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That sunset already happened

Aug 20, 2026

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That sunset already happened

By the time the sun touches the horizon, it's already below it — the atmosphere is running a replay. Plus a 2-minute demo with a mug and a coin.

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That shooting star was the size of a grain of sand

Aug 13, 2026

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That shooting star was the size of a grain of sand

The Perseids peaked under a new moon — and the glow isn't what most people think

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Your fan is secretly a space heater

Jul 23, 2026

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Your fan is secretly a space heater

It's been lying to you all summer. The physics is rude.

Summer

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Starlings found the loophole in Newton's Third Law

Jul 9, 2026

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Starlings found the loophole in Newton's Third Law

A murmuration is a physics problem. Physicists in Dresden just cracked it — and the solution involves imaginary birds.

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You'll see every color on the 4th except a good blue

Jul 2, 2026

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You'll see every color on the 4th except a good blue

The sequel to last week's secret about water.

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Water is blue. You've just never seen enough of it.

Jun 25, 2026

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Water is blue. You've just never seen enough of it.

A short one, smuggled out before sunrise.

Summer

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The universe might be a hologram

Jun 18, 2026

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The universe might be a hologram

A physicist some call "the next Einstein" thinks everything you see might be written on a flat surface. Here's that idea, explained from zero.

Nobody actually knows why ice is slippery

Jun 11, 2026

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Nobody actually knows why ice is slippery

The ice in your drink is hiding a problem scientists still can't agree on. A perfect porch-chair rabbit hole for summer.

The school year is over. Read this weird one.

Jun 4, 2026

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The school year is over. Read this weird one.

One weird twisted-light story, one free PBL guide, and one tiny August-folder win.

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