Short Wave

How Physics Could Make Big Crowds Safer


Listen Later

What do large crowds of people and water have in common? They both act like fluids. When crowds cheer, sway and clump together, the movements look like ripples of water. Researchers hope insights from physics like this one could help officials and engineers create safer crowds at festivals.

Help shape the future of Short Wave by taking our survey: npr.org/shortwavesurvey

Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at
plus.npr.org/shortwave.

Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NPR Privacy Policy
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Short WaveBy NPR

  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7

4.7

6,153 ratings


More shows like Short Wave

View all
TED Radio Hour by NPR

TED Radio Hour

22,036 Listeners

Radiolab by WNYC Studios

Radiolab

44,003 Listeners

Freakonomics Radio by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

Freakonomics Radio

32,123 Listeners

Planet Money by NPR

Planet Money

30,636 Listeners

Hidden Brain by Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam

Hidden Brain

43,647 Listeners

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! by NPR

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

38,735 Listeners

The NPR Politics Podcast by NPR

The NPR Politics Podcast

25,854 Listeners

Science Vs by Spotify Studios

Science Vs

12,202 Listeners

Science Friday by Science Friday and WNYC Studios

Science Friday

6,345 Listeners

Up First from NPR by NPR

Up First from NPR

56,394 Listeners

The Indicator from Planet Money by NPR

The Indicator from Planet Money

9,516 Listeners

Throughline by NPR

Throughline

16,208 Listeners

Life Kit by NPR

Life Kit

4,380 Listeners

Consider This from NPR by NPR

Consider This from NPR

6,360 Listeners

Unexplainable by Vox

Unexplainable

2,302 Listeners