Macmillan Holdings, LLC. winninginvestor, QDnow, and Quick and Dirty Tips are trademarks of Macmillan Holdings, LLC. everydayeinstein@quickanddirtytips.com everydayeinstein Continuing his series on simple machines, Everyday Einstein looks at the physics behind inclined planes, otherwise known as ramps.  http://everydayeinstein.quickanddirtytips.com/running-up-ramps.aspx http://everydayeinstein.quickanddirtytips.com/running-up-ramps.aspx Fri, 17 May 2013 16:07:00 GMT everydayeinstein@quickanddirtytips.com everydayeinstein Check out this excerpt from the audiobook edition of My Beloved Brontosaurus: On the Road with Old Bones, New Science, and Our Favorite Dinosaurs read by author Brian Switek. http://everydayeinstein.quickanddirtytips.com/my-beloved-brontosaurus-excerpt.aspx http://everydayeinstein.quickanddirtytips.com/my-beloved-brontosaurus-excerpt.aspx Tue, 14 May 2013 13:20:00 GMT everydayeinstein@quickanddirtytips.com everydayeinstein Everyday Einstein talks with Nicholas Day, author of Baby Meets World, about the surprising truth behind developmental milestones in babies. (Hint: They don’t matter as much as you think!) http://everydayeinstein.quickanddirtytips.com/kids-developmental-milestones-connection.aspx http://everydayeinstein.quickanddirtytips.com/kids-developmental-milestones-connection.aspx Fri, 10 May 2013 23:30:00 GMT everydayeinstein@quickanddirtytips.com everydayeinstein Why some people learn more from their mistakes. Read more in this guest article from Scientific American MIND. http://everydayeinstein.quickanddirtytips.com/SCIAM-the-oops-response.aspx http://everydayeinstein.quickanddirtytips.com/SCIAM-the-oops-response.aspx Thu, 09 May 2013 16:23:00 GMT everydayeinstein@quickanddirtytips.com everydayeinstein Everybody loves fire, but what is fire, scientifically speaking? Everyday Einstein looks at the science of fire. Plus—a fun fire experiment you can do at home! http://everydayeinstein.quickanddirtytips.com/science-of-fire.aspx http://everydayeinstein.quickanddirtytips.com/science-of-fire.aspx Fri, 03 May 2013 21:41:00 GMT everydayeinstein@quickanddirtytips.com everydayeinstein Everyday Einstein looks at levers, how they work, and how to classify them. http://everydayeinstein.quickanddirtytips.com/lifting-with-levers.aspx http://everydayeinstein.quickanddirtytips.com/lifting-with-levers.aspx Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:30:00 GMT everydayeinstein@quickanddirtytips.com everydayeinstein Cold drinks cause a major artery in your skull to dilate -- ouch! Read more about brain freeze in this guest post from Scientific American MIND. http://everydayeinstein.quickanddirtytips.com/SCIAM-brain-freeze-explained.aspx http://everydayeinstein.quickanddirtytips.com/SCIAM-brain-freeze-explained.aspx Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:58:00 GMT everydayeinstein@quickanddirtytips.com everydayeinstein Everyday Einstein explains how simple machines like pulleys can become force multipliers, helping you do twice as much work…but for a price. http://everydayeinstein.quickanddirtytips.com/pulling-with-pulleys.aspx http://everydayeinstein.quickanddirtytips.com/pulling-with-pulleys.aspx Fri, 19 Apr 2013 23:30:00 GMT everydayeinstein@quickanddirtytips.com everydayeinstein Everyday Einstein explores how work, energy, and power are related. http://everydayeinstein.quickanddirtytips.com/bizarre-love-triangle-work-energy-power.aspx http://everydayeinstein.quickanddirtytips.com/bizarre-love-triangle-work-energy-power.aspx Fri, 12 Apr 2013 23:30:00 GMT everydayeinstein@quickanddirtytips.com everydayeinstein Physical activity boosts cognition by improving neurons' power supply. Read more on the connection between exercise and brainpower in this guest post from Scientific American MIND. http://everydayeinstein.quickanddirtytips.com/SCIAM-how-exercise-jogs-the-brain.aspx http://everydayeinstein.quickanddirtytips.com/SCIAM-how-exercise-jogs-the-brain.aspx Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:02:00 GMT Fri, 17 May 2013 16:07:00 GMT http://everydayeinstein.quickanddirtytips.com feedback@quickanddirtytips.com (Managing Editor) feedback@quickanddirtytips.com (Webmaster) en-us