MinutePhysics: How Long To Fall Through The Earth? (YouTube, 5 minutes)
Monthly Archives: August 2016
Not just singing in the car
James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke:
- George Michael
- Mariah Carey
- Justin Bieber, Justin Bieber Vol. 2
- Stevie Wonder (Outtakes)
- Elton John
- Adele
- … and of course: First Lady Michelle Obama (linked before)
Brainteaser
Physics Girl: Can you solve this pier puzzle? (YouTube)
“Can you figure it out? There are two towns near a shore. They want to build a pier on the shoreline with a path connecting the pier to each town. They want to use as little material as possible, so they need to put the pier in a location on the shoreline that minimizes the total length of both paths added together. Where should they put the pier?”
The Spot
Do you know who Margaret Hamilton is?
Time: Remembering the Apollo 11 Moon Landing With the Woman Who Made It Happen. “Margaret Hamilton’s software got man to the moon—but she didn’t stop there.” By Lily Rothman, July 20, 2015.
Here’s Margaret Hamilton on Wikipedia.