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Rhett Allain
Contributor
Rhett Allain is an associate professor of physics at Southeastern Louisiana University. He enjoys teaching and talking about physics. Sometimes he takes things apart and can't put them back together.
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Dot-Physics
Wrong Answer, Class. Excellent Work!
Oct 15, 2019 10:00 AM
Dot-Physics
Be Master of the Midway—With Physics!
Oct 12, 2019 8:00 AM
Dot-Physics
How Two Nobel Laureates Spotted the First Exoplanet
Oct 9, 2019 6:26 PM
Dot-Physics
If Each of Us Planted a Tree, Would It Slow Global Warming?
Oct 3, 2019 10:00 AM
Dot-Physics
Whoa! Is That Death Star Wreckage on That Planet?
Oct 1, 2019 10:00 AM
Dot-Physics
What to Expect From a Pooch on a Paddleboard
Sep 20, 2019 10:00 AM
Dot-Physics
Got What It Takes to Compete in Speed Climbing?
Sep 17, 2019 10:00 AM
Dot-Physics
Super Planetary-Motion Smackdown: Kepler v. Newton
Sep 13, 2019 1:00 PM
Dot-Physics
Is It OK to Change Hurricane Forecasts With a Sharpie Doodle?
Sep 7, 2019 10:00 AM
Dot-Physics
How to Rip a Crazy Skateboard Loop With Physics
Sep 6, 2019 10:00 AM
hit the brakes
This Huge Electric Dump Truck Never Needs to Plug In
Sep 5, 2019 10:00 AM
SPEED’S LIMIT
You're Racing Toward a Wall. Should You Brake Hard—or Swerve?
Aug 27, 2019 9:00 AM
physics
Hey Teachers, Get to Know Your Students' Preconceptions
Aug 22, 2019 10:00 AM
mythbuster
Even Physics Textbooks Tend to Get Friction Slightly Wrong
Aug 16, 2019 10:00 AM
Unbelievable
The Twisty Physics of Simone Biles' Historic Triple-Double
Aug 12, 2019 5:27 PM
exactamundo
The Physics of Falling Magnets in
Stranger Things
Season 3
Aug 9, 2019 10:00 AM
physics
Fact-Check the Physics of Captain America Hammering Thanos
Aug 7, 2019 10:00 AM
physics
Get to Know Maxwell's Equations—You're Using Them Right Now
Aug 6, 2019 2:07 PM
pitches
Let's Break Down the Physics of a Wickedly Curving Baseball
Jul 31, 2019 10:00 AM
physics
Yes, an Electric Pickup Truck Could Pull a Freight Train
Jul 30, 2019 9:00 AM
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