Black scientists have taken to Twitter to share their work and experiences.
Tag: physics
Congrats to Vanessa E. Wyche: the first Black female director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center
Wyche is also a strong proponent of innovation and inclusion and STEM education.
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein discussing 'The Disordered Cosmos' on NPR's Short Wave
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Links about the 2021 solar eclipse
And not a Jaffa Cake in sight!
Can a black hole suck in another black hole?
You won’t BELIEVE the answer!
Kalliroscopes create fluid vortexes that mimic hurricanes
The grandson of a famous impressionist painting invented the kalliroscope and that’s what you call following a legacy.
A Q&A with Christine Darden, the 40-year NASA engineer
Read this awesome Q&A with one of the greatest Black mathematicians of our time.
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein on women of colour in STEM
The theoretical physicist offered some ‘fresh perspectives’ in this interview from 2019.
Uranus will be visible tomorrow so be prepared
It’s not every day the world gets to see Uranus and 20th January has opened up a great chance for everyone to catch a glimpse.
The Gömböc is a self-righting shape
It’s like balancing an egg on its bottom except the Gömböc is much more unique as this video explains.
How to hold up a table with strings
Thanks to tensegrity, you can rest a dumbbell on a table help up by strings. No, I’ve not been drinking any eggnog or wine, why?
What if the Earth suddenly turned into a black hole?
Death after 21 minutes of free falling? There could be worse ways to go and none involving black holes.