Neil deGrasse Tyson teaches about the roundness of things in our universe.
Imagine a spherical cow
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Category Archives: Physics and Astronomy
Our Place in the Cosmos
This is a recent google talk about our place in the cosmos. They talk about how galaxies form. It is full of many photos and animations of galaxies.
Science Myths in Elementary School Textbooks
I just rediscovered this site Science Myths in K-6 Textbooks which I find lots of interesting nuggets on. Like the fact that water IS blue, and the sky is blue because air is blue and also red depending on viewing angle. It reflects blue light but is red at sunset because it transmits red light.
This site always reminds me of the very old science textbook I had in elementary school in the 1980′s that said someday man will go to the moon.
Richard Feynman’s Life in Science
Even though i’ve read a number of books about Richard Feynman this talk by Lawrence Krauss about his life brought to life new insight and anecdotes about his views and character that I never knew. You can learn where one of my favorite title’s of his books, “What do you care what other people think?” comes from.