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Santa: A Claus-et physicist

All Santa skeptics, please take a look at the North Carolina State University website.

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 28, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (11) | comments 12

Follow Santa Claus, courtesy Google and NORAD

Santa Claus is coming to your town -- and NORAD is tracking him as he drops off presents around the world. The North American Aerospace Defense Command, which monitors the North American airspace, on Thursday ...

Technology / Internet

created Dec 24, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (7) | comments 1

Web site runs elaborate Secret Santa gift exchange

(AP) -- 'Tis the season for heart-melting tales of spontaneous good will among strangers, which, like the rest of our relationships, has gotten a lot more convenient since the advent of the Internet.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Santa's Sleigh: Researcher Explains Science Behind St. Nick's Christmas Magic

(PhysOrg.com) -- Santa skeptics have long considered St. Nick’s ability to deliver toys to the world’s good girls and boys in the course of one night a scientific impossibility. But new research shows that ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (26) | comments 7

Is Father Christmas Breaking The 'Santa Laws'?

(PhysOrg.com) -- As if Santa Claus didn't have enough to do this time of year, a University of Derby Law expert says he can also add a sledge-load of official and legal paperwork.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Researcher explains how Santa delivers presents in one night

Don’t believe in Santa Claus? Magic, you say? In fact, science and technology explain how Santa is able to deliver toys to good girls and boys around the world in one night, according to a North Carolina ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (6) | comments 3

Santa Claus risks health by flying all night, sleep experts warn

Every year Santa Claus and his team of elves and reindeers stay awake for days and nights so he can deliver presents to children all over the world for Christmas – but he could be putting his and their ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 14, 2010 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (8) | comments 3

Could Santa Claus be toxic?

The exact location of Santa’s Workshop has long been kept secret, but one thing every child knows is that he lives somewhere up by the North Pole. It’s a place that has seen great changes in recent ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 07, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Santa Baby: The Secrets to Santa's Sexiness

(PhysOrg.com) -- As Mr and Mrs Claus continue to enjoy the world's longest surviving marriage, a team of researchers at the University of St Andrews set out to uncover the secrets of Santa's enduring attractiveness.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Year's Best Gift Could Be A Job From Santa

In this year's myriad discussions of stimulus and jobs programs, no one has yet publicly raised the idea to ask Santa Claus to take Christmas Eve off. Outsourcing his job by asking mere mortals to deliver ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Santa should get off his sleigh and walk, says public health doctor

Santa should share Rudolf's snack of carrots and celery sticks rather than brandy and mince pies and swap his reindeer for a bike or walk, says a public health expert in the Christmas issue published in BMJ today.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Santa is ready to ride! (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of UNC medical experts say that Santa is tanned, rested and ready for the big ride he has coming up.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Child Development Expert Says The Magic Of Santa Claus Is No Lie

(PhysOrg.com) -- Should parents let their children believe in Santa Claus?

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1


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