Contrary to a common misconception, physics is not best measured by the memorization of lots of formulae. A small number of simple ideas, applied correctly, can describe a remarkable amount of the ...

I am also a huge physics fan, and pole dancing is chock-full of basic physics. Angular momentum, center of mass, friction, levers, static equilibrium—it’s all there.

What is quantum physics? Put simply, it’s the physics that explains how everything works: the best description we have of the nature of the particles that make up matter and the forces with which they ...

In this demo, a block on a stick climbs up the stick when the stick is hit with a hammer. Here's how it works.

Even ordinary actions, like tossing a tennis ball, can be extraordinarily complex to calculate. The trick is knowing what to leave out.

There is certainly new physics beyond the Standard Model, but it might not show up until energies far, far greater than what a terrestrial collider could ever reach.