Newspaper Article Publications

In 2005 the University of Adelaide's Faculty of Sciences teamed up with Jamie Seidel of The Advertiser newspaper to create a weekly column featuring engaging science articles in which one asks Can you believe it? Articles appeared on the inside cover of the Review section of the Saturday paper on page 2. It was a pleasure to bring fascinating aspects of physics to the readers of The Advertiser. The articles are available today at
http://www.physics.adelaide.edu.au/theory/staff/leinweber/Advertiser/

1. ``Screaming Magnets''
   Derek Leinweber
   Could renowned physicist Michael Faraday - as he played around with magnets and coils of wire in his 1831 laboratory - have anticipated the wild screams of Jimi Hendrix's distorted guitar revolutionising the music scene of the '60s?
   In the column Can you Believe it?, Adelaide Advertiser, Saturday 24 November 2007.

2. ``Probably Certain''
   Derek Leinweber
   Yes, the logic behind the universe is fuzzy$\ldots$ Article connects humour writer Douglas Adam's Infinite Improbability Drive to the multiple paths a particle explores in quantum mechanics.
   In the column Can you Believe it?, Adelaide Advertiser, Saturday 1 July 2007.

3. ``Carbon Fading''
   Derek Leinweber
   The world needs to drive a wedge into greenhouse emissions. Here are seven ways to clean up.
   In the column Can you Believe it?, Adelaide Advertiser, Saturday 19 May 2007.

4. ``Time to Ponder''
   Derek Leinweber
   We all know it's Einstein's greatest idea. But what actually is it?
   In the column Can you Believe it?, Adelaide Advertiser, Saturday 31 March 2007.

5. ``Wired For Quality''
   Derek Leinweber
   Sometimes it does take a rocket scientist to figure out how to connect the DVD.
   In the column Can you Believe it?, Adelaide Advertiser, Saturday 17 February 2007.

6. ``Cricket in Full Swing''
   Derek Leinweber
   There's a third way to make a cricket ball move in the air. It's called Contrast Swing.
   In the column Can you Believe it?, Adelaide Advertiser, Saturday 2 December 2006.

7. ``Turbulent Times''
   Derek Leinweber
   Have you seen the new 2006 World Cup soccer ball? It's called the ``Teamgeist'' and represents a radical departure from classic soccer-ball design.
   In the column Can you Believe it?, Adelaide Advertiser, Saturday 10 June 2006.

8. ``Surprise attack''
   Derek Leinweber
   Explores soccer-ball aerodynamics with an emphasis on ``the dip'' induced by the turbulent to laminar flow transition at the critical speed.
   In the column Can you Believe it?, Adelaide Advertiser, Saturday 27 May 2006.

9. ``Food for thought''
   Derek Leinweber
   Explains the link between greenhouse gases and the Antarctic ozone hole and their effects on Australia's multibillion-dollar fishing and wine industries.
   In the column Can you Believe it?, Adelaide Advertiser, Saturday 6 May 2006.

10. ``Feelin' Hot Hot Hot''
    Derek Leinweber
    Links issues of global warming to recent changes in ocean thermohaline circulation.
    In the column Can you Believe it?, Adelaide Advertiser, Saturday 25 March 2006.

11. ``Swinger's Delight''
    Derek Leinweber
    Probes the mystery of cricket ball swing with an emphasis on the role of humidity.
    In the column Can you Believe it?, Adelaide Advertiser, Saturday 31 December 2005.

12. ``To be or not to be. The weird, ghostly worlds of Einstein's mind.''
    Derek Leinweber
    Describes, in an engaging manner, the essential idea of non-locality in quantum mechanics and the challenges to realism that Einstein pondered extensively during the emergence of quantum mechanics.
    In the column Can you Believe it?, Adelaide Advertiser, Saturday 24 December 2005.

13. ``Striving for Gold''
    Derek Leinweber
    Reviews the ancient Alchemist's dream to turn lead into gold and reveals the manner in which it is done with modern-day nuclear physics.
    In the column Can you Believe it?, Adelaide Advertiser, Saturday 8 October 2005.

14. ``Behind the Seams''
    Derek Leinweber
    Explores the aerodynamics behind cricket ball swing, including reverse swing.
    In the column Can you Believe it?, Adelaide Advertiser, Saturday 10 September 2005.

15. ``Need for Speed''
    Derek Leinweber
    Describes what makes a modern supercomputer super.
    In the column Can you Believe it?, Adelaide Advertiser, Saturday 23 July 2005.

16. ``Explosive Origins''
    Derek Leinweber
    Reveals the origin of the elements of the periodic table. We are made of star dust.
    In the column Can you Believe it?, Adelaide Advertiser, Saturday 2 July 2005.