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March 16, 2002
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Highway Relativity Freeway drivers often get the sense that the other lane is moving faster than the one they're in. A number of recent mathematical studies have shown that this owes to both truth and quirks of perception...   |
Outside
March 2002
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Strength in Numbers From Boston to Burbank, thousands of like-minded outdoor athletes -- cyclists, runners, and swimmers -- have banded together to form clubs that add camaraderie to their cardio routines... |
AskMen.com
May 9, 2002
Scott Roush |
9 Ways To Become A Better Driver By taking a defensive approach to driving, you may help prevent yourself from getting into an accident or altercation with other people on the road. Here are just a few tips on how you can drive safely... |
Science News
August 16, 2003
Ivars Peterson |
Golf Clubs and Driving Distance The last 20 years have seen remarkable changes in golf equipment: metal-headed drivers, forgiving irons, new putter variants, juiced golf balls, and more. Have these technology changes led to improved performance? |
Sports Illustrated
September 25, 2000
Brian Cazeneuve |
Out of the shadows Despite controversy, track athletes excel |
Science News
June 4, 2005
Ivars Peterson |
Knot an Interchange Switching from one busy highway to another can be a logic-defying, heart-stopping endeavor--one that a carefully engineered interchange is meant to ease. |
Science News
April 30, 2005
Ivars Peterson |
Works in Progress Part of a mathematical education should include some sense of what is known and what is not yet known (and may never be known) and what progress is being made in creating new mathematics. |
Science News
September 8, 2001
Ivars Peterson |
Waves of Congestion From a physicist's point of view, traffic flow can be regarded as a "many-body system of strongly interacting bodies." Various studies have revealed that such systems can show wavelike behavior and abrupt transitions from one state to another... |
