What's Wrong With 'Relativity'?

What's Wrong With 'Relativity'?

In his book "Everything's Relative - And Other Fables From Science And Technology" Tony Rothman writes:  "[The term] 'special relativity' is probably the greatest misnomer in the history of…
One In A Million Shots...

One In A Million Shots...

Dynamics can be surprising at times, even when applied to well-understood and tested physical systems such as a basketball and a basket. Look what happened to a free shot executed by Kamyl Kawrzydek…
Physics Forecasts For 2011

Physics Forecasts For 2011

Betting a grand on the existence or not of new physics is cool, but one does not need to be that daring (or to be that daring every other day) to enjoy the game of making predictions for what the…
Rumors About An Old Rumor

Rumors About An Old Rumor

Some unforeseen Christmas-vigil blog activity bringing here a few visitors more than average was traced today back to BBC News, who discussed the 2010 science highlights here. The incoming link is…
Have A Merry William The Conqueror Day?

Have A Merry William The Conqueror Day?

In the category of lesser-known holidays that could be celebrated on December 25th, the coronation of William of Normandy in 1066 A.D. as first King of what we know as modern England would have to be…
A Christmas Party For Hitler

A Christmas Party For Hitler

Things probably looked rather good for Germany in 1941.   Hitler hadn't been wrong yet and Regular Army leaders like Guderian had make him look smart, with runaway successes through the low…