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Rhett Allain

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Rhett Allain is an associate professor of physics at Southeastern Louisiana University. He enjoys teaching and talking about physics. Sometimes he takes things apart and can't put them back together.

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Numerical Calculations With Gauss's Law

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A Media Guide for Physics

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Physics of the New SHIELD Helicarrier

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Lies, Damn Lies, and Progress Bars

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A Mole of Humans

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Where Is the Accelerometer in an iPhone?

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Telling You the Answer Isn't the Answer

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Do Heavier Objects Really Fall Faster?

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