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Rhett Allain

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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.

physics

Let's Put the Water Back on Top of Antarctica

Oct 6, 2016 8:00 AM

Experiments

Let’s Physics the Bejesus Out of Rubber Bands

Oct 3, 2016 9:00 AM

physics

What’s Your Ideal Running Speed to Conserve Energy?

Sep 28, 2016 10:00 AM

Education

What College Physics Students Can Learn from Little Kids

Sep 27, 2016 9:00 AM

Science Blogs

We Might Have Gotten a Little Carried Away With Physics This Time

Sep 23, 2016 9:00 AM

physics

From Physics With Love: James Bond Cocktail Tricks

Sep 20, 2016 11:00 AM

physics

Bad Piggies Is the Best Science Game You Didn't Know Was About Science

Sep 15, 2016 2:30 PM

physics

Let’s Calculate the Mass of Netflix’s Luke Cage

Sep 9, 2016 9:00 AM

media

Want to Be a Good Science Communicator? You Have to Build Bridges

Sep 6, 2016 11:00 AM

Apple

The Physics of How Your Earphone Jack Works (Just in Time to Say Goodbye)

Sep 6, 2016 8:00 AM

physics

How to Use Physics to Paddle Board Like a Pro

Aug 29, 2016 10:00 AM

Education

College Won't Train You for a Job, and That's Just Fine

Aug 23, 2016 8:00 AM

physics

Trust Us: You Can’t Really Turn a Truck Into a Submarine

Aug 19, 2016 10:00 AM

Olympics 2016

The High-Speed Physics of Olympic BMX

Aug 18, 2016 11:00 AM

Climate Change

What Climate Change Skeptics Aren’t Getting About Science

Aug 17, 2016 5:21 PM

Olympics 2016

How Do You Ensure Track Runners Go an Equal Distance? Math!

Aug 15, 2016 6:00 AM

physics

The Physics Behind the Wild Wobble of Brady Ellison's Arrows

Aug 12, 2016 7:00 AM

physics

How That Chucklehead Climbed Trump Tower Without Splattering

Aug 10, 2016 7:18 PM

Physics

Your Pyrex Measuring Cup Shatters Faster than the Speed of Sound

Aug 10, 2016 10:00 AM

Olympics 2016

How Olympic Gymnasts Use Physics to Pull Off Those Crazy Twists

Aug 9, 2016 9:00 PM