How do things work? It all comes down to forces
Karel Green reviews Force: What It Means to Push and Pull, Slip and Grip, Start and Stop by Henry Petroski
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Snakes and Ladders inspired by the future of publishing, ‘plasmonic tongue’ has a taste for maple syrup
Excerpts from the Red Folder
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Belle II particle detector is latest LEGO model, ‘Shut up and calculate’: the heavy metal version
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How scientific models both help and deceive us in decision making
Michela Massimi reviews Escape from Model Land by Erica Thompson
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Poet laureate composes ode to NASA mission, celebrating body-based units of measurement
Excerpts from the Red Folder
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Great gaffe in the sky: the erroneous physics behind The Dark Side of the Moon
Uncovering the physics inconsistencies of the ground-breaking Pink Floyd album cover
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Illustrations of Ben Franklin’s kite experiment are wrong, keeping gummy sweets fresh
Excerpts from the Red Folder
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Multilegged robots crawl over rough terrain, building houses with used diapers
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The physics of espresso coffee, build a LEGO quantum computer
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Why champagne bubbles rise in thin lines, kitchen ‘jacuzzi’ could clean fruit and vegetables
Excerpts from the Red Folder
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