Tag Archives for: "Polarization"

LSOP Live: Bouncing, Bending, and Twisting Light, February 19, 2021

Mirrors, lenses, and polarizers, oh my! In this episode we show you some amazing effects that you can recreate at home. We make objects seem to disappear, make transparent objects develop colors, turn people upside down, make a mirror out of transparent materials, and show you how to use a mirror to make what seems [...]

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Everything You Need to Know About Electromagnetic Waves

How does the world look to a bee? What exactly is different among different colors of light? We’ll consider these questions and more in this edition of Everything You Need to Know About…

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Get Your Science On: Polarized Privacy

This week, Katie shows us how to build a cool science experiment while recycling an old laptop computer.

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Show Me Some Science! Polarization of the Sky

Bees are capable of remarkable feats of orientation and navigation; they have a very strong sense of direction.

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