Hula hooping is so commonplace that we may overlook some interesting questions it raises: "What keeps a hula hoop up against gravity?" and "Are some body types better for hula hooping than others?" A ...

What would you say if you heard that there was a team of researchers at New York University’s Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences who got the funding to do a study on hula-hooping? While it may ...

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A high-speed camera films a robotic hula hooper with an hourglass shape, which helps the hoop stay up. Credit: NYU’s Applied Mathematics Laboratory Successful hula hooping requires a body type with ...

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NPR's Juana Summers talks with Jessica Yung and Emily Kwong of Short Wave about the physics of hula hooping, why some vaccines last longer than others, and a few moon launches to watch for in 2025. It ...

It's time now for our science news roundup from Short Wave, NPR's science podcast. I'm joined by Jessica Yung and Emily Kwong. Hi, y'all. JESSICA YUNG, BYLINE: Hi. EMILY KWONG, BYLINE: Hi. SUMMERS: So ...