This is the COOLEST “toy” I’ve seen this season: Discovery DNA Explorer Kit Explore one of the newest frontiers in science – DNA mapping. From science labs to courtrooms, few discoveries are as exciting as the world of DNA. With…
Birthday, STEM, Writing
Happy Birthday livefalcon! I keep seeing those radio-controlled cars all over the place. If you have a kid in that range and are considering buying one, wouldn’t one of these kits be more fun? I have no idea how the…
Big Science Questions & Miscellany
The science section of yesterday’s Times addressed some of the “big questions” still facing science: http://www.nytimes.com/indexes/2003/11/10/science/text/index.html dwivian is here game geeking with sambear. I tried to get up several hours before my meds released me from slumber, so I have…
Today’s APOD
hopeevey, have you seen this? It made me think of you 🙂
APOD for Today
Dear gods. Go look at this incredibly gorgeous picture. It’s work safe, don’t worry 🙂
Galileo
The solar system’s greatest explorer will perish in a kamikaze dive into the solar system’s biggest planet late tomorrow. It detected a saltwater ocean under the ice of Europa…and an unexpected magnetic field around the largest [of Jupiter’s satellites], Ganymede.…
Knowledge News
We’re focusing on history and science right now, and I’m considering buying a subscription to KnowledgeNews. I respect the breadth and depth of information represented by my friends here, so I’m going to ask a favor of you. Would you…
Today’s Miscellany
Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself. –Abraham J. Heschel Homeschooling link: NonStop English is intended for helping those learning English as a second/foreign language, but it looks…
ScienceBlog
real_pochacco, I do believe you’d enjoy reading scienceblog.