Aatish Bhatia
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The Math Trick Behind MP3s, JPEGs, and Homer Simpson’s Face
Over a decade ago, I was sitting in a college math physics course and my professor spelt out an idea that kind of blew my mind. I… → Read More
The Sound So Loud That It Circled the Earth Four Times
On August 27, 1883, the Earth let out a noise louder than any it has made since. It was 10:02 a.m. local time when the sound emerged… → Read More
The Math Trick Behind MP3s, JPEGs, and Homer Simpson’s Face
Nine years ago, I was sitting in a college math physics course and my professor spelt out an idea that kind of blew my mind. I think… → Read More
What Your Bones Have in Common With the Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower weighs less than the air around it. It achieves this by exploiting the same structural ideas that make your bones so strong yet so light. → Read More
What Would Happen if the Earth Stopped In Its Orbit?
Nothing Good. → Read More
How Small Biases Lead to a Divided World: An Interactive Exploration of Racial Segregation
In which an imaginary world of triangles and squares teach us some very relevant lessons about segregation in the real world. → Read More
How to Dance with a Tree: Visualizing Fractals With Dance
Using the Microsoft Kinect to dance with a fractal tree. → Read More
How to Dance with a Tree: Visualizing Fractals With Dance
Using the Microsoft Kinect to dance with a fractal tree. → Read More
The Physics of Doing an Ollie on a Skateboard, or, the Science of Why I Can't Skate
Looking into the physics of a skateboard ollie using video tracking technology. → Read More
The Sound So Loud That It Circled the Earth Four Times
A lithograph of the massive 1883 eruption of KrakatoaThe eruption of Krakatoa, and subsequent phenomena, 1888; Parker & Coward;… → Read More
Hey There Little Electron, Why Won't You Tell Me Where You Came From?
An electron is neither a wave nor a particle, though it behaves like both. We may never be able to comprehend quantum behavior, but that hasn't stopped us from figuring out how it works. → Read More
How a 19th Century Math Genius Taught Us The Best Way To Hold a Pizza Slice
Why does bending a pizza slice help you eat it? How does a mantis shrimp's punch use a Pringles chip? A surprising geometrical link between curvature and strength. → Read More
Art of Science Competition Reveals the Hidden Beauty of the Microcosm
These works highlight that beauty doesn't just exist at the human-sized scale that we encounter everyday, but is also hiding out of sight, from the scale of the universe to inside a drop of blood. → Read More
The Amazing Micro-Engineered, Water-Repelling Surface That Lives Outside My Window
How the ultra-microscopic wax needles on a leaf's surface are the secret to its amazing water-repelling powers. → Read More
Active Learning Leads to Higher Grades and Fewer Failing Students in Science, Math, and Engineering
Image Credit: velkr0 / Flickr Think back to when you learned how to ride a bike. You probably didn’t master this skill by listening to a series of riveting lectures on bike riding. Instead, you tried it out for yourself, made mistakes, fell down a few times, picked yourself back up, and tried again. When mastering an activity, there’s no substitute for the interaction and feedback that comes from… → Read More
What’s the Pressure Inside an Exploding Whale?
I was equal parts grossed out and astonished (ok, maybe a little more grossed out than astonished) when I watched this video of a sperm whale exploding. Warning: this is a video of a sperm whale exploding. Obviously, it’s not going to be pretty. And being a physics geek, the first question that popped into my head was, “I wonder how much pressure built up inside that whale for it to explode like… → Read More
Galileo Got Game: 5 Things You Didn’t Know About the Physics of Basketball
In a way, a game like basketball is a physics geek’s delight. It’s a playground where you can apply physics principles to try and get some added insight to the game. Here are 5 things you didn't know about the physics of basketball. → Read More
Galileo Got Game: 5 Things You Didn’t Know About the Physics of Basketball
In a way, a game like basketball is a physics geek’s delight. It’s a playground where you can apply physics principles to try and get some added insight to the game. Here are 5 things you didn't know about the physics of basketball. → Read More
What’s Making This Strange Chirping Noise? A Frog That Can Survive Being Frozen Alive
A chorus of frog chirps erupts from a pond after winter. After checking what the sound was with followers on Twitter, our blogger Aatish Bhatia learned that this frog species spends a week frozen alive before emerging and producing perfectly timed, perfectly pitched croaks to woo females. → Read More
What’s Making This Strange Chirping Noise? A Frog That Can Survive Being Frozen Alive
A chorus of frog chirps erupts from a pond after winter. After checking what the sound was with followers on Twitter, our blogger Aatish Bhatia learned that this frog species spends a week frozen alive before emerging and producing perfectly timed, perfectly pitched croaks to woo females. → Read More