When you push or pull with a simple machine, you are applying a force and doing work. And, if you get more force out of a machine than you put into it, then that machine has a mechanical advantage.

Simple machines can be found almost anywhere from seventeenth-century water powered mills, to modern day construction sites. Once you know what to look for you’ll be surprised at how many simple ...

This live Q&A was filmed on 1-8-2020 as a follow up to the STEM in 30 Episode - Solving Complex Problems with Simple Machines. You can check out the full episode here ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Paul-Smith Goodson is an analyst covering quantum computing and AI. To say that AI is complicated is an understatement. Machine ...