Physics
How fast is the Millennium Falcon in hyperspace?
How fast is hyperdrive? (2023)
Pop Culture
When scientists are also fans.
Physics
Does Superman break the laws of physics?
Superman vs momentum (2021)
Psychology
Is there a Pokémon-shaped spot in your brain?
Extensive childhood experience with Pokémon suggests eccentricity drives organization of visual cortex (2019)
Tech
Who is the real main character of Game of Thrones?
Network of thrones (2016)
MedicineTech
Did Pokémon GO actually get people moving?
Gotta catch’em all! Pokémon GO and physical activity among young adults: difference in differences study (2016)
Medicine
Was Bilbo Baggins low on vitamin D?
The hobbit — an unexpected deficiency (2016)
PsychologyMedicine
Is there a Christmas spirit hiding in your brain?
Evidence of a Christmas spirit network in the brain: functional MRI study (2015)
Tech
Is Super Mario scientifically hard?
Classic Nintendo games are (computationally) hard (2015)
Psychology
Can reading Harry Potter make you kinder?
The greatest magic of Harry Potter: Reducing prejudice (2015)
PhysicsTech
How do you design a real wormhole for a film?
Visualizing Interstellar’s wormhole (2015)
Psychology
Are cartoons secretly more tragic than grown-up films?
CARTOONS KILL: casualties in animated recreational theater in an objective observational new study of kids’ introduction to loss of life (2014)
TechPsychology
Are some scientists more famous than their research?
The Kardashian index: a measure of discrepant social media profile for scientists (2014)
PhysicsTech
How did Disney make the snow in Frozen look real?
A material point method for snow simulation (2013)
Physics
Can Angry Birds teach you physics?
Teaching physics with Angry Birds: exploring the kinematics and dynamics of the game (2013)
Physics
Does a falling Slinky float in mid-air?
Modeling a falling slinky (2012)
Medicine
Can the Bee Gees help you do CPR?
“Stayin’ alive”: a novel mental metronome to maintain compression rates in simulated cardiac arrests (2012)
MedicineAnimals
Why is Rudolph’s nose red?
Why Rudolph’s nose is red: observational study (2012)
Medicine
How fast does the Grim Reaper walk?
How fast does the Grim Reaper walk? Receiver operating characteristics curve analysis in healthy men aged 70 and over (2011)
Psychology
What would a psychiatrist make of Anakin Skywalker?
Is Anakin Skywalker suffering from borderline personality disorder? (2011)
Physics
Could Batman really glide on his cape?
Trajectory of a falling Batman (2011)
Medicine
How many bonks on the head happen in Asterix?
Traumatic brain injuries in illustrated literature: experience from a series of over 700 head injuries in the Asterix comic books (2011)
Medicine
Is Santa a good health role model?
Santa Claus: a public health pariah? (2009)
Medicine
Would we survive a zombie outbreak? (Maths says…)
When zombies attack!: Mathematical modelling of an outbreak of zombie infection (2009)
MedicineFood
Does sugar really make kids hyper?
Festive medical myths (2008)
MedicinePhysics
Is head banging bad for your neck?
Head and neck injury risks in heavy metal: head bangers stuck between rock and a hard bass (2008)
Medicine
Can a Harry Potter book keep kids out of hospital?
Harry Potter casts a spell on accident prone children (2005)
PsychologyAnimals
Does wearing red help you win?
Red enhances human performance in contests (2005)
Tech
Is Tetris officially one of the hardest problems?
Tetris is hard, even to approximate (2003)
FoodPsychology
Would kids pick a toy over sweets on Halloween?
Trick, treat, or toy: children are just as likely to choose toys as candy on Halloween (2003)
PsychologyMedicine
What would a doctor make of Winnie-the-Pooh?
Pathology in the Hundred Acre Wood: a neurodevelopmental perspective on A.A. Milne (2000)
Psychology
Does everyone notice your embarrassing T-shirt?
The spotlight effect in social judgment: An egocentric bias in estimates of the salience of one’s own actions and appearance (2000)
Medicine
Is CPR on TV too good to be true?
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation on television. Miracles and misinformation (1996)
Physics
Could a Star Trek warp drive actually work?
The warp drive: hyper-fast travel within general relativity (1994)
Medicine
What illness did Tiny Tim have?
What was wrong with Tiny Tim? (1992)