physics

Julia Roberts got Matthew Perry to write her a paper on physics in exchange for appearing on Friends

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Julia Roberts got Matthew Perry to write her a paper on quantum physics in exchange for appearing on Friends in 1996… which led to the pair dating By Dan Heching For Dailymail.com Published: 05:39 GMT, 30 January 2021 | Updated: 05:39 GMT, 30 January 2021 They had electric onscreen chemistry, and went on to date … Read more

Scientist blasts BBC after presenter said physics teachers were ‘grumpy, scary and smell of cabbage’

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Fury at BBC home-schooling programme that tells pupils physics teachers are ‘grumpy, scary and smell of cabbage’ Actor & radio host Cel Spellman said physics teachers were ‘grumpy’ and ‘scary’ Dr Adam Rutherford criticised presenter for ‘ridiculous’ remarks on BBC Bitesize Spellman’s comments have also come under fire by people on social media  By Lydia … Read more

Scientist blasts BBC after presenter said physics teachers were ‘grumpy, scary and smell of cabbage’

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Fury at BBC home-schooling programme that tells pupils physics teachers are ‘grumpy, scary and smell of cabbage’ Actor & radio host Cel Spellman said physics teachers were ‘grumpy’ and ‘scary’ Dr Adam Rutherford criticised presenter for ‘ridiculous’ remarks on BBC Bitesize Spellman’s comments have also come under fire by people on social media  By Lydia … Read more

Physics: ‘Ghost particles’ emitted by the SUN shed light on how massive stars shine 

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Elusive ‘ghost particles’ produced deep within the Sun have been detected for the first time, helping to shed light on the reactions that make massive stars shine. Researchers were able to capture evidence of the particles as they passed through a special detector buried beneath a mountain near the town of L’Aquila, Italy. The rare emissions … Read more

Three scientists share Nobel physics prize for cosmology finds

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British scientist Roger Penrose among three winners of Nobel physics prize for cosmology for their discoveries related to black holes Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez share the Nobel for physics Professor Penrose, from the University of Oxford, won it for work on black holes  Professors Ghez and Genzel shared it for their collaboration … Read more

Physics: controversial theory argues that the entire universe is a neural network 

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The universe could be a neural network — an interconnected computational system similar in structure to the human brain — a controversial theory has proposed. As created by computer scientists, artificial neural networks are made up of various nodes — equivalent to biological neurons — that process and pass on signals. The network can change as … Read more

Girl appears to defy the laws of physics when she fails at rope swing

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Girl appears to defy the laws of physics when she fails at rope swing and her foot gets caught on nearly invisible nylon rope A wild video shared to Instagram on Monday shows a teen getting stuck on a nearly invisible nylon rope that was attached to a rope swing The video, posted by Myka … Read more

Shocking moment a car defies physics and drives at a diagonal down a Florida highway 

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‘How is he driving?!’ Shocking moment a car defies physics and drives at a diagonal down a Florida highway Truck drove diagonally down a highway in Palm Harbor, Florida Captured on cell phone footage last week and shared to Reddit  Footage went viral on Reddit with 16,000 upvotes  Car was ‘dog tracking,’ or driving sideways because … Read more

Experts become LESS influential after winning Nobel prize – especially in physics and medicine

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The Nobel curse is REAL: Experts become LESS influential after winning world’s top science prize – especially in physics and medicine, study confirms Work of Nobel Prize winners published after win is less influential, study says Impact of work they produced in year after win falls by an average 11 per cent Based on the … Read more