PHYSICS! Now that I have your attention, let’s go over the important points. I’m currently an associate professor of physics at a public university. But wait! That’s not all. I’m also a blogger at WIRED and Medium along with videos on youtube (Dot Physics). Oh, there’s Instagram too.

In the past, I was a technical consultant (I like to say science advisor) for both Discovery MythBusters and CBS MacGyver.

Contact

Oh, you want to reach me to ask a physics question or suggest a blog topic or share a cool video? Maybe you want me to give a talk (that’s possible) or media inquires or maybe some science (or sci-fi) consulting? Here’s my email: rhettallain AT gmail DOT com.

Social Media

• Twitter (X): @rjallain (not really active here)
• Threads: @rhettallain
• Mastadon: @rhettallain
• Bluesky: rhettallain
• Instagram: rhettallain (I’m kind of a big deal here – I don’t know why)
• TikTok: rhettallain0 (I don’t know why there’s a zero)
• Facebook: Dot Physics (mostly just reposts from instagram)
• LinkeIn: Rhett Allain (never figured out how to really use this)

Videos

I mostly post physics-python videos on my Dot Physics youtube channel. I still have my Rhett Allain youtube channel for stuff like MacGyver builds and infrared camera videos. Here are some selected videos.

Blog Posts

Here are some of my favorite blog posts from both WIRED and Medium (these might be paywalled).

• Measurements Are Often Full of Lies—and That’s OK (WIRED)
• The Physics of ‘Sniping’ for Gold (WIRED)
• How Many Calories Does It Take to Bring a Calorie to the ISS? (European Space Agency)
• Everything You Need to Know About Death Star Orbital Physics (Medium OneZero)
• Bouncing Balls with Python: From Boring to Back Spin (Medium)

In case you need EVEN MORE. Here are two collections that keep getting bigger.

Superhero Physics

Science Fiction Physics

What else do you want to know? Just comment down below.