Issue 46: Balance

Related Facts So Romantic

“Reality provides us with facts so romantic that imagination itself could add nothing to them.” —Jules Verne

Matter
The Most Symmetrical Objects in the World

If you’ve ever tried to give yourself a haircut, you know just how hard it is to make something precisely symmetrical. We value symmetry so highly in part because it’s really hard to…
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Matter
How to Weigh the World

Atlas knew the answer. Straining under the task of holding up the Earth, this Titan god likely got a good idea of how much the Earth weighed. But none of us are so conveniently situated.…
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Matter
7 Major Experiments That Still Haven’t Found What They’re Looking For

Being an experimental scientist can sometimes seem like a thankless task. You may be used to reading headlines about experiments that end up making great discoveries, but less is heard…
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Biology
We Should Count Balance As One of the Senses

One Tuesday in January, a leather briefcase strung across my shoulder, I tramped through the damp campus of a large California university, looking for the classroom where I would lecture.…
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