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Category Archives: Experiments
Playing Games With My Name
Go ahead, give yourself an alternative identity. It’s a way of experimenting with reality. And it’s fun. Read More
Chemistry and Cupcakes
Baking can teach you a lot of things. Following directions, measuring, fractions, and even chemistry.
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Is a Robot Takeover Around the Corner?
Autonomous robots able to lie, kill humans, eat meat, and operate indefinitely using power pillaged by lasers aren’t waiting in some distant sci-fi future. No. That future is now. Read More
GeekMom and GeekDad Will Be at Maker Faire Bay Area 2013
Come meet some of the GeekMoms and GeekDads writers in the Expo Hall at Maker Faire Bay Area this weekend, May 18th and 19th! Read More
Fund This: STEAM Carnival Puts Robots and Science Under the Big Top
This traveling circus is looking to blend science, technology, engineering, art, and math. Read More
Colonists Resorted to Cannibalism During Starving Time
In 2012 archaeologists at the Jamestown site uncovered the remains of an English girl, roughly 14 years in age, showing the first physical evidence of cannibalism. Read More
Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains The Origins Of Atomic Elements
In our favorite astrophysicist’s latest installment on AOL On’s “School of Thought” series, Neil deGrasse Tyson discusses a little-known-about paper written in the 1950s, titled “Synthesis of the Elements in Stars” and published in several scholarly journals such as Reviews of Modern Physics. This paper discussed the formation of the fundamental elements on earth, those that are taught to us in the periodic table of the elements. Read More
Hawaii’s Thirty Meter Telescope Gets Go-Ahead
Scientists, astronomers, and amateur stargazers are all abuzz – the Hawaii Board of Land and Natural Resources granted a permit for the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) project to be built atop Mauna Kea. The TMT promises to let us explore the galaxy’s origins, allow the analysis of black holes, and explore the formation of planets and stars. Read More
Google Doodle Celebrates Leonhard Euler’s Birthday!
Today we, along with Google Doodle, celebrate the birthday of Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler (1707-1783). Euler completed work in astronomy, physics, and mechanics, but he remains most famous for his work in mathematics. Read More
Join The International Space Apps Challenge Hackathon
If you ever wished you could be a part of space exploration, then you’ll want to free up your weekend on April 20th. The International Space Apps Challenge is an global 2-day hackathon where you can collaborate towards solving any of the 50 proposed challenges. Challenges vary greatly and anyone, not just programmers, are welcome to contribute. Read More
Will Grounding DoD Demonstration Teams Impact STEM?
Yesterday the U.S. Navy announced a cancelation of the remainder of the 2013 Blue Angels demonstration team air show season. The impacts expand beyond just the financial. My heart is very heavy about this from a parenting perspective. We are denying our kids critical exposure to STEM skills. Read More
Method For Reversing Dementia?
The film, titled Do You Know What My Name Is? is said to showcase a “learning therapy that can reverse symptoms of dementia.” The word “reverse” is pretty big when we’re talking about dementia. What do you think, hope or hype? Read More
Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal – Another Treasure From Mary Roach
I cannot express to you how excited I was to find out there was a new Mary Roach book on the bookstore shelves. I devoured her other books and couldn’t wait to dive into this one. Or maybe I should say I couldn’t wait to bite into this one. This entertaining science writer’s newest work… Read More
Geeky States of America: Ashfall Fossil Beds & Fossil Vacations, Royal, Nebraska
The Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park isn’t necessarily near anything. We endured a 360-mile round trip in one day — six hours worth of driving to and from our then-home in Bellevue, Nebraska — for about two hours of exploration in a very rural part of northeastern Nebraska. Read More
Babies Learn Food Preferences Before Birth
Do babies learn to prefer junk food as fetuses? Read More
Help Send a Girl to STEM Summer Camp
The non-profit organization Girlstart is currently raising funds to help send girls in the Central Texas area to STEM-themed summer camp, so that they have the opportunity to learn in a fun, supportive environment. Read More
Chew on This: Is Big Biz influencing dietitians? – San Antonio Express-News
A group of registered dietitians has taken to Facebook to protest their professional organization’s more and more intimate relationships with “Big Food”. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics often counts on funding from ConAgra, Coca-Cola, Kellogg’s and other large corporations for its conferences and training. Read More
Car Runs on Compressed Air
A car that runs on compressed air? Sign. Me. Up. Read More
Senator: NASA to “Lasso” Asteroid, Bring it Closer
Imagine using an Orion Spacecraft to go “lasso” an asteroid, position it near the moon, and make it available for long-term exploration. Click through to learn more about today’s announcement. Read More
