Model Eclipses
Model solar and lunar eclipses by making your own physical, proportional representations of the Earth and Moon.
7:14
Bringing ‘Genius’ To Television
National Geographic airs a new series based on Albert Einstein’s biography.
16:13
The Problem-Solver: A Portrait Of Physicist Richard Garwin
Physicist Richard Garwin has played a prominent role in fields ranging from nuclear weapons, personal computing technology, and science policy.
9:10
Physics Is Untying Your Shoelaces
Researches investigated the forces created by walking that lead to untied shoelaces.
21:05
What-If Scenarios, Played Out Through Physics
What would happen if you stuck your hand in a particle accelerator or jumped off of the Space Station?
What Would Happen If You Slipped on a Banana Peel?
Cartoons aren’t kidding about the slipperiness of banana peels.
17:19
Why Are We Here? Physics Has Answers
Physicist Lawrence Krauss on the substance of the universe, the Higgs Boson, and how we know what we know.
16:17
A Thumb Drive Made of Genes?
We keep talking about storing our data in DNA. How soon will it happen?
3:47
A Cautious Go-Ahead for Human Gene Editing
A report from a National Academies panel endorses the possible use of gene-editing techniques in human embryos—under very limited conditions.
16:29
Booting Up the Search for Better Batteries
New battery technology could make our devices safer, and help squeeze more power out of the grid.