Can You Strike Out a Major League Baseball Player by Pitching Super Slow?
The best pitchers in baseball are known for their speed. But if you don’t have a fast arm, you may still have a chance. ..
The best pitchers in baseball are known for their speed. But if you don’t have a fast arm, you may still have a chance. ..
For Pi Day, let’s track down the surprising spots where this mathematical constant turns up, from the quantum world to the everyday one. ..
Could the Golden State Warriors legend really sink five full-court shots in a row? Some clever modeling can give fans a clue. ..
Gasoline prices are over $4 a gallon at the pump. If you want to save some cash on your commute, maybe you need to slow down. ..
A mathematical model shows how a thermodynamic mechanism could have made protocells split in two. ..
Even ordinary actions, like tossing a tennis ball, can be extraordinarily complex to calculate. The trick is knowing what to leave out. ..
It’s hard enough to predict the outcome of ball collisions in a game of billiards. Do you also have to factor in a player’s effect on the cue ball? ..
OK, so you might need a couple other supplies, but your best option is to do what MacGyver would do: Turn it into a scale. ..
Like a giant bucket with a hole, the Funil Hydropower Plant sprays out an enormous jet of water. We can use its speed to calculate the depth of the reservoir. ..
During a pregame warmup, Phillies right fielder Bryce Harper batted a line drive right into a ball zooming in from the outfield. It's not impossible, but it's ..