PHYSICS & MATH

World Chess Tournament 2018 - First Move Ceremony

Retired Chess Grandmaster, AlphaZero AI Reinvent Chess

TECH & INNOVATION 09.13.2020 23:53 PM

Russian chess grandmaster Vladimir Kramnik is working with DeepMind's chess program, AlphaZero, to analyze new variants in an attempt to reinvent the popular strategy board game.

Citizen Scientists Still Test Fukushima For Radiation

09.11.2020 22:45 PM

Citizens in Fukushima are testing soil samples for radiation in the "grandma and grandpa lab" in an effort to help regain a sense of control.

Flat Earther Couple Tries to Sail to the Edge of the World, Rescued by Maritime Doctor

09.11.2020 08:10 AM

An Italian flat earther couple who sailed to the edge of the world during lockdown was rescued by a migrant rescue vessel and now forced to quarantine.

New Study Finds at Least 45 Planets With Qualities Similar to Earth

09.10.2020 08:30 AM

Astronomers claim that at least 45 exoplanets are similar to Earth—from the composition of their atmosphere to the presence of liquid water that can possibly support life.

Physicists Create One of the Smallest Devices to Detect Magnetic Fields

Physicists Develop Nano-Sized SQUID Capable of Detecting Extremely Faint Magnetic Fields

09.09.2020 07:40 AM

A collaborative team creates a very small device that can detect magnetic fields. The Superconducting Quantum Interference Device (SQUID) can be applied in medicine, topology, and research for new materials.

10 Free Online Educational Databases Every Student Should Know & Use

09.07.2020 09:40 AM

We are lucky to live in an era of technological development and digitalization. Before the computer was invented and made accessible, all generations of students had to spend hours in libraries reading to find the information they needed.

Ascension: How Did David Blaine Flew Over Arizona Desert While Holding on To Helium Balloons?

Ascension: How Did David Blaine Fly Over Arizona Desert While Holding on To Helium Balloons?

09.04.2020 08:00 AM

Millions tuned to YouTube as illusionist David Blaine performed his latest stunt: the Ascension. Using 52 large balloons, he was able to fly into the sky about 24,000 feet above the ground. He successfully landed by releasing the balloons and parachuted back down.

The Unusual Physics of an Upside-Down Boat Flips Previous Understandings of the Law of Buoyancy

09.03.2020 08:10 AM

Since Archimedes, the science of why boats float remains the same. However, a new study flips our current understanding of the law of buoyancy.

The Story of the World's Fastest Human Calculator and His Fractured Skull

09.02.2020 07:30 AM

Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash was five years old when he fractured his skull and was thought to become cognitively impaired. But solving puzzles and math problems helped him overcome it and later on become the world's fastest human calculator.

Kite Aerodynamics: How Did a Kite Lift a 3-Year-Old?

08.31.2020 08:20 AM

During a kite festival in Taiwan, a 3-year-old girl was carried aloft by a giant kite in the air for 30 seconds. Luckily, she was safe and the festival got cancelled after the incident.

10% of US Students are English Learners

08.28.2020 20:51 PM

More than 1 in 10 of the nation’s approximately 50 million public school students speak a native language other than English, according to the latest federal data. Roughly 3 in 4 of these English learners speak Spanish.

Science Times - Douglas Leferovich Teach Tricks On Facebook Live For People Staying At Home Due To COVID-19

3 Statistical Facts That Seem Outrageous at First

08.27.2020 20:27 PM

With the idea of chances and probabilities hard as it may be for the average person to fully digest, here are three more statistical facts that seem outrageous at first.

Scientists Build A Mechanical Switch With Origami

08.26.2020 07:10 AM

The ancient Japanese art of paper-folding, known as Origami, has been used as a reference in fabricating a paper device that works as a mechanical switch.

Science Times - Meta-Theory in Physics Might Solve Wide-Ranging Problems Including The Mysteries of Universe and Life

Constructor Theory Could Explain Life, Universe, and Existence

08.24.2020 08:40 AM

A group of physicists is working on a new theory, called the constructor theory, which attempts to solve wide-ranging problems including what makes biological evolution possible and many more. The only problem is how to test their theory.

2019 Sundance Film Festival - Alfred P. Sloan Reception

Dr. Katie Mack Presents Five Possible End Scenarios for the Universe

08.24.2020 07:30 AM

Dr. Katie Mack, theoretical cosmologist and Assistant Professor at North Carolina State University, shares five different scenarios on how the universe might end, in the latest episode of the Science Focus Podcast Monday, August 24.