The hidden wonders you might want to hit on a geeky science-themed road trip. Plus, researchers are working to understand the exceptional durability of an ancient building material. And why standardizing our mass measurements relies on an elaborate and exacting physics experiment.
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Standardizing our mass measurements relies on an elaborate and exacting physics experiment.
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Researchers use the tools of quantum physics to quantify the vibration of sound.
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In his new book, physicist Carlo Rovelli takes a journey through modern physics, from Galileo to quantum gravity.
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In “Dark Matter,” Blake Crouch crafts a thriller based on physics’ spookiest phenomena.
What do the fundamentals of physics reveal about the human experience? Plus, lessons from the fraught history of human genetics.
A tour of the quantum world, where physics gets philosophical. And genomics pioneer Craig Venter discusses how the field has changed since the mapping of the first human genome.
We revisit a 1994 SciFri conversation on pandemics and ask: Has anything changed in the era of Ebola and Zika? Plus, Carlo Rovelli’s “Seven Brief Lessons on Physics.”
A new book uses physics to answer pop culture questions. Plus, a different kind of dark matter, drinking coffee in space, a historical view of science on screen, and more.