If you have a friend with chronic illness, you might not know how to be supportive. Here are 7 things people with chronic illness want you to say. Read More
7 Things People With Chronic Illness Want You to Say
Category Archives: Science
I Don’t Need or Want Your Autism Awareness
When you’re autistic, Autism Awareness Month is particularly frustrating. In the month that is (theoretically) dedicated to raising awareness of the issues you face, you see the needs of those around you prioritized and the “tragedy” of your life explained to you. We can do so much better than this; acceptance and understanding need to be more important than awareness. Read More
Emotional Labor and the Executive-Dysfunctional Mom
A lot of moms don’t realize they have an executive function disorder like ADHD until their children are being diagnosed with one. Maybe it’s because motherhood makes it that much harder for our brains to function. Read More
Obituary: A Brief History of Stephen Hawking
Vale Professor Stephen Hawking. While the world will always know you as the amazing scientist, may your inspiration for future generations be your greatest legacy. Read More
‘Fidget! 101 Ways to Boost Your Creativity and Decrease Your Stress’ by Heather Fishel
Fidget spinners are trendy but, in just over 100 pages, Heather Fishel gives us 101 ways to boost our creativity and decrease stress with other fidgeting tools. Read More
Five Ways to Engage Your Family in a Healthy Lifestyle That Won’t Break the Bank
For many adults, fitness may be something they think about all the time. But beyond health or PE classes at our kids’ schools, how do we integrate a healthy lifestyle into our their daily routines? Read More
Why We Need More Fictional Characters With Chronic Illness
Dear writers, please give those of us with invisible illness more fictional characters with chronic illness so other people can empathize. Read More
New Blood Test to Detect Alzheimer’s Disease: Would You Want To Know?
Scientists have developed the first accurate blood test to detect Alzheimer’s Disease, up to 20 years before symptoms might appear. That’s a lot of forewarning: Would you want to know if you will have it? Read More
Indiegogo Alert! Design Your Workout or Offer Classes With MūvWell
Take classes and get a customized workout through Muvwell, a new app platform whose Indiegogo campaign just launched yesterday! Through it, you can also offer your own fitness classes for others to take. Read More
There Is Such a Thing as a Tesseract: Science in ‘A Wrinkle in Time’
So how does ‘A Wrinkle in Time’s titular interdimensional travel work, anyway? We take a sort of scientific look at the science behind the tesseract. Read More
The 30-Minute News and Social Media Challenge
Reading Time: 5 minutesAdmit it, most of us fall into this same trap. You pull out your smart phone or tablet or sit down for a few minutes in front of your computer to check the news or social media and you suddenly look up and several hours have disappeared. I wish I could tell… Read More
7 Sensational New Kickstarter Projects This Week
Reading Time: 1 minuteCheck out these awesome new Kickstarter Projects: Lolistraw by Loliware – Read the Full Post on GeekDad Read More
STEM + Stand-Up Comedy = Peer Revue!
Follow Patricia on her journey through the Peer Revue process, transforming from science geek to… stand-up comedy sensation? Read More
Have You Lost Yourself in a Google Map Lately?
You probably learned that you could explore places using Google Maps Street View years ago, but when’s the last time you really went all out as a virtual tourist? You know you want to virtually get lost again! Read More
If You Can Dance, You Can Code: Workshop Guide
When you dance, you perform steps in a particular way, the same way each time. The dance code you create is, in essence, the same as writing a program. Read More
Women in NASA: Representation Matters
From information sessions to Lego sets, our kids notice how we represent our involvement. Now really is the best and most accessible time to be a space nerd. Read More
Purple Cow Crazy Scientist Lab – Science at the Ready
Quick and easy science experiments for ages 6 to 99. Read More
Upstep Orthotics: Inexpensive Comfort.
Upstep takes away the pain and inconvenience ordering custom shoe inserts. Read More
Scientist Selfies: The Social Media Experiment
Can social media help change the public image of scientists? We found a group on Instagram with the perfect social media experiment: Scientist Selfies! Read More
Day One: My Digital Midori
Day One is like a digital Midori for those who love to journal. Read More
