Here’s yet another use of the Ig Nobel Prizes as a teaching tool:
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Disproof of “Those who can’t do, teach”?
The news headline “Professor Who Wrote Book on Drug Crime Is Accused of Money Laundering” seems to refute the old joke that “Those who can’t do, teach“. The report, from Bloomberg News, on November 18, 2019 begins: A Miami professor who’s an expert on drug trafficking and organized crime was charged by the U.S. with […]
Tools for teaching physics: Angular momentum dog
A dog can be a good tool for teaching someone how to calculate angular momentum. This dog, especially, suits the purpose: (Thanks to investigators K. Meusey & R. Baguley for making this available.) BONUS: The study ” Acceleration and Balance in Trotting Dogs“, in which this detail appears: