Kendra Redmond

Nov 11, 2024 | snexplores.org | Kendra Redmond |Helen Fields |Kathryn Hulick

A new study hints at how skateboarders can up their half-pipe game — using math. Tricks like kickflips and ollies require speed. As skateboarders roll along a U-shaped ramp called a half-pipe, they build speed and climb higher by pumping. To pump, they alternate between crouching and standing. Free educator resources are available for this article.

Apr 11, 2024 | aps.org | Kendra Redmond

May 1, 1953: In AD-X2 Controversy, Allen Astin and APS Defend Federal Science Against Political InterferenceAstin upheld his agency’s rigorous consumer testing results — and was fired for it. Then the nation’s scientists found out. By Kendra Redmond | April 12, 2024Credit: NISTPhysicist Allen Astin, left, and businessman Jess Ritchie. In a protracted dispute, Astin became the unwitting face of government science.

Apr 11, 2024 | aps.org | Kendra Redmond

An afternoon of physics — and, well, cotton candy. By Kendra Redmond | April 12, 2024Credit: Left: Andrew B. Croll; center and right: Kendra RedmondChildren — and grown-ups — of all ages enjoyed Squishy Science Sunday at the March Meeting, including the author’s kids (center). Cries of "Ew!" and "Slimy!" aren't the responses most APS meeting presenters hope to receive, but Squishy Science Sunday volunteers accepted the feedback with a grin.

Apr 11, 2024 | aps.org | Kendra Redmond

Mohammadi, currently a prisoner of conscience in Iran, has fought for decades for democracy and human rights. By Kendra Redmond | April 12, 2024Credit: Voice of America/Public domainMohammadi, a physicist by training, has spent decades advocating for human rights in Iran. As a crowd of March Meeting attendees from around the world gathered in a Minneapolis auditorium to honor the 2023 Nobel laureates, Narges Mohammadi remained in Iran, behind bars.

Mar 14, 2024 | aps.org | Kendra Redmond

April 20, 1972: George Carruthers’ Ultraviolet Telescope Lands on the MoonHis invention was the first telescope set up on another planetary body. By Kendra Redmond | March 15, 2024Credit: NASAGeorge Carruthers, center, discusses the ultraviolet telescopic device with Apollo 16 Commander John Young, right. In the early 1950s, astronomy was an Earth-bound affair. Telescopes on the ground peered up through Earth’s atmosphere; the first satellite launch was years away.