This post is from Jeff’s Space News E-mail, 3/17/17 At the bottom of the right column, subscribe to receive Dr. Bennett’s Space News E-mail Why Should You Care About TRAPPIST-1? You probably saw news reports about a planetary system called TRAPPIST-1, which was recently discovered to have SEVEN Earth-size planets in orbit of a single […]
Relativity Your browser does not support the audio element. OR Listen to Podcast Here Relativity (start time 13:30) Albert Einstein published his special theory of relativity in 1905 and his general theory in 1915. Special relativity revealed bizarre and powerful ideas, including the famous equation E=mc2, but the basic theory hinges on a single realization: […]
Of Math and Wizards Your browser does not support the audio element. OR Listen to Podcast Here One often hears people state “I’m not good at math” or that they don’t like math because it they don’t think it has any relevance to their day-to-day life (other than, maybe, to balance a checkbook). However, both […]
