...

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Ancient Writing Techniques

When it comes to paper, ancient peoples were more innovative than is usually thought. In fact,...

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Mouth Feel

Most people notice the texture of food when they bite into something and the texture isn't what I...

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Catch A Falling Dollar

Today we examine a simple experiment involving a dollar bill that demonstrates how the brain...

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Insect Antioxidants

It sounds weird because we're not used to it here, but in many parts of the world, bugs are a...

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Why Soap And Hard Water Don't Mix

Without soap, clothes, dishes, and even your body don't get very clean. But even soap falls short...

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Knuckleball Physics

In baseball, hitting a homer against a fastball, or even a knuckleball, can be very difficult,...

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Frog Brains And Parental Care

Many animal species don't care for their young, which raises the question of why humans do. It's...

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The Invasion Of The Starlings

Back in 1890 one Shakespeare super-fan took his enthusiasm too far, and the American bird...

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Gone Phishing

Phishing is when someone out there in cyberspace gets hold of your online information, and sends...

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Mirror, Mirror on the Moon

It's been fifty years since humans first walked on the moon. Who knows if we'll ever go back...

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Trap Ants

Ants are known for being fascinating creatures. Not only do they have a complex communication...

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Eyes and Alzheimer's

Researchers think that looking at how quickly a person's pupil dilates when taking cognitive...

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The Sweet Spot On A Baseball Bat

There's a right way and a wrong way to hit a ball with a bat. If you hit the ball with the wrong...

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The Mystery Of The Missing Jumbo Squid

This episode of A Moment Of Science is about the mystery of the missing jumbo squid off the coast...

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Feeling Hangry

When people are hungry, this hunger sometimes turns into anger. This mental state is known as...

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Crows Choose Whether To Call

Humans voluntarily choose some of our actions, but others are automatic. Scientists want to know...

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Galactic Center

In 2019, scientists achieved a great goal of astrophysics when they published the first-ever...

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Psychological Accounting

Here are two hypothetical situations involving money. See what you would decide to do in each...

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