Physicists like to share the legend of a professor who asked students how they might determine the height of a building using a barometer. The story goes on to list some of the ways you might do that.

With a drop of about 20 percent in the past month, the country's stock market has disappointed investors who regarded it as a barometer of the national economy. If the authorities really mean to make ...

When the Galaxy Nexus was first announced by Samsung at AsiaD in Hong Kong, they kind of glossed over the fact there’s a Barometer inside the device. Because they didn’t tell people why it was in ...

Claim: A physics professor gives a final examination that requires his students to explain how to measure the height of a tall building using a barometer. Instead of the expected answer (i.e., measure ...