The simplest questions are often the best. Robert P Crease tries to answer one from a physics student in Kenya Seeking perfection Tennis balls are a low-cost way to explore simple physics concepts, ...

PUMPKINS IN THE NAME OF SCIENCE. IT’S AN EXPERIMENT THAT’S DRAWN HALLOWEEN AND PHYSICS FANS ALIKE TO THE CAMPUS. CALEB CALIFANO WAS THERE TO WITNESS THE PROJECT THAT REQUIRED QUITE A CLEANUP AFTER.

Physics, especially the part about forces and motion, often feels like a maze of confusing concepts and formulas. If you’ve ever stared at a problem about an object moving or a force acting and ...