This is really a lab that I have students do, but I am pretty sure they don't read this blog - so it is ok. If they are reading this, hi! We have these projectile cannons that shoot small balls. In ...

Knowing the direction and speed of moving objects is often critical for survival. However, it is poorly understood how cortical neurons process the speed of image movement. Here we tested MT neurons ...

Almost all measurements of motion in astronomy make use of a law of physics called the Doppler effect. This change in the wavelength (or frequency, color, or pitch) of a wave emitted by a moving ...

The first successful measurement of the speed of light took place in 1676. Danish astronomer Ole Rømer was trying to measure the orbit of Io, Jupiter's third largest moon, by watching how long it took ...

And that is absolutely 100% accurate, with no measurement errors. But Jack, I hear you say, what are you talking about? The reason we know that that's exactly the speed of light, is that we defined it ...

A common refrain I am hearing from executives these days is that we have seen more change in the past six months than we have in the past six years. It is not just the magnitude of change; it is also ...

When Galileo's name comes up, most people think about his contributions to observational astronomy. However, he did lots of other stuff including investigating the speed of light. During his time, ...