Physics


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Neil deGrasse Tyson: Pluto Files
Neil deGrasse Tyson
February 25, 2009
00:51:21
Paula Apsell interviews Neil deGrasse Tyson about his new book, The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite Planet, and about his work in astrophysics.
Bill 'Spaceman' Lee on the Art and Science of Pitching
Bill Lee
August 9, 2008
01:18:17
Bill 'Spaceman' Lee discusses pitching mechanics; pitch grips, selection, and sequence; and the importance of timing, location, control, and mental toughness.
Jerome I. Friedman: Particles, Protons and Quarks
Jerome I. Friedman
May 1, 2008
01:04:25
Jerome I. Friedman gives a lunchtime talk and answers questions at the MIT Museum as a part of the 2008 Cambridge Science Festival.
Michio Kaku: Physics of the Impossible
Michio Kaku
April 30, 2008
01:13:58
One hundred years ago, lasers, televisions, and computers seemed physically impossible. Today, teleportation and invisibility seem equally far-fetched.
Science City Summit
Daniel O'Connell
April 25, 2007
01:03:28
This one-hour, live studio audience program hosted by Greater Boston's Emily Rooney and co-hosted by The World's Lisa Mullins examines the benefits as well as the challenges that science
New Horizons Mission to Pluto
Richard Binzel
April 18, 2007
00:58:14
Richard Binzel describes the New Horizons robotic spacecraft that was launched in January 2006 and is the first-ever mission to Pluto and the outer solar system.
Pluto and the Outer Solar System
Michael Brown
April 11, 2007
01:15:23
Planetary scientist Michael Brown lectures on Pluto and the other objects orbiting the sun on the edges of the solar system.
AltWheels: Overview of Transportation Choices
Stephen Connors
September 17, 2006
00:25:01
Stephen Connors reconvenes the AltWheels symposium by focusing on the gap that exists between exciting new technologies and the limited potential they present in solving our transportation problems.