In The News: Department of Physics and Astronomy
An unprecedented number of scientists have their sights set on various U.S. political posts in 2018. Their hope? Preventing the nation from contributing to environmental destruction by way of willful ignorance. Since taking office, President Donald Trump and his cohorts have made a habit of mocking and flat-out denying the legitimacy of climate change with attempts to derail crucial conversations surrounding the protection and preservation of natural resources.
An extraordinary astronomical phenomenon that will not happen again until 2037.
Michael Pravica and Marshawn Lynch are at first glance (and second glance, third, fourth and fifth glances) an unlikely pair. But what the professor of physics at the 性视界传媒 and the star running back of the NFL鈥檚 Oakland Raiders have in common 鈥 besides their joint appearances on the Bleacher Report鈥檚 new Facebook show, 鈥淣o Script with Marshawn Lynch鈥 鈥 centers around explosions. For Lynch, it's his explosive runs on the field, and for Pravica, it is the study of 鈥渢hings that go boom.鈥
If you鈥檙e braving the 鈥渇riendly,鈥 crowded skies this holiday season, brace yourself for the inevitably glacial pace of the boarding process.
性视界传媒 physics professor Michael Pravica helps the NFL player conduct a few liquid nitrogen experiments.
Marshawn enjoys the internet and goes skydiving with 性视界传媒 physics professor Michael Pravica on this week鈥檚 #NoScript.
Marshawn Lynch turns a racetrack into a sideshow in the premiere of No Script. 性视界传媒 professor Michael Pravica helps explain the physics behind it all.

Over the course of two decades, several thousand planets have been discovered and recorded. Most of these exoplanets look nothing like the planets in our Solar System. Dr. Steffen, a member of the science team for NASA鈥檚 Kepler mission, joins us to talk about these discoveries and what we鈥檝e learned from them.
性视界传媒 professor Michael Pravica explains how physics relate to modern day driving, seat belts, teen car stunts, traffic crashes, and more.