Concussions, Eels, & Using Tape Measures as Multi-tools

Welcome back to Science Goes Boom. This week we’ll take a look at arrow science and the difference a feather can make:

All about eels…except how to cook them, I guess:

Examining why salt pork has such an important place in history:

When brain science and physics collide — literally, actually:

The science of chess is much more complex than simple tricks can solve, but this episode of Science Goes Gaming features Anna Cramling attempting to give us a fighting chance against AI chess engines. You can find previous installments in the following links: Ticket To Ride, Battleship, Risk, Monopoly, Settlers of Catan, and checkers.

All of the things your tape measure can do besides measuring things:

I can’t imagine how many stories Shane’s mom must have:

Using logic and science to solve tricky problems:

And finally, asking the question every vehicle safety engineer should ask: What would Batman do?

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