Back in the fall of 1989, I was a freshman at Williams College, and one Monday night that fall there was some sort of problem with the cable TV in our dorm, so a bunch of us went next door to watch ...

Master the physics behind a backspinning bouncing ball and uncover the secrets of its rotation! This video explains angular momentum, torque, and energy transfer in a clear, step-by-step way, making ...

Back on Sunday, I devoted a "Football Physics" post to talking about erratic bouncing and an amazing rugby play where a ball popped up high at just the right moment. That's the sort of play that ...