SciFri Radio: Physics

SciFri Radio: Time, Space, and Other Big Questions
Ira talks with theoretical physicist Sean Carroll about his new book about the nature of time. Did time and space exist before the Big Bang?

SciFri Radio: Frank Oppenheimer Biography
Physicist and Exploratorium founder Frank Oppenheimer is profiled in "Something Incredibly Wonderful Happens".

SciFri Radio: The Physics of Santa
How does Santa make it to all those houses in just one night, unobserved? Physics!

SciFri Radio: Big Bang Theory
We'll talk with the executive producer of the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory about packing science into a television comedy.

SciFri Radio: They Might Be Giants: Here Comes Science
The band They Might Be Giants presents a new album of science-themed music.

SciFri Radio: A New Type Of Black Hole
Researchers may have discovered a new type of black hole, a finding that would mean the massive gravity sinks can exist in a 'medium' size.

SciFri Radio: Wind Energy Potential
A new report says wind turbines have the potential to supply all the world's energy needs.

SciFri Radio: Future of Nuclear Energy
Where does nuclear energy fit into the nation's future mix of power sources?

SciFri Radio: 'End Days' Play
Ira talks with the playwright behind End Days, a play featuring physics, religion, young love, and Stephen Hawking.

SciFri Radio: Watchmen
We'll talk with one of the co-creators of the graphic novel 'Watchmen' and with a physicist who was a consultant to the 'Watchmen' movie.

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SciFri Videos: Physics

Video: Mildred Dresselhaus
On March 16, 2007, Ira spoke with Mildred Dresselhaus, a prominent physicist who has focused her research on nanotechnology. She has also worked to...

Video: Physics of Basketball
Lots of fun with hoops and balls and stuff. How does physics impact your game? John Fontanella, a physicist at the U.S. Naval Academy and author of...

Video: In the Studio: Frequency Hopping
Ira talks with Elyse Singer, the writer and director of "Frequency Hopping," a play about a collaboration between Hollywood film legend Hedy Lamarr...

Video: Bringing Down the Bolt
Lightning is one of the biggest unsolved mysteries of the atmospheric sciences, researchers say. Scientists at the International Center for...

Video: DisCERN this: Large Hadron Rap
An original rap about the Large Hadron Collider--don't miss it. Brought to you by Will Barras, PhD student in the department of linguistics and...

Video: How the Fly Evades the Swatter
Using super-fast video cameras, Michael Dickinson, a bioengineer from Caltech, discovered why flies are so hard to swat.

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SciFri Newsbriefs: Physics

Newsbrief: A Better Backpack
Over-sized rubberbands can make a 60-pound backpack feel ten pounds lighter.

Newsbrief: The Secret to Whiter Whites? Ask this Beetle
This beetle outshines teeth and milk.

Newsbrief: Better Off Bumpy
At one atom thick, graphene is as thin as it gets, but it's not flat.

Newsbrief: Gravity Anomaly Solved
The gravitational pull near Hudson Bay, Canada is unusually weak. A new study explains why.

Newsbrief: Liquid Mirror Lunar Telescope
Using liquid for the telescope's mirror could let scientists see deeper into the Universe than ever before.

Newsbrief: Rods of Copper that Swim Like Fish
Shaking tiny copper rods causes them to swarm like living creatures. Physicists aren't exactly sure why.

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