Intro: How Things Work
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Hello, my name is Kira Seggerty and I have decided to make a podcast on how things work out in the world using the basics of physics. Each week, if my schedule permits it, I’ll describe a different phenomenon and how it works. If I grow in a fan base, I would love it if you all email me or reach out with different concepts you wish me to research.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kira-seggerty/message
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Basketball is an extremely famous sport that is played all over the world, and in light of march madness, I figured why not do a segment on shooting. As anyone who has played a pick up game with friends, taken a few shots with their family, or may even played a bit in highschool, college, and...
Published 03/22/21
Published 03/22/21
This week's episode is on the probability of a coin toss. This study was done by Harvard professor L. Mahadevan and physics graduate student Ee Hou Yong. Here is the link to the article and there is a diagram on the math and geometry of Bertrand's paradox....
Published 02/28/21