How Aquaman Talks to Fishes
King of the Seven Seas, Arthur Curry, the Aquaman, has many amazing superpowers. He can breathe underwater, he is strong enough to withstand pressures at the bottom of the ocean that would crush steel,...
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This past October I attended the Twin Cities Book Festival, an annual convention that brings together readers and authors with recently published books. I was invited for The Physics of Everyday Things...
View ArticleHow Old is the Flash?
It is a truth universally acknowledged that when a superhero in possession of super-speed appears in a movie, the passage of time will appear to slow down when they use their powers (particularly if...
View ArticleCaptain Cold and Climate Change
The nation has recently been gripped by severe winter weather, from snow in Florida and South Carolina to temperatures forty degrees below freezing (before wind chill adjustments) in the midwest. If we...
View ArticleThe Physics of Vibranium
The Black Panther is set to make his solo big screen debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the broader, non-comic book reading public is about to be introduced to the technologically advanced...
View ArticleThe Flash vs. The Black Panther
Devoted fans of any field love to debate, and among the things they love to debate are hypothetical questions. Would the 1927 New York Yankees beat the 1998 Yankees? Which year was better for film:...
View ArticleThe Physics of the Infinity Stones
Mind, Space, Time, Power, Reality, Soul – the six Infinity Stones provide those who wields any one of them with indescribable power. Combined, they can make one a god. They are believed to be material...
View ArticleMy “Patton Oswalt Filibuster” on Avengers 4
In a classic episode of the NBC comedy Parks and Recreation, the actor/comedian/writer Patton Oswalt was asked to play a character delivering a filibuster at a City Council meeting. The script provided...
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