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Science Fun Fact #5

 In a hurry? The earth beneath your feet is spinning at almost 800 mph

In a hurry?

And yet you don’t feel it. In fact, the Earth itself moves around the Sun at more than 65,000 mph, and Sun revolves around the center of the Milky Way galaxy at nearly 80,000 mph. This all leads to an interesting question: what kind of motion can you feel, at least in principle, and what kind is it simply impossible to feel? If you follow this question all the way to its logical conclusion, you’ll go on a journey that bumps right into some of the most interesting physics of our time: Albert Einstein’s theories of relativity.read more

Catch the Festival on Tuesday’s Colbert Report, and on radio

On Tuesday, May 27, at 11:30 PM, Brian Greene will join Stephen Colbert on the Colbert Report (Comedy Central). To whet your appetite, here is Brian’s previous appearance on that show:

On Thursday at 12 PM, you can catch Brian on WNYC’s The Leonard Lopate Show.read more