How Overexcited Neurons Might Affect How You Age
A thousand seemingly insignificant things change as an organism ages. Beyond the obvious signs like graying hair and memory problems are...
A thousand seemingly insignificant things change as an organism ages. Beyond the obvious signs like graying hair and memory problems are...
Some so-called smart garments—clothing and accessories outfitted with sensors, Bluetooth, and other gadgetry—flirt with the absurd. Does...
Some so-called smart garments—clothing and accessories outfitted with sensors, Bluetooth, and other gadgetry—flirt with the absurd. Does...
What would Greta drive? SUVskam isn’t a thing yet, but flight shame (or “flygskam” in Swedish) is, thanks in part to the efforts of...
What would Greta drive? SUVskam isn’t a thing yet, but flight shame (or “flygskam” in Swedish) is, thanks in part to the efforts of...
Working from a beachside shack on California’s Monterey Bay, Nate Lindsey fired a stream of infrared laser pulses down a long fiber-optic...
Working from a beachside shack on California’s Monterey Bay, Nate Lindsey fired a stream of infrared laser pulses down a long fiber-optic...
When we’re talking about social justice, a tipping point is a beautiful thing—a court case that shifts public opinion, for example. For a...
When we’re talking about social justice, a tipping point is a beautiful thing—a court case that shifts public opinion, for example. For a...
Three years ago this month, the Paris climate agreement went into effect, and so far things aren’t looking great. Many countries are...
Three years ago this month, the Paris climate agreement went into effect, and so far things aren’t looking great. Many countries are...
Human babies don’t seem to make a good amount of sense, evolutionarily speaking. They’re helpless for many years, and not particularly...
Human babies don’t seem to make a good amount of sense, evolutionarily speaking. They’re helpless for many years, and not particularly...
So now go back and look at the friction model. What it says is that the “static frictional force” (Ff)—that is, the amount of friction...
So now go back and look at the friction model. What it says is that the “static frictional force” (Ff)—that is, the amount of friction...
What about the other stuff in the friction model? Here are a couple of notes: What does the “less than or equal” sign mean? The static...
What does the “less than or equal” sign mean? The static frictional force is called a force of constraint. This means it has a magnitude...
What does the “less than or equal” sign mean? The static frictional force is called a force of constraint. This means it has a magnitude...
What about the other stuff in the friction model? Here are a couple of notes: What does the “less than or equal” sign mean? The static...
The climate crisis is so epic, so vicious, so wide-reaching, that at this point there are few aspects of the human experience it isn’t...