Football has been rocked by the “Deflategate” scandal, swimming banned full-body “super suits,” and now the sport of curling—yes, curling—has its own raging controversy. Dubbed “Broomgate,” much of ...

Apologies to our many Canadian readers, because this blog entry is not about that kind of curling – you can read about the physics of the winter sport here. Instead, I’m blogging about how things like ...

It turns out that curling involves some complex physics. [Destin] of Smarter Every Day has jumped in to find out why scientists on opposite sides of the Atlantic disagree about why curling stones curl ...

Curling is somewhat of a mystifying sport to some of us - how really do you play and are there any rules? Let's take a closer look and learn about the physics involved in this unique sport that you ...

Canadians take curling very seriously — indeed, the CBC has a website dedicated to the sport where you can catch up on the latest results. In a few days Canada will be hosting the Winter Olympics, and ...

Before I went curling last month with my partner’s family at the Grand Forks Curling Club in North Dakota, I figured that getting the basics down would be simple enough. Push a heavy rock hard enough ...

The spike in curling interest prompted David Letterman Wednesday night to say, "it's all the excitement of shuffleboard curling plus household chores. You know it's just …" In his top 10 list of ...

To physicists, curling presents the most puzzling conundrum in the Olympic Games. To physicists, curling presents the most puzzling conundrum in the Olympic Games. Aired 02/28/2018 National Corporate ...

Not just shuffleboard on ice. More than just sweeping. Curling is an Olympic phenomenon that takes a surprising amount of skill, strategy, balance, and, you guessed it, science! A look at some of the ...

There’s no trash talking in curling, unless it’s “encouragement” to a teammate. Curlers are polite, cold-weather-nice where you don’t waste your breath. They compliment opponents on a good shot. They ...

No more switching between barrels when doing your curls. Dyson, which is more known for its expensive but powerful vacuums, revamped the attachments for its Airwrap multi-styler to make it much easier ...