SAN FRANCISCO--If you were at the Exploratorium here the other day, you might well have needed to be wary of flying objects. That's because, way in the back of the world-class science exploration ...
The issue of juiced baseballs surfaces every couple years during the month of April due to a high rate of home runs hit. Ed Wolfstein / Icon SMI 756 / Ed Wolfstein / Icon SMI / Newscom Cheating in ...
There are many physics exercises related to the game of baseball, which involve solving and calculating different parameters from objective data. Ball speed, energy, forces, distance, mass, angles and ...
Presented by David Barker & Linda Shore $12 (CFI members $9) With baseball season in full swing, whose imagination doesn't turn naturally to dreams of green grass, peanuts and…science? Join us to hear ...
(MENAFN- The Conversation) There are few sports more exciting than playoff baseball, but behind every pitch there is also a fascinating story of physics. From gravity to spin, the science shaping the ...
A recent conversation about wind in Wrigley Field brought up the question of exactly how much wind can affect a hit baseball. Believe it or not, a lot of research has been done on the subject by ...
NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Mont Hubbard, a physicist at the University of California at Davis. He and some colleagues have published a paper in which they modeled the flight of a pitched baseball ...
You might say that all "obey the laws" of physics, but as far as we know, so does everything, including a stationary brick, a dead fly, a dust bunny and so on. And "laws" isn t really the right word.
Cheating in baseball is as old as the game itself, and pitchers’ modifying the ball’s surface is part of that long history. Adding to the lore of cheating is a new scandal involving pitchers who may ...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A physics professor from the University of Illinois is visiting the campus of the two-time collegiate baseball champion to talk about the mechanics of America’s favorite pastime ...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The weather can impacts players and spectators at a baseball game, but that’s not the only thing weather can impact. It can also impact the physics of baseball. There are ...