Introduction

 

• ​In pursuit of the ultimate truth: physics as a testament to human perseverance​

 

Classical Physics​

 

• Unit systems in physics and why we use them

• What is time? Defining the most mysterious dimension

• Inertia: From Galileo's Ship to the Stars

• Galilean relativity: from absolute rest to relative motion

• The rules of perspective, or why the rails converge at the horizon

• Why tripping sends you forward and slipping throws you backward

• What does 'seconds squared' mean in acceleration units (m/s²)?

• Stop the Earth, I want to get off... How Earth’s rotation affects rockets

• ​​Eureka! moment that made a splash in science. The history of Archimedes' principle

• What force keeps planets in orbit around the Sun? Gravity and motion

• Why satellites stay in orbit: the balance between gravity and velocity

• Geostationary orbit: why satellites can stay still in the sky

• Why is the ISS a weight-free zone in the sea of gravity?

• Skydiving from a Space Station? Here is why this wouldn’t work

• Do we weigh less at the skyscraper's top? Gravity and altitude

• Analemma Tower: a skyscraper with a view over the cosmos. Orbital mechanics

• Constellation Urion: when astronaut pee became a UFO

• Why can't we melt snow with a lighter? Heat transfer and hydrogen bonds

• Infrared goggles: the physics of seeing the invisible

• Can a car change its color due to the Doppler effect?

• Can a mirror reflect the darkness?

• How can a mirror reflect an object hidden from its view?

• When Earth breathes fire: the science of volcanoes

• Does a growing population make Earth heavier? A beautiful lesson in closed systems

• Anti-gravity tables explained

• What Color Is Your Aura? Psychics vs. Physics

• Angels in the corner of your eye: central and peripheral vision​

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Cosmology​

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• We are made of stars. Tracing human origins back to the Big Bang

• Birth of the Solar System: From Dust to Starlight and Planets

• If gravity were stronger, the universe would collapse into a black hole

• Why does space look dark even though it is full of light?

• Do black holes deserve their bad reputation? Beyond the event horizon

• Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS: a cosmic time capsule from beyond the Solar System

• Imagine swapping the Moon for Saturn and spending a night under its huge ring! Celestial mechanics

• Mars colonisation: home truths about moving to another planet

• Will orchids ever bloom on Mars? The realities of colonizing the Red Planet

• Why is Jupiter much larger than Earth? The answer begins with the Big Bang

 

Special Relativity

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• Faster than light? Relative speed of two photons approaching each other

• How the universe sends messages: the physics of information

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General Relativity

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• Demystifying the event horizon: Newton vs Einstein

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Quantum Mechanics

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• Wave-particle duality: the mystery that shaped quantum mechanics​

• De Broglie Hypothesis: from light to matter

• Do humans exhibit wave–particle duality?

 

Consciousness and AI

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• Have we made AI in our image and after our likeness? The mystery of consciousness

• Schroeder stairs illusion: how our brain transforms 2D retinal projections into 3D reality 

 

True or Fals?

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• A reflection rainbow that doesn’t reflect reality: examining a viral video

 

Flat Earthers

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• Take me to the Edge of Earth – the flat-earthers' dream resort!

• Would cats push everything off a Flat Earth? A thought experiment rooted in real physics

• Gravity on a Flat Earth: living in a skewed wonderland

 

Puzzles

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• The Water Jug puzzle: logical solution

• Three students and eight beer bottles

• Three students and eight beer bottles

• Three students and a sliced pizza

• Spring vs thread: which ball hits the ground first?

• Potato Paradox: a clever play on common confusion about percentages

• Lewis Carroll’s Milk and Water Puzzle: The Spoon Does the Math

• A bat and a ball problem. Two modes of thinking: fast (intuitive) and slow (analytical)

• Two Cyclists and a Bird: cracking a tough problem in two simple steps

• Which cat doesn't get milk? A fun lesson in fluid dynamics

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Math and Geometry

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• Greatest Common Divisor. Euclidean algorithm​

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